An album dedicated to the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
Recorded at Sydney's Studios 301 in glorious digital where the musicians played in a circle around a Calrec soundfield microphone. The left/right spacial positioning of the band was decoded during the mix to create a true surround sound experience. This is definitely "the Hot-Club in Hi-Fi."

Musicians : Ian Cooper - Violin
Ian Date - Acoustic Guitar
Pat Wade - Acoustic Guitar
Tom Baker - Alto Sax on "Dark Wind" & "Swing Dynamique"
Don Burrows - Clarinet and Alto Sax on "Shine" & "The Nearness of You"
Natalie Morrison - Double Bass
George Washingmachlne - Violin on "Song Of India" & "Swing Dynamique"
Jim Pennell - Acoustic Guitar *
Don Heap - Double Bass *
Adrian Keating - 2nd Violin on "Shiraz"

Ian Date plays Selmer and Favino guitars
Tom Baker is playing a plastic Grafton alto saxophone

"This is a big recording! Ian Cooper is definitely making a big name for himself as a violin player of more than some note, and considering his ri