Vendredi 13 is a 1941 jazz swing tune recorded by Django Reinhardt and Le Quintette du Hot Club de France. It was released as a shellac 10 inch 78 RPM single on the Swing label SW 123, paired with Crepuscule on the B-side. The A-side Vendredi 13, written by Django Reinhardt, was recorded on December 13, 1940, while the B-side Crepuscule was recorded on September 11, 1941. The Vendredi 13 lineup includes Django Reinhardt and Joseph Reinhardt on guitars, Hubert Rostaing on clarinet, Tony Rovira on bass, and Pierre Fouad on drums; the B-side features Eugène Vees on guitar and Emmanuel Soudieux on bass. This release captures the early 1940s European jazz swing era associated with the Hot Club de France.
