Minor Swing Improv - Django Reinhardt

Guitar by Jason Earls.
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Django! I never thought I'd be able to cover a Django Reinhardt song since he was so good, but here I am. There are a couple of mistakes here and there and the sound quality isn't fabulous but you can't win 'em all. I hope you enjoy it and subscribe to my channel and also buy my guitar book for one of your loved ones this Christmas.
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Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23 January 1910 16 May 1953) was a Belgian Gypsy jazz guitarist. One of the first prominent European jazz musicians, Reinhardt remains one of the most renowned jazz guitarists due to his innovative and distinctive playing. With violinist Stéphane Grappelli he cofounded the Quintette du Hot Club de France, described by critic Thom Jurek as "one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz." Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become jazz standards, including "My Sweet", "Minor Swing", "Tears", "Belleville", "Djangology" and "Nuages" (French for "Clouds").

Reinhardt's Gypsy nickname "Django" was Romani for "I awake." He spent most of his youth in gypsy encampments close to Paris, playing banjo, guitar and violin from an early age, and professionally at Bal-musette halls in Paris. He started first on the violin and eventually moved on to a banjo-guitar that had been given to him and his first known recordings (in 1928) were of him playing the banjo.

At the age of 18, Reinhardt was injured in a fire that ravaged the caravan he shared with Florine "Bella" Mayer, his first wife. They were very poor, and to supplement their income Bella made imitation flowers out of celluloid and paper. Consequently, their home was full of this highly flammable material. Returning from a performance late one night, Django apparently knocked over a candle on his way to bed. While his family and neighbors were quick to pull him to safety, he received first and second degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralyzed and the third and fourth fingers of his left hand were badly burnt. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again and intended to amputate one of his legs. Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane. His brother Joseph Reinhardt, an accomplished guitarist himself, bought Django a new guitar. With painful rehabilitation and practice Django relearned his craft in a completely new way, even as his third and fourth fingers remained partially paralyzed. Hence, he played all of his guitar solos with only two fingers, and managed to use the two injured digits only for chord work. -Wikipedia

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• Django
• Reinhardt
• Minor
• Swing
• jazz
• standard
• solo
• guitar
• jason earls
• guitar player
• gypsy jazz

[DjangosBurntFingers]

First of all. You're obviously a pro. That's a hysterical title for your book. Is it selling in any decent way? I love what you did with "Minor Swing". Django would probably say, "Not bad", then one up you. I saw those skulls and the rock style guitar in the background. Something tells me you aren't one of these jazz purist at all. mmmm.....Like all that other stuff I bet. Do you have an album out there. I can download it off Soulseek....just kidding. Boyce Livingston Webb

[zevi35711]

@DjangosBurntFingers thanks for your comment. your youtube name is great. the book is selling okay, nothing spectacular. I'm mainly a rock player, but like a little bit of jazz. i don't have an album, but you can download some of my stuff for free from alonetone(dot)com if you want, but i haven't put up anything new there for a while.

[Blueserection]

Jason:

Great stuff. Surprised your not signed. You have to have been in some bands in NWA that I would know. Have you found a band yet? I am older and was a blues front man a few years ago. Didn't know if you would take a chance on working with me a bit--no strings attached. Bob Mac

[zevi35711]

Thanks Bob. Nope, I'm not in a band right now, kind of tired of that whole thing. I'm just gonna focus on doing some home recording for a while.

[seanissane]

holy shit this is awesome!

[zevi35711]

much appreciated!

[RDblues47]

@Blueserection 

[guitar19904]

fucking amazing impressed, youve shatterd my plaing abilitys lol

you deserve 1 million views

[GassyCoke]

Sounds Nice, but sounds nothing like Jazz Manouche or Django.

[Xiphosss]

Hmm, it's seems to be good, i like your improv, but some parts it's not in gypsy style. Keep working.