Pearl Django Play-Along Songbook
By Greg Ruby
This songbook contains Django Reinhardt compositions, Gypsy jazz standards, and Pearl Django originals for instrumentalists of any skill level.
Testimonials
I think that the most rewarding, productive and satisfying thing an aspiring jazz player can do is to play with other musicians. What a great way to develop your vocabulary and facility in the Gypsy jazz and swing styles--to have the chance to play with Pearl Django, one of the best groups playing this music today!
Howard Alden, one of the greatest virtuosos of jazz guitar for the past twenty years. His Gypsy jazz style playing can be heard on the soundtrack for Woody Allen's film "Sweet and Lowdown."
Pearl Django is without a doubt one of the best Gypsy jazz bands in the United States today. Their CDs, and later their live performance in 2002 at the annual Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine, France, proved to me the outstanding musicianship of this ensemble. Few have approached Django Reinhardt's music with the sincerity, rigor, and authenticity of Pearl Django. More recently I have had the pleasure to appear onstage with this excellent group. During these performances they've continued to impress me with their dedication to this wonderful genre. Bravo et latcho drom a Pearl Django!
-Patrick Saussois, one of France's premier Gypsy jazz guitarists, owner of Djaz records, and founder of the ensemble Alma Sinti.