RARE QOTHCOF 78 w.DJANGO REINHARDT & STEPHANE GRAPPELLY
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THIS IS AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS GREAT UK DECCA 78 FROM THE QUINTETTE OF THE HOT CLUB OF FRANCE FEATURING DJANGO REINHARDT WITH STEPHANE GRAPELLY
NUAGES / LOVE'S MELODY
Jean Reinhardt "Django" was born to Gypsy parents on the 24th January in 1910 at Liberchiesin Belgium. As a child he travelled throughout France, Italy and North Africa. At the age of ten the tribe took to a more permanent lifestyle at the Parisian port de Choisy. It is first reported that he accompanied his father on violin banjo and guitar at fêtes and festivals at a young age.He was an accomplished musician working in Paris when at the age of eighteen the caravan in which he was sleeping was ravaged by fire. Apparently his wife had filled the caravan that day with bunches of dried flowers. During the night Django got up and knocked a candle over setting the flowers ablaze. His left leg, and the third and forth digits on his left hand were terribly burnt. The doctors wanted to amputate the leg as it was so badly damaged, but Django refused. Some thought that this was bound to be the end to a promising career.
But, with great foresight, his doctor recommended that Django be given a guitar as therapy. Django rose to the challenge and persevered, giving rise to the style of playing that was eventually to create a storm the world over.
In 1930 he first heard recordings of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. This was a revelation to him and sent him onto the path of swing jazz. In 1934 he formed "The Quintet Hot Club de France" with the violinist Stephan Grapelli, his brother Joseph and R. Chaput on guitar and L. Vola on bass. It was at this point that he became known to and started his influence on guitarists around the world through his many recordings. Many American musicians would travel to Paris to play with him, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter Rex Steward to name but a few....
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DISC DETAILS
UK DECCA F 8604 10" 78 RPM SHELLAC
A SIDE - NUAGES
B SIDE - LOVE'S MELODY
CONDITION - EX / EX+
SUBTLE CLASSIC EUROPEAN JAZZ AT IT'S BEST
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