| For Django | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Recorded | October 1964 | |||
| Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:17 | |||
| Label | Pacific | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Joe Pass chronology | ||||
| ||||
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]
| 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]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] | 38 |
Jean Reinhardt, known by his Romani nickname Django, was a Belgian-born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents.
Joe Pass was an American jazz guitarist. Pass worked often with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald.
Idle Moments is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label in 1965. It features performances by tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Duke Pearson, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Al Harewood.
Roger Kellaway is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist.
Jean-Jacques "Babik" Reinhardt was a French guitarist and the younger son of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt by Django's second wife, Naguine. His elder half-brother Lousson, who was Django's son by his first wife, Bella, was also a guitarist, but the two grew up in different families and rarely met. He was christened Jean-Jacques but generally known by his family nickname, Babik.
Night and Day is an album by the country musician Willie Nelson, released in 1999. It is an instrumental album.
Virtuoso No. 2 is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1976.
Virtuoso No. 3 is a 1977 album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass. It was re-issued in 1992 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.
Live at Long Beach City College is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, recorded in 1984.
Chops is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen that was released in 1979.
Seven, Come Eleven is a live album by jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Joe Pass that was released in 1974
Jazz/Concord is a studio album by jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Joe Pass, recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California, and released in 1973. It was the first recording issued by Concord Records.
Joy Spring is a live album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was recorded in 1964 for Pacific Jazz Records, but not released until 1981 under the Blue Note label by Liberty records.
Two for the Road is an album by jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Joe Pass that was released in 1974. It was the third and last album that they recorded together.
Portraits of Duke Ellington is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1975. It peaked at number 37 on the Jazz Albums chart. It is a tribute to jazz musician Duke Ellington and was recorded shortly after his death.
Checkmate is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Jimmy Rowles that was released in 1981. It was re-issued in 1998 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.
Eximious is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen that was released in 1982.
Summer Nights is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1990.
Guitar Interludes is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1969.
Free is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira with performances recorded in 1972. The album was released by CTI Records and reached No. 30 on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine.
