****there was one odd pea in the patch in that compilation we got, and his name is "Django Reinhardt". The book says 'Nuages' reflects his interest in bebop; I can't hear it. While I like Django's music, it's certainly vastly different from the rest of the 99 tunes.******
The reason for this is because the music he played was not Jazz as we know it. He was a Gypsy musician. Played the guitar.
I think he was considered a JAZZ player in early 20th century Europe, because they didn't know what else to call it. It didn't sound French, and he didn't look French.
In many places the word Jazz has has meanings, usually negative, much different from what we now think of Jazz. Often it was just a catch-all for music out side of the norm. Esp it it was fast and sounded exotic.
Raed the Wiki thingy, and you will see what I mean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt
As the Germans always said "If you can't goose step to it, it must be Jazz" :)
Cheers