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DJANGO REINHARDT: Two test discs, validated as...

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DJANGO REINHARDT: Two test discs, validated as "Good" by the artist, from the recording session of April 8, 1953, the last recorded by Django Reinnhardt before his death on May 16, 1953. Titles of first 45 rpm record: "Insensiblement" and "Manon de mes rêves" - Titles of second 45 rpm record: "September Song" and "Blues for Ike". Django Reinhardt and his rhythms. Session clef / Blue Star. With Maurice Vander on piano, Pierre Michelot and Jean-Louis Viale. Documents in Columbia / Pathé Marconi kraft sleeves. Enclosed is a handwritten correspondence card from Jean Siraudeau telling the story and provenance of his two test records.