Belleville (Django Reinhardt)
Context
Another great Porter standard, Ella Fitzgerald's version being distinct from Artie Shaw's (1938), already in the catalog. Ella Fitzgerald recorded it in Hollywood in February-March 1956 for Verve, under the direction of Buddy Bregman, produced by Norman Granz, on the double album devoted to Cole Porter.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz. Among the origins and influences of Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz: Swing, big bands, Jazz in France (interwar years).