The Tunes We Play

Our repertoire consists mainly of tunes Django either wrote or recorded at some point. We expand from that when there are tunes we like that Gypsy Jazz players have written since Django's time or when a tune seems to lend itself well to a gypsy jazz interpretation. As you can see this repertoire includes many of the jazz standards of the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.
 

• After You've Gone ~ Turner Layton, Henry Creamer(l), 1918
• Ain't Misbehavin' ~ Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf(l), 1929
• All of Me ~ Simons/Marks, 1931
• Anniversary Song/Waves of the Danube ~ Al Jolson, 1946/Ion Ivanovici, writer, 1880-1880
• Anouman ~ Django Reinhardt, 1953
• Appel Indirect (Appel Direct) ~ Django Reinhardt, 1938
• Are You In The Mood - Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, 1936
• Artillerie Lourde ~ Django Reinhardt, 1944
• Avalon ~ Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, Vincent Rose, 1920
• Babik ~ Django Reinhardt, 1947r
• Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (To Me You Are Beautiful) ~ Sholom Secunda(m), Jacob Jacobs(l), 1932
• Belleville ~ Django Reinhardt, 1942r
• Besame Mucho ~ Consuelo Velazquez, 1940
• Blue Drag ~ Josef Myrow, 1935r
• Blue Skies ~ rving Berlin, 1927
• Blues For Ike~ Django Reihnhardt, 1953
• Body And Soul - Heyman, Sour Eyton (l); Green(m), 1930
• Bossa Dorado ~ Dorado Schmitt
• Bye Bye Blackbird ~ Dixon, Henderson, 1926
• Cantina Band (Star Wars) - John Williams, 1977
• Caravan ~ Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills(l), 1936
• Cavalerie - Django Reinhardt, 1943
• Charelston (The) ~ James P. Johnson(m), Cecil Mack(l), 1923
• Charmaine - Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack, 1926
• Cheek To Cheek - Irving Berllin, 1935
• Cherokee ~ Ray Noble,1938
• China Boy ~ Phil Boutelje, Dick Winfree, 1922
• Chinatown My Chinatown - Jerome & Schwartz, 1910
• Clare De Lune (Moonlight) ~ Joe Kosma, 1947rd
• Confessin' That I Love You ~ Neiberg, Daugherty, Reynolds, 1930
• Coquette ~ Green/Kaplan/Lombardo, 1928
• Crazy Rhythm ~ Caesar/Meyer/Kahn, 1928
• Danse Norvegienne ~ Django Reihnhardt, 1947rd
• Daphne ~ Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli, 1937rd
• Dark Eyes ~ Music??, Yevhen Hrebinka(l), 1843
• Dinah ~ Harry Akst(m), Sam M Lewis(l), Joe Young(l), 1925
• Dinette ~ Django Reinhardt, 1941r
• Djangology ~ Django Reinhardt, 1935r
• Django's Castle (Manoir de mes Reeves) ~ Django Reinhardt, 1943
• Django's Tiger ~ Django Reinhardt, 1946r
• Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans - Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter, 1947
• Embraceable You - Gershwin Brothers, 1928
• Exactly Like You  ~ Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields(L), 1930
• Festival 48 - Django, Reinhardt, 1948
• Five Foot Two (Has Anybody Seen My Gal) ~ Weinrich, Mahoney/Henderson, Lewis, Young, 1914/1925
• Fleche D'Or (Arrow of Gold) - Django Reinhardt, 1952
• Fleur d'Ennui (Flower of Boredom) - Django Reinhardt, 1943
• For Sephora ~ Stochelo Rosenberg, 1992
• Georgia ~ Hoagy Carmichael(m), Stuart Forrell(l), 1930
• HCQ Strut - Django Reinhardt, 1938
• Honeysuckle Rose ~ Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf(l), 1929
• How High The Moon ~ Lewis/Hamilton, 1940
• Hungaria  ~ Django Reinhardt, 1939r
• I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me - Mchugh, Gaskill, 1926
• I Can’t Give You Anything But Love  ~ McHugh/Fields, 1928
• If I Had You - Shapiro, Connely & Campbell, 1928
• I Got Rhythm - Gershwin Brothers, 1930
• I'll Never Be The Same - Signore, Malneck, Kahn, 1932
• I'll See You In My Dreams ~ Kahn/Jones, 1924
• I'm Beginning To See The Light - Ellington, James, Hodges, George, 1944
• I Saw Stars - Goodhart, Hoffman, Sigler, 1934
• It Don't Mean A Thing ~ Duke Ellington, Irving Mills(l), 1931
• It Had To Be You ~ Jones, Kahn, 1924
• It's Like Reaching For The Moon - Lewis, Sherman, Marqusee, 1936
• It's Only A Paper Moon ~ Harold Arlen, 1939
• It Will Have To Do Until The Real Thing Comes Along -
• I’ve (I) Found a New Baby ~ Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer, 1926
• I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Irving Berlin, 1937
• I Want To Be Happy ~ Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar(l), 1924
• I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight ~ Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, 1925
• Japanese Sandman (The) ~ Whiting/Egan, 1920
• J'Attendrai (I'll Wait) ~ Dino Ilivieri, 1938r
• Je Suis Seul Ce Soir (I Am Alone Tonight) ~ Paul Durand, 1942r
• Jeepers Creepers ~ Harry Warren(m), Johnny Mercer(l),1938
• Joseph Joseph ~ Samuel Steinberg, Nellie Cashman, Sammy Kahn(Eng lyrics), 1923
• Just One Of Those Things ~ Cole Porter, 1935
• Just You Just Me ~ Jesse Greer(m), Raymond Klages(l),1929
• Keeping Out Of Mischief Now -  Fats Waller (M), Andy Razaf (l), 1932
• La Vie En Rose ~ Edith Piaf, 1945
• Lady Be Good (Oh) ~ Gershwins, 1924
• Limehouse Blues ~ Philip Brahman,, 1928 Douglas Furber(L), 1922
• Lover Come BackTo Me - Sigmund Romberg(m), Oscar Hammerstein(l)
• Lulu Swing ~ Lulu Reinhardt
• Mack The Knife ~ Kurt Weill(m), Bertholt Brecht(l), 1928
• ​Melodie Au Crepescule - Django Reinhardt, 1943r
• Menilmontant - Charles Trenet, 1938
• Micro ~ Django Reinhardt, 1949
• Minor Swing ~ Django Reinhardt, 1937
• Mister Sandman ~ Pat Ballard, 1954
• Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington,Barney Bigard(m); Irving Mills(l), 1930
• Moonglow - Hudson, Mills(m); DeLange(l), 1938
• Moppin' The Bride (Wedding Nuptials) ~ Django Reinhardt, 1948?
• My Melancholy Baby - E Burnett, G Norton, 1912
• Night And Day - Cole Porter, 1932
• Noto Swing ~ Lulu Reinhardt 
• Nuages ~ Django Reinhardt, 1940
• Nuits (Nights from) Ste.-Germain-Germanin-des-Pres ~ Django Reinhardt, 1952
• Oh, Baby - Donaldson, Murphy(m); DeSylva(l), 1924
• Out Of Nowhere ~ Johnny Green(m), Edward Heyman(l), 1931
• Peche A La Mouche - Django Reinhardt, 1947
• Petite Fleur ~ Sidney Bechet, 1952
• Poor Butterfly - Hubble(m), Golden(l), 1916
• Puttin' On The Ritz ~ Irving Berlin, 1927
• R Vingt-6 (R-26) ~ Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, 1947
• Rhymes Gitanes ~ Jo Privat
• Rose Room ~ Art Hickman(m), Harry Williams(l), 1917
• Rosetta ~ Hines, Woods, 1933
• Saint James Infirmary - Joe Primrose, 1928
• Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow ~ Sherman/DeSylva, 1925
• September Song ~ Kurt Weill(m), Mazwell Anderson(l), 1938
• Sheik of Araby (The) ~ Ted Snyder(m), Harry B. Smith(l), Francis Wheeler(l), 1921
• Si Tu Savais (If You Knew) ~ Georges Ulmer, 1947r
• Some Of These Days ~ Shelton Brooks, 1910
• Somebody Loves Me - Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald, Renaud, 1924
• Someone To Watch Over Me ~ Georges and Ira Gershwin, 1926
• Song D'Automne - Archibald Joyce, 1908
• Stardust ~ Hoagy Carmichael(m), Mitchell Paris(l), 1929
• Stompin' At Decca ~ Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, 1938
• Stumbling - Zev Confrey, 1922
• Sweet Georgia Brown ~ Maceo Pinkard(m), Kenneth Casey (l), Ben Bernie(l), 1925
• Sweet Sue ~ Victor Young(m), Will Harris(l), 1928
• Swing 39 ~ Django Reinhardt, 1939
• Swing 41 - Django Reinhardt, 1940
• Swing 42 ~ Django Reinhardt, 1941
• Swing 48 ~ Django Reinhardt, 1947
• Swing Gitan (Bossa Gitan) ~ Traditional
• Tchavalo Swing - Tchavlao Schmitt, 1993
• Tears ~ Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, 1937
• The Man I Love ~ George and Ira Gerschwin, 1924
• Them There Eyes ~ Tracy/Tanber/Pinkard -1930
• There Will Never Be Another You ~ Warren/Gordon-1942
• Tiger Rag -  Original Dixieland Jass Band, 1917
• Topsy ~ Battle/Durham-1938
• Troublant Bolero ~ Django Reinhardt-1948
• Undecided ~ Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers-1938
• Vendredi 13 (Friday The 13th) ~ Django Reinhardt
• Viper's Dream ~ Django Reinhardt, 1937
• We'll Meet Again ~ Ross Parker, 1939
• What Is This Thing Called Love ~ Cole Porter, 1929
• When I Fall In Love ~ Victor Young(m), Edward Heyman(l), 1953
• Whispering - Rose(m); Schonberger, Coburn(l), 1920
• Who Walks In When I Walk Out - 
• Yes Sir, That's My Baby ~ Donaldson, Kahn, 1925

       "r" indicates year first recorded (year composed or published not found)

    (updated 2018-09-26)

Photo: Diana Backer