Django Reinhardt – gypsy jazz guitarist ever more creative – Part 2, In 1928, guitarist Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz Stephane Grappelli met a violinst with whom he had a relationship long career. The two were struggling young musicians trying to break into the jazz scene. In 1933, finally had the good fortune of playing together in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France (which also introduced Django’s brother Joseph on rhythm guitar}), an incarnation of the orchestra of Hotel Claridge, the record company Ultraphone offered the band a record deal in 1934, and his first album sent shock waves through the European jazz scene. This led to a sequence of recordings from the band that could raise the popularity of the band and can play concert halls. It was at this time that the book’s first collection of pieces by Django Reinhardt jazz guitar and jazz guitar tablature was compiled.
When World War II began, the band was on tour in London. Django and the company returned to Paris, but Grappelli decided to live in London. Reinhardt reformed the quintet, with Hubert Rostaing on clarinet replacing Grappelli’s violin. In 1943, Reinhardt married Sophie “Naguine” Ziegler in Salbris, with whom he had a son, Babik Reinhardt, who became a respected guitarist in his own right. Due to the German invasion of France, Django grew to become a god in the eyes of the French. He was a national hero who represented a distinct and completely free spirit who stood tall against the repressive, stifling invaders.
Django Reinhardt popularity continued to increase. He wrote the beautiful tune “Nuages,” which became his tune, and finally replaced with clarinetist Hubert Grapelli Rostaing, encouraged by linking the jazz guitar player Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman clarinet.
This new line also was replacing drums rhythm guitar, and sold shows every time you play. Django popularity spread to include United States. In 1946, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli met. “Nuages” was recorded as a quintet with new members, but Django was in poor health and returned to Paris. Later in 1946, made his first trip, and only the United States. He was invited to New York Hall Carnegie acclaimed to be a soloist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Energy was to come to America and gave his enormous ego extreme delusions of grandeur. Maccaferri, a guitar maker, left his home in anticipation of U.S. manufacturers to build his guitars however, this did not happen, he ended up buying a generic American electric guitar that was not very comfortable for the concert.
Django without any problem and was asked back for six encores. In the 2nd night however, his natural out going nature, arrived late, But finally arrived just in time to close the show. He blamed his tardiness on the taxi driver.This event significantly devalued his tour and was deemed a failure.
Bebop had become the modern style of jazz in 1949 and Django-style swing was a thing of the past. His ego was crushed and left the guitar for a while. In 1951, however, was back in action and had absorbed the language of bebop.
He recorded with bebop pioneer Dizzy Gillespie in 1953 and had a world tour in fila.En Switzerland in a small tour, Django developed some health problems. He had extreme headaches, high blood pressure and numbness in the fingers. He refused to see a doctor and the May 15, 1953, suffered a fatal blow, while in a cafe with friends. He died at the age of 43 years.The legend Django Reinhardt continues to grow. Notable jazz guitarist Biréli Lagrène is dedicated to carrying the torch left behind Django. Influence of Django is easy to explain in the game Lagrène in the use of tremolo picking, fast chromatic phrases, and slides down the strings. In 1999, Woody Allen wrote and directed “Sweet and Lowdown,” a fictional film in which a man named Emmet Ray says that “the second greatest jazz guitarist in the world” – only 2 of Django Reinhardt. Ray was threatened and traumatized by the presence of Django and avoid it at all costs. In 2002, a restaurant called “Django”, inspired by manouche guitarist, opened to critical acclaim in the highly competitive New York City bistro scene.
