Van Django – Waltz in the Shape of a Tree (2012)

Van Django’s 2nd CD recording offers up another smorgasbord of musical offerings, gypsy jazz standards, country pickin’s, funky grooves, homage to pop music and tv culture, innovative arrangements and stunning original compositions all within the framework of the gypsy jazz made famous in the 1930’s by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli!
We hope you enjoy listening to this album as much as we enjoyed recording it!

Van Django is a highly entertaining acoustic string ensemble made up of four of Canada’s most talented and eclectic musicians. The music of Van Django is punchy, driving and rhythmically inventive, combining a wealth of musical influences while maintaining their roots in the gypsy jazz made famous by the 1930’s Quintet of the Hot Club of France.
Since the group’s formation in 1998, they have toured extensively in Canada as well as international forays to the USA and Europe, with a trip to China slated for 2012.
The group has had repeat performances at Djangofest Northwest (DFNW) where in they’ve shared a double bill concert with the John Jorgenson Quintet as well as opening for the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Romane and his group.

Tracklist

1.- I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
2.- Exactly Like You
3.- I’ll See You in My Badass Dreams
4.- Bollywacka
5.- Esteban
6.- Django TV
7.- Waltz in the Shape of a Tree
8.- Legless Chicken from Montezuma
9.- Vipers Dream
10.- Her Gorgeous Hazels
11.- That Old Black Magic
12.- Direct Deposit
13.- Nuits De Saint Germain Des Pres
14.- A Day in the Life