Django Reinhardt Nuages Electric!

Paris, Django on electric guitar playing Nuages

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[taildragger53]

This was done just weeks before he died.

I recall the original liner notes, written by Charles Delauney ( a friend of D.R) stating that there was a "certain ennui about the session" ..a sadness and premonition that Django had that he didn't have long. Delauney stated that it was the most emotional version of "Nuages" ever done.

[guildx700]

@taildragger53 very interesting facts. Thanks for posting them here! You CAN feel that emotion in this recording, it's really easy to connect to the feel, few recordings can pull one in so emotionally, and so easily as this one does.

[SatchmoSings]

I've generally preferred Reinhardt's electric playing; I prefer its "minimalism."

The problem is, though, the other musicians he played with are generally not as good as the rest of The Quintet of The Hot Club of France.

[guildx700]

@SatchmoSings I hear you, and although I agree that the rest of the backup used is sometimes quite weak for mnay of the electric sessions, it just again shows the strength of Django's playing abilities to easily refocus the attention to the overall musical theme being presented.

[zalman595]

God, that was great. I've heard some of Django's electric recordings and have always been partial to the 1930s stuff on the Selmer accoustic, but this recording of Nuages is just spectacular. I watch all the "great guitarists" on Youtube, but none of the speedfreak circus acts can ever equal this man's absolute eloquence with the instrument. I am often astonished how many guitarists either don't know or are just vaguely aware of Django. He influenced every great guiarist, directly of indirectly

[guildx700]

@zalman595 Your words are soooo right on target. I could not have said it better. Thanks for your post Bro!

[StavJazzMan]

@guildx700 Actually, during the 1946 tour with Duke, he used an Epiphone Zephyr,

which he also used later on.

[RodjNajm]

I just learned about this guy 30 minutes ago, wow! Spectacular! Thanks for sharing.

[quailblaster]

1:58 = Great lick!

[adastra1234]

this is my first time to see " no thumbs down " on a music video :D

[wisesatyr72]

the greatest 2 finger guitarist EVER !!

[taildragger53]

@guildx700 There's a certain sort of spookiness about the whole session..especially when you hear this on vinyl.

The hair stood up on the back of my neck when i 1st heard the LP.

Thank you for the reply!

[taildragger53]

@SatchmoSings I agree with you.

Most folk really criticise Reinhardt's electric period and say he never got to grips with amplification.

This session really proves the wrong. Heart wrenching phrasing. On the track "Night & Day", from this same session, Django displays some chromatic phrasing that paved the way to Be bop. I think most musicians couldn't keep up with Reinhardt but Hubert Rostaing sounded good with him (IMHO)