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Django Reinhardt & Frank "Big Boy" Goudie - St. Louis Blues - Paris July 1935

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Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (tp, ts & cl) 
Stéphane Grappelli (p); 
Django Reinhardt (g); 
Joseph Reinnardt (g); 
Sigismond Beck (b); 
Jerry Mengo (dm) 
1935, July - Ultraphone, Paris

Django Reinhardt is the hero of a people, that the Gypsy people

Django (1910-1953), As wrote Francois Billard, "Django is the hero of a people, that the Gypsy people".

Jean Baptise Reinhardt was born in 1910 in Belgium LIBERCHIES people of this trip came from India, of Central Europe, Germany, Flanders, and finally d 'Alsace-Lorraine. Children already prowess dazzles on violin, banjo and then finally the guitar. He performs with the orchestra of his parents in the homes of the wealthy and in the taverns of the edge of the marl. Django is gaining rapidly in reputation and shines on the banjo-guitar waltzes in performing highly technical.

In 1928, Jean Vaissade allows Django of his first record. You can play it on wax "Jiango Fox" banjo player! "No one knows how to spell his name, but already the lyricism, virtuosity and imagination of the Django Reinhardt future is palpable. Django Reinhardt quickly became a famous musician Jack Hylton and his proposed recruiting him in his Jazz training to occur in London. The destiny willed otherwise and few hours later a fire in his trailer the murderer left hand and knee. During eighteen months Django suffered not see her hand heal. On January 23, 1929, Django underwent surgery during which his hand was drained and then burnt with nitrate of silver to what heals. His brother as a rehabilitation brought him a guitar.

Django's, as everyone knows, invented a new technique guitarist. After six months of effort, regular work, he found an incredible virtuosity of even more amazing what 's using only two fingers. Since that day, Django finally abandoned the banjo for the benefit of the guitar. In 1930, when Django out of the hospital world of music had changed. The Jazz had matured and the guitar had its place in training. At 20 years, discovered Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and Louis Armstrong. It is the shock!

In 1931, Stéphane Grappelli Django meet, they create the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. This collaboration was born a music and many innovative masterpiece. In 1934, the Quintet dazzled the audience at the Ecole Normale de Musique. The quintet has found its voice, style and whether implanted in the world of Jazz. Django is unavoidable as the one of greatest guitarist of his time. Alix Combelle tells Django, Coleman Hawkins, Bill Coleman and Benny Carter 's face on I can not dance a bit difficult.

They 'amused the play in the most different tones. And I remember very well the first one that was abandoned after Bill Coleman Bill, it was Hawkins. Benny played in almost every key with the nonchalance that he knows, without ever stalling. But Django played indifferently No matter what tone without that one can never be faulted. It was really unbeatable. Django with the quintet runs through Europe.

In 1939, Duke Ellington plays Django and said "I love playing with you" and Django says "Me too, my brother." In 1939, war was declared, Stéphane took refuge in London while Django is still in France. During the war, everyone plays in different formations. The reunions are a great joy and they improvise on the Marseillaise.
In 1946, Django finally has a contract for America and will play with Duke Ellington. This appointment is missed. The criticism does not forgive Django's repeated delays, his casualness, his rejection of "a" etc...
In 1947, Django returned to France, he is the greatest jazz guitarist and is affected morally and professionally. Django plays only occasionally and spends rained part of his time to painting, fishing and billiards.
On April 8, 1953, Django recorded his latest album with Martial Solal on piano, Pierre Michelot on bass, Fats "Sadi" Lallemant the vibraphone and Pierre Lemarchand on drums. Some will note the stunning interpretation of cloud recorded on this disc and can sense that Django knew he 's recorded for the last time.
Django disappears May 16, 1953 won by a stroke, he relies on to Samois seine.

Happy Birthday, Django Reinhardt, Jazz Guitar Pioneer

January 23, 2009
by Christopher Coats
Born into a vagabond life on the outskirts of Paris in 1910, Django Reinhardt took on the fledgling world of jazz and reimagined it through his gypsy roots, bringing the guitar to the fore and changing the perception of the instrument forever.

Early Days
Given his first instrument, a banjo, at the age of 12, Reinhardt began performing immediately, teaming with an accordion player named Guerino and his brother Joseph to play small bars, clubs and dance halls across Paris throughout his teens.

However, it was not until disaster struck at the age of 18 that he became the Django Reinhardt that history remembers today. Returning home to the carriage he lived in with his wife, Reinhardt mistakenly touched his candle to a collection of cellophane flowers his wife had made to sell, igniting their home in seconds.
Both escaped the fire, but not before the young musician’s left hand and side were burned severely. Refusing orders of amputation from doctors, Reinhardt instead set out to make the most of what movement he still had.

Left with the tendons of his fourth and fifth digits curled toward his hand by the fire, Reinhardt developed a new way of playing that would only require two fingers.
Making his return to performing just months after the fire, Reinhardt blew audiences away with quick-fingered solos that sounded like a Spanish flamenco treatment of modern jazz.
Further, Reinhardt moved the guitar out of the shadows of performing and into the spotlight for the first time. Whereas before, the guitar was usually reserved for providing a rhythm section and little more, Reinhardt co-opted parts usually reserved for violins and saxophones.

Although he still used his ring and pinky fingers, their inability to extend kept them still, reserved for lower strings and unable to be used in solos.
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