Gitane (album)

Gitane is an album by American jazz bassist Charlie Haden and French gypsy jazz guitarist Christian Escoudé, released in 1979. Most of the album's compositions were written by guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Gitane
Studio album by Charlie Haden and Christian Escoudé
Released	1979
Recorded	September 22, 1978
Studio	Studio Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:37
Label	All Life
Producer	Alain Boucanus, Eymeric Adam
Charlie Haden chronology
As Long as There's Music (1978) Gitane (1979) Magico (1980)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Globe and Mail wrote that Haden "is in fact slow a-finger; by emphasis and omission he makes each note count... Once, and finally, he gets the music moving—the tune is Django's 'Dinette'—Escoude comes to life, and Reinhardt with him."^[3]

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "A warm, unhurried session, one that Haden fans will enjoy for both his prominence and creativity as well as for Escoude's carefully considered contributions".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Django Reinhardt except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Django"	John Lewis	8:56
2.	"Bolero"		4:25
3.	"Manoir de Mes Reves"		5:57
4.	"Gitane"	Charlie Haden	3:15
5.	"Nuages"		9:00
6.	"Dinette"		6:07
7.	"Improvisation"	Christian Escoudé	2:55

Personnel

• Charlie Haden – double bass
• Christian Escoudé – guitar