Gitane (album)

Gitane
Studio album by Charlie Haden and Christian Escoudé
Released	September 22, 1978 (1978-09-22)
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
Soapsuds, Soapsuds (1977) Gitane (1978) Magico (1979)

Gitane is an album by American jazz bassist Charlie Haden and French gypsy jazz guitarist Christian Escoudé that was released in 1978. Most of the album's compositions were written by guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick gave the album three stars, stating, "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".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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