Django Reinhardt
Regarded by some as the greatest guitarist of all time, Django Reinhardt (Django
is the Romany word for "I awake") overcame all manner of social and physical
problems to invent a whole new style of playing that became known as "hot jazz"
after his trailblazing group Quintette du Hot Club de France. Born into a family
of Manouche gypsies who made cane furniture for a living, Reinhardt spent most
of his early life in encampments around Paris and, from an early age, displayed
an instinctive musical talent on violin, guitar and banjo, learning from other
gypsy musicians. His first kn...
Sweet Georgia BrownDjango Reinhardt
Swing Guitars - 1936-1937
Sheik of Araby
Boulou Ferré, Stéphane Grappelli and Django ReinhardtI Got Rhythm
3:07
Bugle Call RagDjango Reinhardt
I Got Rhythm
Honeysuckle RoseDjango Reinhardt and Nell Carter
8 to the Bar
3:57
Ménilmontant (Menilmontant)Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt
Jazz Indispensable
Honeysuckle RoseQuintet of the Hot Club of France, Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt
Quintet Du Hot Club De France (paris-Londres 1935-1938)
2:52
