Popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical Wake Up and Dream in 1929 became jazz standard, one of most often to perform by jazz musicians and jazz singers including such names as Frank Sinatra, Cannonball Adderley, Dave Brubeck, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Bobby McFerrin and Herbie Hancock and Les Paul. The song was also adopted by guitarists playing in jazz maouche style. First this was Django Reinhardt to record the song with Stéphane Grappelli and Quintette du Hot Club de France. Now it's in repertoire of almost every established gypsy jazz guiatirist.
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Gypsy jazz, also known as gypsy swing or jazz manouche was developed by French Roman guitarist "Django" Reinhardt and his Quintette du Hot Club de France in the 1930s. During that time Renihardt's guintet brought to fame jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Since then many guitarists and bands continues this form of music, especially in Europe as this is where the style originates. Among most famous performers continuing gypsy jazz tradition in Europe are Stochelo Rosenberg, Biréli Lagrène, Joscho Stephan, Robin Nolan, Andreas Oberg, Dorado Schmitt and Angelo Debarre. Also several American musicians like Pearl Django, John Jorgenson or Frank Vignola often refer to gypsy jazz in their music.