For Django is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that contains renditions of compositions famously interpreted by, written about or written for Django Reinhardt.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Scott Yanow wrote that the album was long considered a classic and that "Although Pass was actually more strongly influenced by Charlie Christian than by Reinhardt and he had already formed his own style, he has no difficulty fitting into the music."[1]
Track listing
- "Django" (John Lewis) – 3:22
- "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) – 3:07
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt, Jacques Larue) – 2:35
- "For Django" (Pass) – 2:55
- "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 3:46
- "Fleur d'Ennui" (Reinhardt) – 2:57
- "Insensiblement" (Paul Misraki) – 3:14
- "Cavalerie" (Reinhardt) – 4:26
- "Django's Castle" (Reinhardt) – 3:49
- "Limehouse Blues" (Douglas Furber, Philip Braham) – 2:14
Personnel
- Joe Pass – guitar
- John Pisano – guitar
- Jim Hughart – bass
- Colin Bailey – drums
References
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "For Django". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.