Pearl Django

Pearl Django
Genres Gypsy swing
Years active 1994-present
Labels Modern Hot Records
Members Troy Chapman
Michael Gray
Rick Leppanen
David Lange
Ryan Hoffman
Past members Neil Andersson
Ron Peters
Greg Ruby
Pete Krebs
Dudley Hill
Shelley D. Park
David Firman

Pearl Django is a jazz group established in 1994 in Tacoma, Washington by Neil Andersson, Dudley Hill,[1] and David "Pope" Firman. The group's stated focus is to incorporate the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with American swing music. Initially a trio, they have changed and added members over the years and are now a quintet. Based in Seattle, they have played around the United States, as well as in France and Iceland.

Discography

Released Title Label Number Notes
1995Le Jazz HotModern Hot RecordsMHR 001
1997New Metropolitan SwingModern Hot RecordsMHR 002
January 1999Mystery PacificModern Hot RecordsMHR 003
May 1999SouvenirsModern Hot RecordsMHR 004
October 2000AvalonModern Hot RecordsMHR 005
May 2002Under Paris SkiesModern Hot RecordsMHR 006
October 2003Swing 48Modern Hot RecordsMHR 008
June 2005Chasing ShadowsModern Hot RecordsMHR 009
June 2007Modern TimesModern Hot RecordsMHR 011
June 2010Hotel New YorkerModern Hot RecordsMHR 014Compilation from 1995-1999 releases
June 15, 2010Système DModern Hot RecordsMHR 015
April 18, 2012"Eleven" Modern Hot Records MHR 017

References

  1. ↑ Seattle Times: Dudley Hill, who started popular band Pearl Django, dies at 56 01/20/2005

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