Clips of the the Quintette of the Hot Club of France

[martyn347]

whats the name of song that they are playing?

[martinw1200]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. Great stuff. And we can see that Reinhardt did indeed use only the 2 fingers. I am in awe.

[peterberenz]

This was after the fire. He does this with two fingers

[kenvorland]

I just cant get enough of this fuckin awesome Django Rules Over and Out...

[andrewldexter]

When I heard the scale at 2:53 I shat bricks.

[grevejp44]

@andrewldexter lol I tried improving along but when I got to 2:53 I just set the guitar down and walked away.

[budhempfeld]

jboyshyne thanks great to be able to hear great music

[kenvorland]

whats the name of the tune?

[ratherthebarber]

@kenvorland It's "J'attendrai", it means "I will wait" in french.

[u9vata]

They are geniuses!

Can you tell me the name of the songs,they are performing here?

[OneWorldHistory]

I saw Stephene in Minneapolis back in the 1980s. The man was amazing. A pinnacle of joy and love in his art. Curiously, during the intermission the younger musicians in his band went backstage, and Stephane sat down at the piano and played Mozart for 20 minutes as the crowd milled around the theater. I sat there dumbfounded with a goofy grin on my face. I will never forget it.

[SakuraYasunaymaa]

waaaaaaaaaa q genial, me hubiera encantado estar en ese tiempo para verlos y oirlos tocar ^^

[daschr1]

this music is the best, so beautiful :]

[riodaca]

je trouve qu'il est formidable merci django

[ce6bxd]

es increible lo que hace Django con solo dos dedos de su mano izquierda

[STORM13NOTE]

So rare to watch Django Reinhardt in a movie/doc!

[johnnymccrowe]

i never get tired of watching this clip

[Scruggsism]

was django from the sama planet as me! i could live for 200years and be unable to poorly cover the great mans interpretations! and his wee bro joseph is nae slouch either.

[ar904]

Look at that La Pompe!

[1937Ronaldo]

Hi sweets, notice his left hand where he only has the use of his index and middle fingers, the others fused in a fire in his caravan when he fell asleep smoking.His brother Joseph sits behind him, the one with the wavy hair and moustache. Django is possibly the most revered guitarist who ever lived and everything was improvised, he never could read music. this is stage five in what will become your musical further education. I've allowed you four stages to fill in as you wish with SQ, LL, RayC x

[peaeater1]

Come on people. Let's have a little ripple of applause for Stéphane Grappelli too.

[aShtk85]

@peaeater1 And not just a little ! I miss him as much as Django

[JBoyShyne]

Yup! Notice how I didn't call the clip "Django." I love Django's rhythms while Grappelli solos. Great stuff!

[11Kralle]

@peaeater1

Grapelli is the ONE violinist who made this music complete already! His intonation, his bluesy lines and his improvisational talent brought his instrument into attention of JASS!!!

[MomSaysImCool]

@peaeater1 Grappelli is my hero.

[connberkshire]

@peaeater1- I loved Django for many years now, but I've noticed since I've been really listening to the Quintette, that Grappelli's violin is every bit as soulful as Django's guitar... Much love and respect to both of them, for bringing such beautiful music to my life...

[theonlyantony]

@peaeater1 I saw Stefan Grappelli perform twice. He was a magical man CHARISMA . He was dressed impeccably as ever and just a beautiful presence! He played as well when i saw him as back in the thirties! Heartbreaking playing in the era of the heartbreaking song.

[peaeater1]

@theonlyantony Very nice. An artiste in the true sense of the word.

[guitarer99]

Bravo! THIS here is REAL MUSIC! i wish that some bands were still as simple as these.

[MEKON17]

fair play those guys are fucking badass at the start. Would anyone care to recommend a good CD of music by this band ? =)

[StuttgartWolf]

@MEKON17

I´d recommend Echoes of France!

[JBoyShyne]

MEKON17, get all the Quintette of the Hot Club of France stuff with both Django and Grappelli. The stuff is hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jamesabilly]

@whiteej21 That's exactly what I was getting at My Friend! You just did a much better job of putting it into words :-)

[aminfidel]

once again, the only clip that really shows Them playing with the correct soundtrack is the newsreel made in England in '39. the others are overdubbed

[davidkerr6]

Note how Django only uses his index and middle fingers in all of the soloing. That was because the rest of the fingers were disabled after being burned. Pretty Awazing!

[peedutt]

If I have two fingers of my hand surgically removed, do you think I might play as magnificently as Django does ? Because at the moment with all four on the fretboard I sound really shite !

[kvnlmn]

@peedutt yes you can! believe in yourself!

[thechewydude]

The Belgian contribution to pleasure all over the world consists of three aspects: Beer, Women and Django (f-ing) Reinhardt.

[Disques13Swing]

@thechewydude

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You forgot chocolate...

[thejeffsn]

what song are they playing here?

[semicroma]

@thejeffsn J'attendrai 

[matrags]

How anyone could play like that with only two fingers is beyond me. Genial.

[jamesabilly]

It's all good. I'm a musician myself & have gone the last 36hrs w/o sleep due to booking for my next couple of tours. I wasn't trying to come off pissy or anything but I guess I did & apologize for that. I just think that metal guitarists in general are highly over rated. Especially when compared to Django, Les Paul & the like. I started on metal & thought I was pretty good to rip Randy Rhodes & Van Halen solos as a teen but I had no idea. Still dig metal but this is where it's at. :-)

[penguinlover51]

I played in bands for years as a drummer and I played electro acoustic guitar in clubs with my wife singing for years too, for pocket money:). Music has many flavours and moods, its all about the moment, and the expression of the players heart being poured out without measure, while caught up in that moment.

Rhodes & EVH are genius players because unlike you or me they were not rip off's, they came up with all those awesome riffs. Go and re-listen to Eddie on 'Atom Punk', pure soul, pure class.

[jamesabilly]

You're preaching to the choir My Friend in regard to music- it's flavors, moods & the expression involved which helps create the moment. I think Robert Plant said it best in that "musicians are all borrowers, beggars & thieves" but speak for yourself in regard to being a copy cat. I have emulated many styles from many players & perfected some of these to a T(learning the work of another is copying to a degree) but my own musical compositions & vocal stylings are as much my own as can be.

[jamesabilly]

Much like the players you mentioned I allow my mixed bag of influence & technical ability to be steered by my passion & the flavor of my own style. Have a good one :-)

[busessuck1]

@jamesabilly WOW you don't like metal?

...that's controversial

[tom5677]

@jamesabilly thats how it starts though you wanna shred til your fingers bleed then you hear jazz and your idea of being good at guitar comes crashing down on you, and you realise jazz is a style that makes you good at your instrument

[jamesabilly]

Not trying to start an argument but Yngwie isn't worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence as Django Reinhardt. I realize I've just contradicted myself with that last sentence but comparing someone like Yngwie who sat around for years practicing scales just so he could play them fast on a "scalloped fretboard" Fender Strat is nothing compared to the sheer, unschooled & natural, improvisational genius of Django on an acoustic guitar. Thank you SO much for posting this footage by the way!

[26971974]

Genio!

[lexdepex]

Can anyone tell me what the name of the last tune is?

[thejazzman8]

thanks for posting this awesome video

[plastilito]

amo el pinche swiiiiiiing!!!!

[Misterman1982]

Does anyone know what the songs being played when have the group are playing cards and the first song being played on stage are called? I have looked through cd after cd and cannot find them.

[HeadHunter131]

one song is j´attendrai

[AlexM1979]

"J'attendrai"

[jespero93]

i think its just an variation of the song "jattendrai swing" which is the actaul song played after that. you can hear that the violin is pretty much the same, while the guitar is improvised a bit different.

[NYCWest777]

Wow! Great Music. I never heard it before. Django's playing is an inspiration to me.

[Brooksider100]

If it isn't Django in the first clip it is an excellent impersonation because the 'stand in' is remembering that Reinhardt did not have the use of two fingers on his fret hand following a fire. What wonderful music this is - my dear old dad introduced m to it in 1952 when I was 5!!!!!

[genuineskills]

yes django is in the first clip and his band :D

[Lorando2oo8]

was ich nicht verstehe warum gibt es keine richtigen konzerte von django wo lange drauf spielt so 20 oder 30 min?? komisch

[MRROCK92]

les mal seine biografie durch dann weisste warum django hat seine sachen gemacht wo sowas normal nicht aufgezeichnet wurde!

[lambethwalk1]

I believe Baro Ferret is playing guitar, at least in the first part, not Roger Chaput. What the hell do I know.

I love the look at 2:35, as if to say "..don't screw with the lights"

[TeddyDupont]

Yes it is Baro Ferret and the bass player is Eugene d'Hellemes

[youtubolsius]

cool, have been watching this vid for quite a few times now but now realise it's actually dutch somewhere

[zouzouzizi]

great genius

great band

where are we now?

[hoosierhiver]

cool video