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Reinhardt was born on 23 January 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium, [12] into a French family [8] of Manouche Romani descent. [12] His French, Alsatian father, Jean Eugene Weiss, domiciled in Paris with his wife, went by Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt, his wife's surname, to avoid French military conscription. [13]
List of compositions by Django Reinhardt, the Belgian-born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was the first major jazz talent to emerge from Europe and remains the most significant. He was the first major jazz talent to emerge from Europe and remains the most significant.
In 1940, Django made two recordings of Nuages in F major, and with a clarinet melody. (Some later recordings are in G major, perhaps to suit the violin.) Unhappy with the first recording, Reinhardt added a second clarinet, creating a renowned arrangement for the December 1940 recording.
Jazz in Paris: Nuages is a compilation album of recordings by Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, released in 2003. The album was recorded in 1953; the first eight tracks on 10 March and the other four on 8 April.
Djangology is a compilation album by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, released in 1961.. In 1949, Reinhardt and Grappelli reunited for a brief tour of Italy.While they were there, they recorded about 50 tunes with an Italian rhythm section, and although they did not know it at the time, these sessions would mark the last time the Gypsy guitarist and the French violinist recorded together.
Paris 1945 is a swing album featuring guitarist Django Reinhardt along with five members of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force big band. The songs on the album album were recorded in Paris, France, and originally released as singles in 1945.
Jessica" was an attempt to write a song that could be played with just two fingers, in honor of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, who played with two left fingers due to severe burns. [3] Betts had crafted the main melody of the song but became frustrated with its direction afterward.
The discography section of Charles Delaunay's Django Reinhardt biography [3] lists the following sessions at which versions of "Minor Swing" were recorded: . Paris, 25 November 1937: Django Reinhardt, guitar; Stéphane Grappelli, violin; Joseph Reinhardt & Eugène Vées, rhythm guitars; Louis Vola, double bass