He would often skip sold-out concerts to simply walk to the beach or "smell the dew." Lousson was frequently on the road in the 1950s and 1960s and never recorded commercially except for an unreleased 1960s studio recording from Paris with violinist Vivian Villerstein.[3]. A full chronological listing of his lifetime recorded output is available from the source cited here,[72] and an index of individual tunes is available from the source cited here. Jazz musician Django Bates was named after him. Nicknamed "Naguine," she and Reinhardt were distant cousins. He played a few tunes at the end of the show, backed by Ellington, with no special arrangements written for him. Reinhardt developed a reputation among his band, fans, and managers as extremely unreliable. VO: In the Chapel of the National Institute for Blind Children, Django Reinhardt will, for the first time, hear his mass played on the organ, which he has written especially for the gypsies. Neill, Billy & Gates, E. (compilers) (c. 1945). [10] Reinhardt spent most of his youth in Romani encampments close to Paris, where he started playing the violin, banjo and guitar. After Reinhardt died, his younger brother Joseph at first swore to abandon music, but he was persuaded to perform and record again. Django's Departure on the 16th May 1953 Django made his last commercial recording on April 8, 1953, with a progressive group consisting of Vibes ("Fats" Lallemand), Piano (Martial Solal), Bass (Pierre Michelot), and Drums (Pierre Lemarchand). This technique permits him to play with an inconceivable velocity and makes his instrument completely versatile. Jean Reinhardt, known by his Romani nickname Django, was a Romani-Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. Burned while saving his pregnant wife, Django Reinhardt spent more than a year in and out of hospitals. Sophie "Naguine" Reinhardt (Ziegler) Birthdate: estimated between 1879 and 1939. A small number of waltzes composed by Reinhardt in his youth were never recorded by the composer, but were retained in the repertoire of his associates and several are still played today. Born in Belgium, his French father, Jean Eugene Weiss, chose to use his wife's maiden name of Reinhart instead of Weiss. A French film named Django was released in 2017. Differing accounts surround his death. [19]:93. [19]:4549 The Quintette was one of the few well-known jazz ensembles composed only of stringed instruments. When he was 14, the young artist began his professional career accompanying the popular accordionist, Guerino, in underworld Parisian dance halls. Babik Reinhardt The group, which became the first major European band, gained popularity for their recordings of covers of American songs such as Dinah and Lady Be Good. 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. (He often used a Selmer fitted with an electric pickup, despite his initial hesitation about the instrument.) Because of his damaged left hand (his ring and pinky fingers helped little in his playing) Reinhardt had to modify both his chordal and melodic approach extensively. Reinhardt spent most of his youth in gypsy encampments close to Paris, spending carefree days immersed in music. The wagon was quickly engulfed in flames. The recording was issued for the first time in the late 1950s. Enjoy. in accordance with New World Encyclopedia standards. He was the first jazz talent to emerge from Europe and remains the most significant. Django's father was a talented musician and it was from him that he learned his first instrument, the violin, as a young child around camp fires. [6] At Samois in 1978 he is pictured using a Gibson ES-175 hollow bodied jazz guitar belonging to Django's brother Joseph. [2]:169 During the Holocaust an estimated 600,000 to 1.5 million Romani throughout Europe were killed. His young wife, Florine "Bella" Mayer, made fake flowers from celluloid and paper and their caravan was filled with highly flammable materials. You don't hear it. 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. . Jean Django Reinhardt was born on 23rd January 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-a-Celles, Belgium. A: And in what surroundings do you isolate yourself in order to write it's not a question of surroundings. Sultan of Swing: the Complete Gramophone Hmv Swing Recordings 1936 - 1953 The fire burned the majority of his body, leaving his left hand deformed. Born: 23 January 1910, Liberchies, Belgium. 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. Hugues Panassi, in his 1942 book The Real Jazz, wrote: First of all, his instrumental technique is vastly superior to that of all other jazz guitarists. Born in Liberchies, Pont--Celles, Belgium, Django's name was taken from the Romany word meaning, "I awake." In his later style (c.1946 onwards) Reinhardt began to incorporate more bebop influences in his compositions and improvisations, also fitting a Stimer electric pickup to his acoustic guitar. 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. At this time, he had not started playing jazz, although he had probably heard and had been intrigued by the version of jazz played by American expatriate bands like Billy Arnold's. The couple escaped, but Reinhardt suffered extensive burns over half his body. He made his first recordings under the name of Jiango Reinhardt when he was in his late teens. About Django Reinhardt Born in Belgium in 1910 and raised in France, Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt was the first European jazz musician to carve out a unique stylejazz manouchewedding the virtuosic speed and rhythmic conception of Roma traditional music with jazz improvisation. His modernist piece "Rythme Futur" was also intended to be acceptable to the Nazis. [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. Django Reinhardt played by and from his heart, driven to excel in his craft out of his love for it more than his duty to it. 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. 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. [13]:12, While developing his interest in jazz, Reinhardt met Stphane Grappelli, a young violinist with similar musical interests. [55] The Allman Brothers Band song "Jessica" was written by Dickey Betts in tribute to Reinhardt. They had one son. "Django Reinhardt a reassessment". This page was last edited on 18 August 2020, at 17:10. Born as Jean in Belgium, Reinhardt was of Manouche Romani descent. 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I particularly don't know the ending. He grew up near Paris and played the violin, banjo, and guitar from an early age. "[8], Feeling unappreciated by critics and not accepted by French authorities as the legal heir of Django, Lousson retired from playing in 1980. 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. I Nationalencyklopedin beskrivs han som "en av jazzens mest virtuosa och stilbildande gitarrister". He also experimented with classical composition, writing a Mass for the Gypsies and a symphony. His work has influenced many such artistes like BB King and Carlos Santana. [19]:93 The single sold over 100,000 copies. To cite this article click here for a list of acceptable citing formats.The history of earlier contributions by wikipedians is accessible to researchers here: The history of this article since it was imported to New World Encyclopedia: Note: Some restrictions may apply to use of individual images which are separately licensed. [39][2]:cover[b], Jazz guitarists in the U.S., such as Charlie Byrd and Wes Montgomery, were influenced by his style. His mother, also, was a talent in her own right, often performing in song and dance on the tailgate of the caravan. Like so many extremely talented child prodigies, Reinhardt was spoiled to the point where he came to . A: And is today the first recital of your mass? He was too far ahead of his time. Author William Kotzwinkle's 1989 collection, The Hot Jazz Trio stars Reinhardt in a surrealistic fantasy also featuring. Nevertheless, Reinhardt kept playing. New World Encyclopedia writers and editors rewrote and completed the Wikipedia article The son of a musician, Reinhardt toured the US from an early age with Duke Ellingtons orchestra. Both his sons, Lousson and Babik, also followed in his footsteps and became jazz guitarists. By the early 1940s, Django Reinhardt was considered by many to be Paris' greatest star. He developed his own unique and unconventional musical technique, which eventually made him a legend in the history of music. The Django web framework, a Python web framework, was named after Reinhardt. 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. His infallible technique, his daring, 'on the edge' improvisations coupled with his vastly advanced harmonic sense, took him to musical heights that Christian and many other Bop musicians never came near. was released in 2005. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. As a French-speaking Belgian gypsy, he's the first European musical virtuoso to influence American jazz guitarists. In 1965, he had his first short-lived marriage to Carla Evonne Stewart, which ended after only one year of wedlock. [13]:9 On these recordings, made in 1928, Reinhardt plays the "banjo" (actually the banjo-guitar) accompanying the accordionists Maurice Alexander, Jean Vaissade and Victor Marceau, and the singer Maurice Chaumel. Wherever he stayed, in fact, became an encampment for his extended family. The story of Django Reinhardt, famous guitarist and composer, and his flight from German-occupied Paris in 1943. Five of his children were sons; Dregni states that one of them, Paul "Navire" Baumgartner, was the father of Dallas Baumgartner, a contemporary gypsy jazz guitarist. Born in Belgium in 1910, Reinhardt grew up in Romani (Gypsy) camps near Paris, learning banjo, guitar, and violin. Information med symbolet hentes fra Wikidata. Following once more in Manouche tradition, Reinhardt married Florine Mayer, usually known as 'Bella', a girl from the same gypsy settlement. stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 1951 Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club Quintet, 1954 The Great Artistry of Django Reinhardt, 1980 Routes to Django Reinhardt - Bireli Lagrene, 2002 Djangology (remastered) (recorded in 1948, discovered, remastered and released by Bluebird Records), 2003 Jazz in Paris: Nuits de Saint-Germain des-Prs. "The Lost: The Secret History of Lousson Baumgartner and the "Other" Family." After . 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. On the 16th of May, 1953, Django Reinhardt suffered a fatal stroke while walking home from a performance at a Paris club. DR: No, it's not I who notates the music. This marriage also produced one son. Django Reinhardt married Florine Mayer in 1927 according to gypsy custom although their marriage was not registered, and therefore not recognised under French law. Reinhardt expanded his musical horizons during this period. Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), guitarist of jazz with gypsy musicians, in a bar. Hvert r bliver der afholdt en festival til . His legacy was in part, created when he was caught in a large fire at a young age. His father was Jean Eugene Weiss and his mother was Laurence Reinhardt. Jazz and swing music was not yet on the young Django's radar yet, however, but his musical repertoire as a young man included being adept at playing the guitar, violin and banjo. [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. [18], Reinhardt's brother Joseph and Roger Chaput also played on guitar, and Louis Vola was on bass. Born in Belgium and raised in a gypsy camp near Paris, he first learned to play the violin, but later switched to banjo-guitar. He died suddenly of a stroke in 1953 at the age of 43. Not one to talk much, he was compared to Harpo Marx when on stage, more inclined to speak through his guitar than out his mouth. Archtop Magazine, March 1988; reproduced in Cruickshank, 1994, p. 47. Performers included Grappelli, Benny Carter, and Mike Peters with his group of seven musicians. 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. [2]:157 Official policy towards jazz was much less strict in occupied France, according to author Andy Fry, with jazz music frequently played on both Radio France, the official station of Vichy France, and Radio Paris, which was controlled by the Germans. children: Babik Reinhardt, Henri Baumgartner, See the events in life of Django Reinhardt in Chronological Order. [11]:138 He had been promised jobs in California, but they failed to develop. 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]. Also in the neighborhood was the artistic salon R-26, at which Reinhardt and Grappelli performed regularly as they developed their unique musical style. On the night of 2 November 1928, Reinhardt was going to bed in the wagon that he and his wife shared in the caravan. Musicians have paid tribute to Reinhardt in many other ways, such as by invoking his name in their own work or personal life. Fortunately for him, a jazz-loving German, Luftwaffe officer Dietrich Schulz-Khn[de], allowed him to return to Paris. He was just 43 years old. Romani-Belgian jazz musician (19101953), Professor of music and guitarist, Mark White, of, Here is Lauren Oliver's transcript of the interview from the radio broadcast: 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. [52], In 1984 the Kool Jazz Festival, held in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, was dedicated entirely to Reinhardt. Counted amongst the greatest musicians of the twentieth century, he was one of the most influential jazz artists to have emerged from Europe. . And the Sintis are the Gypsies that moved through Europe and live in Western Europe now. The wagon was quickly engulfed in flames. Introduction: Brother of Joseph Reinhardt. He passed away suddenly on 16th May 1953 due to a massive stroke. Though they survived, he and his wife both suffered severe burns. Django Reinhardt nat le 23 janvier 1910 en Belgique, dans une famille sinti . [11]:92 While playing, he noticed American film actor Eddie Cantor in the front row. Django gives us a wonderful lead; the first 15 seconds are a 101-level crash course on how to play gypsy jazz. Both his sons, Lousson and Babik, also followed in his footsteps and became jazz guitarists. [24] During the war, Romani were systematically killed in concentration camps. One night, Django came home and accidentally knocked over a candle on his way to bed. . It was a politically tumultuous time in the history of Europe and the Nazis had taken control of France. The wagon was quickly engulfed in flames. Reinhardt died suddenly of a stroke on 16 May 1953. (Organ continues to play), Dregni, Michael. One noteworthy gain from the trip to America was that he had left France playing swing, but returned thinking of beebop and modern jazz which would be the new direction he ultimately took. As good as players are, they haven't gotten to where he is. 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