He skipped sold-out concerts to "walk to the beach" or "smell the dew. But one evening, he inadvertently dropped a candle in their caravan, and only just escaped the fire that claimed their home. He wed his second wife, Silvia Ward, and they went on to have a son together who they named Django. Hvert r bliver der afholdt en festival til . On a few occasions he refused to get out of bed. Django returned to Paris at once, leaving behind his wife and band members, and quickly reformed the quintet with Hubert Rostaing on clarinet in place of Grappelli's violin. Born in Belgium in 1910, Reinhardt grew up in Romani (Gypsy) camps near Paris, learning banjo, guitar, and violin. Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 May 16, 1953), the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist, is one of the most innovational European musicians of the twentieth century, having contributed to the transformation of early straight jazz into "hot jazz" with his masterful improvisational skills and long, dancing arpeggios. By the mid-1930s, he had also started playing with the violinist Stphane Grappelli, and with her, he formed the Quintet of the Hot Club. Find (Attr.) After having played a broad spectrum of music, he was introduced to American jazz by an acquaintance, mile Savitry, whose record collection included such musical luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. [19]:4549 The Quintette was one of the few well-known jazz ensembles composed only of stringed instruments. [32], Back in Paris, in June 1950, Reinhardt was invited to join an entourage to welcome the return of Benny Goodman. Born in Belgium, his French father, Jean Eugene Weiss, chose to use his wife's maiden name of Reinhart instead of Weiss. It's my clarinetist in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Gerard Leveque. [10] He struggled financially and frequently lacked a guitar after giving it to a doctor as payment for treating one of his children. Both sons became . His legacy was in part, created when he was caught in a large fire at a young age. Born: 23 January 1910, Liberchies, Belgium. Differing accounts surround his death. In 1965, he had his first short-lived marriage to Carla Evonne Stewart, which ended after only one year of wedlock. Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt ( 23. januar 1910 - 16. maj 1953) var en fransk / belgisk jazzguitarist, der var en af de frste fremtrdende europiske jazzmusikere, som blev bermt pga. Jean "Django" Reinhardt, fdd 23 januari 1910 i Liberchies nra Pont--Celles, Hainaut, Belgien, dd 16 maj 1953 i Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Frankrike, var en belgisk - fransk sjlvlrd [ 1] jazzgitarrist av romsk hrkomst. Willie Nelson wore a Django Reinhardt T-shirt on tour in Europe in 2002, stating in an interview that he admired Django's music and ability. Some claim it means I awake in Romani, while others state it was just a different version of Jean. Despite his left hand handicap, Reinhardt was able to recapture (in modified form) and then surpass his previous level of proficiency on the guitar (by now his main instrument), not only as a lead instrumental voice but also as a driving and harmonically interesting rhythm player; his virtuosity, incorporating many gypsy-derived influences, was also matched with a superb sense of melodic invention as well as general musicality in terms of choice of notes, timing, dynamics, and utilizing the maximum tonal range from an instrument previously thought of by many critics as potentially limited in expression. It took a full day for a doctor to arrive and Django was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau. In the classic Italian western, "Django," the titular hero is presumably named after Reinhardt. It became the most accomplished and innovative European jazz group of the period. The wagon was quickly engulfed in flames. Many musicians have expressed admiration for Reinhardt, including guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, classical guitarist Julian Bream; country artist Chet Atkins, who placed Reinhardt #1 on a list of the ten greatest guitarists of the twentieth century; Latin rocker Carlos Santana; blues legend B.B. The caravan which Reinhardt shared with his wife caught fire one night . The actor had three different marriages throughout his life. Django Reinhardt nasceu em Liberchies, na Blgica, no distante da fronteira com a Frana, em 23 de janeiro de 1910. Neill, Billy & Gates, E. (compilers) (c. 1945). Today, there is no other jazz musician who has a whole genre developed in his wake. Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means 'I Awake' in the Romani language, however it may. On November 2nd, 1928 a fire destroyed the caravan that Django Reinhardt shared with his wife together with all their belongings and severely burnt his left hand and his right leg. I love the human sound he gave his acoustic guitar. Since the mid-sixties, there has been a revival of interest in Reinhardt's music, a revival that has extended into the 21st century, with annual festivals and periodic tribute concerts. Reinhardt was attracted to music at an early age, first playing the violin. Django-style enthusiast John Jorgenson has been quoted as saying: Django's guitar playing always has so much personality in it, and seems to contain such joy and feeling that it is infectious. On a few occasions he even refused to get out of bed. Their son Henri, nicknamed "Lousson" from the French "l'ourson" meaning "bear cub", was born in 1929, however shortly after this the couple separated and Florine remarried; his birth certificate thus bears the last name Baumgartner from Mayer's second husband. In his apartment, he would sometimes leave water running to mimic the sound of a stream, and he hated electric lights preferring instead lanterns. He only played when the spirit moved him, and perhaps behaved similarly in many other facets of his life, as well. He also attended a reception for Goodman, who, after the war ended, had asked Reinhardt to join him in the U.S. Goodman repeated his invitation and, out of politeness, Reinhardt accepted. 2008. [2]:5[11]:14 His father reportedly played music in a family band comprising himself and seven brothers; a surviving photograph shows this band including his father on piano. Reinhardt's talents and reputation as a musician in the city rose steadily, until, at the age of 18, Django knocked over a candle on his way to bed after returning home late one night after a performance. At least eight compilations have also been released. Django is still one of my main influences, I think, for lyricism. These posthumous compilations include Django Reinhardt et Ses Rythmes, Le Jazz Hot, Djangos Guitar, The Immortal Django Reinhardt Guitar and Routes to Django Reinhardt. Jeff Rush Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:48:33 -0700 Michael Schurter wrote: > > Speaking of protecting the logo, my wife contacted the PSF a couple > weeks ago about using the logo on a small run of laptop sleeves she's > crafting. Django gives us a wonderful lead; the first 15 seconds are a 101-level crash course on how to play gypsy jazz. Hijo de Laurence Ngros Reinhardt, bailarina y cantante, y de Jean-Baptiste Eugne Weiss, violinista y guitarrista. Managed by: Private User. His name was now drawing international attention, such as from British bandleader Jack Hylton, who came to France just to hear him play. Lousson's guitar style has been described as following the "most modern" of Django's styles as well as being influenced by Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall. He used three guitarists along with an accordion lead, violin, and bass. He was also a painter, fly fisher and billiard player. Django is on top form; full of new ideas that are executed with amazing fluidity, cutting angular lines that always retain that ferocious swing.[38]. Henri Baumgartner (19291992), known professionally as Lousson Reinhardt, was a French gypsy jazz guitarist and the first son of Django Reinhardt by his first wife, Florine Mayer. On this recording, Reinhardt switched back to his old roots, as had been his style prior to the American tour, once again playing the Acoustic Selmer-Maccafferi. His hugely innovative technique included, on a grand scale, such unheard of devices as melodies played in octaves, tremolo chords with shifting notes that sounded like whole horn sections, a complete array of natural and artificial harmonics, highly charged dissonances, super-fast chromatic runs from the open bass strings to the highest notes on the 1st string, an unbelievably flexible and driving right-hand, two and three octave arpeggios, advanced and unconventional chords and a use of the flattened fifth that predated be-bop by a decade. Reinhardt recorded over 900 sides in his recording career, from 1928 to 1953, the majority as sides of the then-prevalent 78-RPM records, with the remainder as acetates, transcription discs, private and off-air recordings (of radio broadcasts), and part of a film soundtrack. Even today, he is still regarded as one of the most prominent jazz performers to have ever lived. His young wife, Florine "Bella" Mayer, made fake flowers from celluloid and paper and their caravan was filled with highly flammable materials. After Reinhardt died, his younger brother Joseph at first swore to abandon music, but he was persuaded to perform and record again. He died suddenly of a stroke in 1953 at the age of 43. Django Reinhardt Jean Baptiste Reinhardt Guitarrista de jazz y compositor belga Naci el 23 de enero de 1910 en Liverchies, Blgica, en medio de una gira artstica familiar y en el seno de una familia gitana. [19]:93. When their set ended, Cantor rose to his feet, then went up on stage and kissed Reinhardt's hand, paying no concern to the audience. Such a feat would only be possible if Django could form a completely new method of playing developed around the permanently paralyzed third and fourth fingers of his left hand. [11]:4344 [13]:10[15] Reinhardt applied himself intensely to relearning his craft, however, making use of a new guitar bought for him by his brother, Joseph Reinhardt, who was also an accomplished guitarist. [23], While he tried to continue with his music, war with the Nazis presented Reinhardt with a potentially catastrophic obstacle, as he was a Romani jazz musician. His wife had . Hitler and Joseph Goebbels viewed jazz as un-German counterculture. [11]:161 Reinhardt was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau, at the age of 43. This union formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France, a group that quickly rose to fame and helped revolutionize traditional straight jazz with their unexampled, feverous sound. He knocked over a candle, which ignited the extremely flammable celluloid that his wife used to make artificial flowers. During World War II both Roma and jazz musicians were targeted by the Nazi regime. One of his most famous pieces is the melancholic "Nuages," meaning "Clouds," which became the ersatz anthem for the French, invoking the sweeter feelings of the days before the war. I believe he should be rated much more highly as a be-bop guitarist. Reinhardt survived World War II unscathed, unlike many other Gypsies who perished in concentration camps. A number of musicians named their sons Django in reference to Reinhardt, including David Crosby, former Slade singer Noddy Holder, Jerry Jeff Walker, Richard Durrant, and actors Nana Visitor and Raphael Sbarge. The fire burned the majority of his body, leaving his left hand deformed. Django Reinhardt first married a girl named Florine Mayer when he was seventeen. The movie covers Django's escape from Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943 and the fact that even under "constant danger, flight and the atrocities committed against his family", he continued composing and performing. [11]:13, At the age of 17, Reinhardt married Florine "Bella" Mayer, a girl from the same Romani settlement, according to Romani custom (although not an official marriage under French law). Jean Reinhardt, zis Django (n. 23 ianuarie 1910, Liberchies, Belgia; d. 16 mai 1953 Fontainebleau) a fost un chitarist francez de jazz, compozitor i ef de formaie de origine rom. This marriage also produced one son. "[64], Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin: "Django Reinhardt was fantastic. [11]:138 He had been promised jobs in California, but they failed to develop. DR: I prefer to write in the evening very late or in the morning in my bed. His part . Announcer: Could you tell me Mr Reinhardt, what has compelled you to write this mass? At 18, Django married Bella, a girl from his gypsy camp. Did Django Reinhardt have any children? Django Reinhardt is jazz guitar's most dazzling soloist, improviser, and most important, innovator. Credit is due under the terms of this license that can reference both the New World Encyclopedia contributors and the selfless volunteer contributors of the Wikimedia Foundation. [11]:66, From 1934 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Reinhardt and Grappelli worked together as the principal soloists of their newly formed quintet, the Quintette du Hot Club de France, in Paris. Using an early amplification system, he was able to work in more of a big-band format, in large ensembles with horn sections. Severe rationing was in place, and members of Django's circle were being captured by the Nazis or joining the resistance. He participated in a jam session and radio performance with Louis Armstrong. [24] During the war, Romani were systematically killed in concentration camps. [2]:169 During the Holocaust an estimated 600,000 to 1.5 million Romani throughout Europe were killed. 37-42. He became adept at stealing chickens. By his early teens, he had started playing in clubs across Paris. Django Reinhardt, original name Jean Reinhardt, (born January 23, 1910, Liberchies, Belgiumdied May 16, 1953, Fontainebleau, France), guitarist who is generally considered one of the few European jazz musicians of true originality. However, they parted shortly after the accident. As Django aged, he would spend the majority of his days re-immersing himself in gypsy life, having found it difficult to adjust to the modern world. "Stephane Grappelli is Europe's gift to jazz". To accomplish this, Django would use his index and middle fingers to manage the fretboard, while his other two fingers, frozen in the form of a claw, could only occassionaly be used for some chords. Following once more in Manouche tradition, Reinhardt married Florine Mayer, usually known as 'Bella', a girl from the same gypsy settlement. Despite Reinhardt's great pride in touring with Ellington, he was never properly integrated into the band, playing only a few tunes at the end of each show with no special arrangements written especially for him. They had a son, Babik Reinhardt, who became a respected guitarist.[23]. Django Reinhardt married Florine Mayer in 1927 according to gypsy custom although their marriage was not registered, and therefore not recognised under French law. Django Jazz When Reinhardt first heard American jazz musicians like guitarist Eddie Lang, violinist Joe Venuti, and trumpeter Louis Armstrong, his improvisatory languageand, by extension, jazz guitar as we know itwas transformed.In 1931, Reinhardt met violinist Stphane Grappelli, and encounter that would lead to the formation of Quintette du Hot . It's the first time I have heard the composition on the organ. Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become standards within gypsy jazz, including "Minor Swing",[5] "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages". After the war, in 1946, Django made the long-awaited trip to America. He played a few tunes at the end of the show, backed by Ellington, with no special arrangements written for him. Even more, I studied his gentleness. It was this new method centered around his deformed hand that in part contributed to Django's unique style full of the wildly choreographed arpeggios that he is famous for now. The names "Gagoug" and "Choti" were reportedly conferred by Django's widow Naguine on request from Matelo, who had learned the tunes without names. The Django web framework, a Python web framework, was named after Reinhardt. [13]:11 Accompanying him on his travels was his new girlfriend, Sophie Ziegler. Ksbb Franciaorszgban, Nizzban, Olaszorszgban, Algriban majd ismt . Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a Belgian guitarist and composer credited with popularizing Gypsy jazz, as well as conceptualizing the style together with several other Gypsy musicians.Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means "I Awake" in the Romani language, however it may also simply have been a diminutive, or local Walloon version, of "Jean". Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23. tammikuuta 1910 Liberchies, Belgia - 16. toukokuuta 1953 Fontainebleau, Ranska) oli belgialainen jazzkitaristi.Hn oli aikansa suurin jazzkitaristi ja merkittvin eurooppalainen muusikko jazzin historiassa. Nuotteja lukematon Reinhardt . His relative association of experience, reinforced by a profound rational knowledge of his instrument; the guitar's possibilities and limitations; his love for music and the expression of itall are a necessary adjunct to the means of expressing these emotions.[36]. In fact, Byrd, who lived from 1925 to 1999, said that Reinhardt was his primary influence. One song in particular, Louis Armstrong's "Indian Cradle Song," stirred Django to the point that he turned to his friend and muttered in awe, "Achmon, my brother, my brother" This was Django's first encounter with jazz music, and his impression of it was that it represented incredible freedom. Two of his fingers were badly burnt and he thought that he would never be able to play the guitar again. [13]:10, More crucial to his music, the fourth finger (ring finger) and fifth finger (little) of Reinhardt's left hand were badly burned. Jean "Django" Reinhardt was born in 1910 in a caravan outside the Belgian town of Liberchies to a family of itinerant Romaniknown colloquially as GypsiesReinhardt was serenading cabaret patrons on guitar and banjo by age 12. Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django (French:[do jnat] or [do ent]), was a Romani-Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. "Django Reinhardt a reassessment". In the climax of the movies, his hands are smashed by his enemies and he is forced to fire a gun with his wounded hands. Even today, nobody has really come to the state that he was playing at. So, how much is Django Reinhardt worth at the age of 43 years old? May 16, 1953 - Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt was born on January 23, 1910 in Liberchies, Pont--Celles, Belgium, into a French family of Manouche Romani descent. Even more miraculous was that Django, with a new guitar given to him by his brother Joseph Reinhardtan accomplished guitarist, as wellfought through painful rehabilitation and non-stop practice to relearn his craft despite his disability. No one thought he would play again. The Allman Brothers Band song Jessica was written by Dickey Betts in tribute to Reinhardt (he wanted to write a song that could be played using only two fingers). Minor Blues - Django Reinhardt | Gypsy Guitar Tab - YouTube 0:00 / 1:51 Minor Blues - Django Reinhardt | Gypsy Guitar Tab From Music 31.6K subscribers Subscribe 14K views 6 months ago. Hearing their music triggered in Reinhardt a vision and goal of becoming a jazz professional. At the age of 12 he received a banjo-guitar as a gift. His music is a reflection of his serene nature, or at least his nature which compels him to seek serenity, which was most often in the comfort of his past. His given name of Django translates to Jean in the. A new generation of French jazz enthusiasts, the Zazous, had arisen and swollen the ranks of the Hot Club. He united with Grappelli, and used his acoustic Selmer-Maccaferri. In 1943 the tide of war turned against the Germans, with a considerable darkening of the situation in Paris. He knocked over a candle, which ignited the extremely flammable celluloid that his wife used to make artificial flowers. Pendant ses jeunes annes, la roulotte familiale voit du pays, avant de se fixer au sud de Paris. With Reda Kateb, Ccile de France, Bea Palya, Bimbam Merstein. Reinhardt's first attempt at escape from Occupied France led to capture. This is one of the fundamental techniques . In the autumn of 1946, he made his first tour in the United States, debuting at Cleveland Music Hall[29] as a special guest soloist with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Beginning in 1933, all German Romani were barred from living in cities, herded into settlement camps, and routinely sterilized. [13]:11, In the years after the fire, Reinhardt was rehabilitating and experimenting on the guitar that his brother had given him. Archtop Magazine, March 1988; reproduced in Cruickshank, 1994, p. 47. He died of cerebral haemorrhage. Django Reinhardt's income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. Allegedly, one night Reinhardt was given, on stage, an untuned guitar to play with and the great musician fumbled for five whole minutes to tune it himself. Discover Very Best of Django Reinhardt [Greatest Hits] by Django Reinhardt released in 2007. Reinhardt, confident in the knowledge that the Nazis loved jazz music, despite Hitler's ban of the genre, would surely spare his talent. In August 1934, he made other recordings with more than one guitar (Joseph Reinhardt, Roger Chaput, and Reinhardt), including the first recording by the Quintette. "Woody Allen movie resurrects music of jazz great Reinhardt", "Django Reinhardt Jattendrai Swing 1939 live", "The Hot Jazz: Le Hot Club de France, Vols. Born as Jean in Belgium, Reinhardt was of Manouche Romani descent. DR: No, no, no, don't think that. As Lousson Baumgartner, the son himself became an accomplished musician who went on to record with his biological father. He quickly learned to play, mimicking the fingerings of musicians he watched, who would have included local virtuoso players of the day such as Jean "Poulette" Castro and Auguste "Gusti" Malha, as well as from his uncle Guiligou, who played violin, banjo and guitar. Django's ability to bend his guitar to the most fantastic audacities, combined with his expressive inflections and vibrato, is no less wonderful; one feels an extraordinary flame burning through every note. In both years the great majority of their recordings featured a wide variety of horns, often in multiples, piano, and other instruments,[20] but the all-string instrumentation is the one most often adopted by emulators of the Hot Club sound. [73] A few fragments of film performance (without original sound) also survive, as does one complete performance with sound, of the tune "J'Attendrai" performed with the Quintet in 1938 for the short film Le Jazz Hot. After the war, Reinhardt rejoined Grappelli in the UK and went on to tour the United States in 1946 with Duke Ellington's orchestra as a special guest soloist. Additional problems occurred around the dilemma of Django never having learned to tune his own guitar (he had always relied upon his brother Joseph). Reinhardt developed his initial musical approach via tutoring by relatives and exposure to other gypsy guitar players of the day, then playing the banjo-guitar alongside accordionists in the world of the Paris bal-musettes. Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington. The wagon was quickly engulfed in flames. Wherever he stayed, in fact, became an encampment for his extended family. He continued to play in Paris jazz clubs and began playing electric guitar. [7][4] Francis-Alfred Moerman, who accompanied Sarane Ferret for many years, played with Lousson for several years in the 1960s and said, "Playing with Lousson was an extraordinary experience; he really had his father's genius in his fingers he really was unluckyhis talent was awesome, but he played in the 1960s, which were the worst years for jazz players, so he was never successful and left no [official] recordings. Father of Henri "Lousson" Baumgartner-Reinhardt, Babik Reinhardt, grandfather of David Reinhardt . "[8], Feeling unappreciated by critics and not accepted by French authorities as the legal heir of Django, Lousson retired from playing in 1980. Both his sons, Lousson and Babik, also followed in his footsteps and became jazz guitarists. Healed, Reinhardt found he had lost his wife, his job, his caravan . His second wife was Naguine, and they had a son Babik. Wayne Jefferies, in his article "Django's Forgotten Era", writes: Early in 1951, armed with his amplified Maccaferri which he used to the very end he put together a new band of the best young modern musicians in Paris; including Hubert Fol, an altoist in the Charlie Parker mould. The first four are now available on Matelo's CD Tziganskaa and Other Rare Recordings, released by Hot Club Records (subsequently reissued as Tziganskaa: The Django Reinhardt Waltzes); "Chez Jacquet" was also recorded by Baro Ferret in 1966. Members of the quintet were hesitant to return to France where the Nazis were at work rounding up gypsies. On the night of 2 November 1928, Reinhardt was going to bed in the wagon that he and his wife shared in the caravan. Writing in 1945, Billy Neil and E. 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