Keira WitherKay wrote:
scary part of all this from a muso's perspective is that even with the use of all 4 fingers most players , even those specialising in gypsy jazz, can't replicate the licks at speed that django did .... however i did read that the secret of this speed was in his incredible (fully functional) right hand technique
He was indeed amazing, the only modern player I think gets anywhere close to his style is Bireli Lagrene ?
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Who is of course, quite obviously, a massive acolyte of Django's ways, but also completely rips at traditional jazz and hard bop ?
singemonkey wrote:
Of course he is the most famous practitioner of, and a legend of, gypsy jazz. Gypsy Jazz just means, "You sound like Django Reinhard." It's a genre named after one dude's style of playing. And Django was that dude - who happened to be a Gypsy. I find the whole thing a bit strange.
Well yes and no, I mean technically these guys are gypsy jazz and they don't really sound like Django at all ?
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Keira WitherKay wrote:
a while back i read tons about django and his life story ....... and wow some amazing tales, not sure how much is true and how much urban legend but well worth a read ........ apparantly he was a real character in his private life , hard drinking,womanising,knife fighting .................. ect ect ect oh and also the most amazing gypsy jazz guitarist to walk this earth
Most of what you say there I believe was very much true, I have a greatest hits CD with him and Stefan Grappeli and the inside liner notes very much state that he was a character who tended to live well past his means.
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Warren wrote:
I have the Guitar Techniques issue from last year with the spread on Django, and every piece is a gem.
I got the same issue, it was a fascinating read and there were some very tasty little chromaticisms to be stolen from the lesson section on his style ?
As weird as this may seem Mattias Eklundh actually does a very competent Django Reinhardtish style acoustic vibe in quite a few of his songs, the song below in fact has one of those moments ?
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