Does Anyone Like Django Reinhardt?

[AlembicPlayer]

Joscho Stephan

check this out


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfj10h87CrY

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
YOU MAY GIVE UP PLAYING THE GUITAR AFTER VIEWING THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_pfmrj0rxc


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[250GBsOfAwesome]

Good Lord. Wow, I might actually like that better than the original.

[AlembicPlayer]

check out the second link
tune called Django's Tiger

hold on to your seat!

[250GBsOfAwesome]

Lol, yeah I just watched that along with a few of his other stuff. This guy is insane.

[AlembicPlayer]

acoustic guitar...yes it is
this stuff just floors me


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[AlembicPlayer]

interesting , he says in this clip how it's 80% right hand to make this music


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-onjAoVdnw


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[JohnnyPustular]

21 years old?

And if your students ever ask why they need to learn their scales:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPW3yYEqM1w

[Bard2dbone]

Now I'm totally depressed.

Thanks bunches.

[Jim Campbell]

while we're on great lesser known geetar guys check out jimmy bryant......gonna check this stephan guy on cd/dvd ......

[vinny]

Man, I've dug that cat (Django)for over thirty years. Some of the stuff he did with Stephane Grappelli was just as killer. Check it out if you haven't heard them together. It's worth noting that Django lost about a finger & a half on his fretting hand in a fire at about age five I believe.

PS. Joscho Stephan is purty good too.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Originally Posted by vinny

Man, I've dug that cat (Django)for over thirty years. Some of the stuff he did with Stephane Grappelli was just as killer. Check it out if you haven't heard them together. It's worth noting that Django lost about a finger & a half on his fretting hand in a fire at about age five I believe.

PS. Joscho Stephan is purty good too.

+1. Django has been one of my favorite guitarists for years. I'm not big on jazz, but he's fantastic.

[bassrique]

Good stuff. Thanks for the links.

[Baryonyx]

I dig Django, he was a fierce player. This Joscho guy is pretty amazing too!

[Jared Lash]

Joscho is really talented. Of course, he has an advantage over Reinhardt in that he has full use of his left hand.

Yeah, I love Django.

So what could be better than a tribute to him AND 80's hits?

The Lost Fingers.

[cdef]

Dude's a regular speed demon... It's pretty showy playing, but that's part of the style, I guess. He really gets the details down, too, the snappy attack, the fast vibrato, the fleeting bends and those extended chromatic runs.

[Jools4001]

Wow. I like all that type of stuff, especially when Django was playing with Grapelli, but this guy is GOOD.

Interesting on the first clip that throughout the tune you just see what you presume is a hard swinging double bass player's elbow, then at the end it turns out to be a Steinberger EUB

[johhn smith]

Originally Posted by vinny

Man, I've dug that cat (Django)for over thirty years. Some of the stuff he did with Stephane Grappelli was just as killer. Check it out if you haven't heard them together. It's worth noting that Django lost about a finger & a half on his fretting hand in a fire at about age five I believe.

PS. Joscho Stephan is purty good too.

i agree, django is an incredible player, and the stuff with grapelli showcases the dynamic interplay of a couple of masters. the sound quality of some of the recordings isn't the greatest, but this in it's own way is really cool as it lends authenticity to the music and credibility to the strength of the performers. think, these days how many bands are studio creations or their sounds are production tricks.

i had heard that his left hand was damaged in a caravan ( trailer ) fire when he was young and that he had his 3rd and 4th fingers fused together. he thereupon learned to play his guitar with 2 fingers, solo and chording, and that this music makes up the bulk of his recorded work. amazing, truly amazing.

[EagleMoon]

I've always been a big fan of Django's but this guy is really talented. Nice to see somebody his age playing something melodic.

[StyleOverShow]

Originally Posted by AlembicPlayer

Joscho Stephan

check this out


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfj10h87CrY

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
YOU MAY GIVE UP PLAYING THE GUITAR AFTER VIEWING THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_pfmrj0rxc


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Amazing and effortless. Great phrasing.

-richard

[kesslari]

Yes