DJANGO REINHARDT: AND THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF GYPSY JAZZ PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Michael Dregni,Alain Antonietto | 208 pages | 01 Nov 2006 | Corvus Publishing Group | 9781933108100 | English | Denver, United States Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz by Michael Dregni They were first reported in France in , from whence some continued into Russia and Eastern Europe. Reinhardt was born in a Gypsy caravan in the winter of , and his parents wandered about Europe, playing music at town fairs and village flea markets. His mother, Laurence Reinhardt, was a dancer; her last name had been chosen by the clan sometime in the distant past. On his birth certificate, Reinhardt's Christian name was given as Jean, although few of his fellow Romany knew him as such. He was always very proud of his name. I didn't know that Reinhardt started out playing the violin, before taking up the banjo and guitar. I knew that he had suffered a serious accident, but I didn't realize that he was 17 years old when his caravan was set ablaze by a dropped candle. He was horribly burned; doctors thought they might have to amputate his left leg. His left hand was nearly completely destroyed by the flames; his ring and little fingers were inflexible claws, and nerves and tendons in his hand were withered and difficult to control. He obviously had to learn to play the guitar and banjo all over again, using only his thumb, index and middle fingers on the frets, while forming new chords and arpeggios vertically rather than horizontally on the fretboard. Reinhardt's story is all here: his convalescence, during which his young wife left him with their first-born son l'Ourson "bear cub , which soon became simply Lousson; his meeting, in the summer of , with a fellow musician whose association would forever alter his life, the violinist Stephane Grappelli; their formation of Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France ; his subsequent ascent to the pinnacle of the golden age of swing, despite the fact that jazz was outlawed in Nazi-occupied France; his big band; his less than stellar visit to the U. But don't take my word for it; if this glimpse into one of the most important and fascinating chapters in jazz history has piqued your interest, you'll want to sample this readable, wonderfully-illustrated text for yourself. Django Reinhardt Book Reviews J. Robert Bragonier United States. Showcase Buy Now. Buy Now. Shop Amazon. By Nicholas F. Mondello Jazz: A Love Letter. By Mark Sullivan Bix. All About Jazz needs your support Donate. Get more of a good thing Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes your local jazz events calendar. A Gypsy who made his jazz guitar speak with a human voice, he was dashing, charismatic, childish. Gypsy Jazz is a music both joyous and sad, timeless and modern. Today, Gypsy Jazz is more popular than ever. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published November 1st by Fulcrum Publishing first published October 1st More Details Original Title. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jun 13, Dana Clinton rated it really liked it. A fantastic book on Django Reinhardt the gypsy jazz master and all those surrounding him offered to me by the Labbe brothers who knew I would love it Have lent to several students who incarnated Django for Language Day at school. 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A fantastic book on Django Reinhardt the gypsy jazz master and all those surrounding him offered to me by the Labbe brothers who knew I would love it Have lent to several students who incarnated Django for Language Day at school. Curut rated it it was amazing Dec 03, Sarah Libby rated it it was amazing Dec 24, Lemar rated it really liked it Nov 08, Bruce Triggs rated it really liked it Sep 07, S D Cooke rated it it was amazing Jan 15, Dennis Slater rated it really liked it Aug 08, Steve rated it it was amazing Mar 13, Tom Cox rated it liked it May 29, Yoshie Hill rated it it was amazing Oct 25, Paul Wehner rated it it was ok Jun 09, Annaliese rated it it was amazing Jul 05, Justin Roberts rated it really liked it Feb 05, Bob rated it it was amazing Mar 07, Jimmy added it Dec 17, Steve added it May 15, Fulcrum Publishing added it Oct 13, Drew added it Jun 13, Tibor marked it as to-read Mar 01, Jbondandrews marked it as to-read Dec 23, His devotees included classical guitarist Julian Bream and country guitarist Chet Atkins , who considered him one of the ten greatest guitarists of the twentieth century. Jazz guitarists in the U. In fact, Byrd, who lived from to , said that Reinhardt was his primary influence. Guitarist Mike Peters notes that "the word 'genius' is bantered about too much. The popularity of gypsy jazz has generated an increasing number of festivals, such as the Festival Django Reinhardt held every last weekend of June since in Samois-sur-Seine France , [42] [43] the various DjangoFests held throughout Europe [44] and the US, and Django in June, an annual camp for Gypsy jazz musicians and aficionados. The movie covers Django's escape from Nazi-occupied Paris in and the fact that even under "constant danger, flight and the atrocities committed against his family", he continued composing and performing. The documentary film, Djangomania! The hour-long film was directed and written by Jamie Kastner, who traveled throughout the world to show the influence of Django's music in various countries. The festival was organized by George Wein. Numerous musicians have written and recorded tributes to Reinhardt. Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland, each year hosts a festival in tribute to Django called "Django sur Lennon" or "Django on the Lennon" the Lennon being the name of the local river that runs through the village. In coincidence with the th anniversary of Django's birth, a graphic novel depicting his youth years was published under the title "Django Main de Feu", by writer Salva Rubio and artist Efa through Belgian publisher Dupuis. French recording artist, Serge Krief [55]. Many guitar players and other musicians have expressed admiration for Reinhardt or have cited him as a major influence. Jeff Beck described Reinhardt as "by far the most astonishing guitar player ever" and "quite superhuman". Grateful Dead 's Jerry Garcia and Black Sabbath 's Tony Iommi , both of whom lost fingers in accidents, were inspired by Reinhardt's example of becoming an accomplished guitar player despite his injuries. Garcia was quoted in June in Frets Magazine :. His technique is awesome! Even today, nobody has really come to the state that he was playing at. As good as players are, they haven't gotten to where he is. There's a lot of guys that play fast and a lot of guys that play clean, and the guitar has come a long way as far as speed and clarity go, but nobody plays with the whole fullness of expression that Django has. I mean, the combination of incredible speed — all the speed you could possibly want — but also the thing of every note have a specific personality. You don't hear it. I really haven't heard it anywhere but with Django. Toots Thielemans [57]. Andrew Latimer , of the band Camel , has stated that he was influenced by Reinhardt. Willie Nelson has been a lifelong Reinhardt fan, stating in his memoir, "This was a man who changed my musical life by giving me a whole new perspective on the guitar and, on an even more profound level, on my relationship with sound During my formative years, as I listened to Django's records, especially songs like 'Nuages' that I would play for the rest of my life, I studied his technique. Even more, I studied his gentleness. I love the human sound he gave his acoustic guitar. Although he is famous for composing scores for two movies by Woody Allen , respectively "Vicky Barcelona" and "Midnight in Paris", most of Wrembel's music has been inspired by Django Reinhardt. From to , he has released five volumes of the series "Django Experiment" composed of covers of Reinhardt's compositions as well as creations inspired by him. In Wrembel also released "Django l'impressionniste", 17 never-published solo pieces composed by Reinhardt between and Reinhardt recorded over sides in his recording career, from to , the majority as sides of the then-prevalent RPM records, with the remainder as acetates, transcription discs, private and off-air recordings of radio broadcasts , and part of a film soundtrack.