Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django (French: [dʒãŋɡo ʁɛjnaʁt] or [dʒɑ̃ɡo ʁenɑʁt]), was a Romani-Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents. With violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. The group was among the first to play jazz that featured the guitar as a lead instrument. Reinhardt recorded in France with many visiting American musicians, including Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter, and briefly toured the United States with Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1946. He died suddenly of a stroke in 1953 at the age of 43. Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become standards within gypsy jazz, including "Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages". Jazz guitarist Frank Vignola says that nearly every major popular-music guitarist in the world has been influenced by Reinhardt. Over the last few decades, annual Django festivals have been held throughout Europe and the U.S., and a biography has been written about his life. In February 2017, the Berlin International Film Festival held the world premiere of the French film Django. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 23, 1910 (Pont-à-Celles), Died May 16, 1953 (Samois-sur-Seine)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 67 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0LA1059 | 10-in. | 5/4/1936 | Oriental shuffle | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Gramophone | 0LA1060 | 10-in. | 5/4/1936 | After you've gone | Stephane Grappelli ; Hot Club de France. Quintette ; Django Reinhardt ; Freddy Taylor | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1061 | 10-in. | 5/4/1936 | Are you in the mood? | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Gramophone | 0LA1062 | 10-in. | 5/4/1936 | Limehouse blues | Stephane Grappelli ; Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Django Reinhardt | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1290 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | Nagasaki | Stephane Grappelli ; Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Django Reinhardt | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1291 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | Swing guitars | Stephane Grappelli ; Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Django Reinhardt | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Gramophone | 0LA1292 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | Georgia on my mind | Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Freddy Taylor | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1293 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | Shine | Stephane Grappelli ; Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Django Reinhardt ; Freddy Taylor | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1294 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | In the still of the night | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1702 | 10-in. | 4/21/1937 | Exactly like you | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1704 | 10-in. | 4/21/1937 | You're driving me crazy | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1888 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Hangin' around Boudon | Bill Coleman ; Dicky Wells Orchestra | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1982 | 10-in. | 11/12/1937 | Swing guitars | Bill Coleman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 0LA1983 | 10-in. | 11/19/1937 | Bill Coleman blues | Bill Coleman ; Django Reinhardt | Trumpet solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1990 | 10-in. | 11/25/1937 | Minor's swing | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Gramophone | 0LA1991 | 10-in. | 11/25/1937 | Viper's dream | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1994 | 10-in. | 12/7/1937 | Paramount stomp | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA1995 | 10-in. | 12/7/1937 | Swinging with Django | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA2145 | 10-in. | 9/29/1937 | Eddie South blues | Django Reinhardt ; Eddie South | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gramophone | 0LA2146 | 10-in. | 9/29/1939 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Django Reinhardt ; Eddie South | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4661 | 10-in. | 1/15/1934 | Le jour ou je te vis | André Ekyan Orchestre Jazz ; André Ekyan ; Jean Sablon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4663 | 10-in. | 1/15/1934 | Prenez garde au grand méchant loup | André Ekyan Orchestre Jazz ; André Ekyan ; Jean Sablon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4807 | 10-in. | 4/11/1934 | Je sais que vous êtes jolie | André Ekyan ; Django Reinhardt ; Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine | Male vocal solo, with guitar, clarinet, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4808 | 10-in. | 4/11/1934 | Par correspondance | André Ekyan ; Django Reinhardt ; Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine | Male vocal solo, with guitar, clarinet, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5176 | 10-in. | 1/7/1935 | The continental | Django Reinhardt ; Jean Sablon ; Garland Wilson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reinhardt, Django," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103518.
Reinhardt, Django. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103518.
"Reinhardt, Django." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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