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- Book Title
- Django : the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
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- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- English
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- Biography & Autobiography
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- Composers & Musicians
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- 22.6 Oz
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- 344 Pages
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Django Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B.B. King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Yet there is no major biography of Reinhardt. Now, in Django , Michael Dregni offers a definitive portrait of this great guitarist. Handsome, charismatic, childlike, and unpredictable, Reinhardt was a character out of a picaresque novel. Born in a gypsy caravan at a crossroads in Belgium, he was almost killed in a freak fire that burned half of his body and left his left hand twisted into a claw. But with this maimed left hand flying over the frets and his right hand plucking at dizzying speed, Django became Europe's most famous jazz musician, commanding exorbitant fees--and spending the money as fast as he made it. Dregni not only chronicles this remarkably colorful life--including a fascinating account of gypsy culture--but he also sheds much light on Django's musicianship. He examines his long musical partnership with violinist Stphane Grappelli--the one suave and smooth, the other sharper and more dissonant--and he traces the evolution of their novel string jazz ensemble, Quintette du Hot Club de France . Indeed, the author spotlights Django's amazing musical diversity, describing his swing-styled Nouveau Quintette, his big band Django's Music, and his later bebop ensemble, as well as his many compositions, including symphonic pieces influenced by Ravel and Debussy and his unfinished organ mass inspired by Bach. And along the way, the author offers vivid snapshots of the jazz scene in Paris--colorful portraits of Josephine Baker, Bricktop, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, and countless others--and of Django's vagabond wanderings around France, Europe, and the United States, where he toured with Duke Ellington. Capturing the extraordinary life and times of one of the great musicians of the twentieth century, Django is a must-read portrait of a true original.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019516752x
ISBN-13
9780195167528
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3038289585
Product Key Features
Book Title
Django : the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
9.3in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Ml419.R44d74 2004
Reviews
"Dregni...has captured not only Django's brilliance and his short life,but also the world he lived in." --Winnipeg Free Press, "A rags-to-riches story of a unique talent whose works continue to touch aspiring guitarists of all genres."--Library Journal (starred review), "There was only one Django Reinhardt, and Dregni supplies a vivid,detailed portrait of the man behind the guitar.... Dregni has given us Reinhardtthe man--rascal, scoundrel, transcendent improviser, failed human being."--JoelSelvin, San Francisco Chronicle, "A rags-to-riches story of a unique talent whose works continue to touchaspiring guitarists of all genres."--Library Journal (starred review), "In this carefully researched biography, rich with details from interviewswith family members, friends and musicians, Dregni brings legendary Gypsy jazzguitarist Django Reinhardt into the spotlight.... Dregni casts Django as amercurial, charismatic Romany innocent, alternately transfixed by dajo life anddismissive of it. Colorful descriptions of the nightclubs of jazz-age Paris andsensitive appraisals of Django's musicianship add to the book'sappeal."--Publishers Weekly, "Extremely informative.... An important appreciation of an oft-forgotten musician.... Dregni carefully dissects Reinhardt's virtuoso playing style without resorting to technical jargon, and he spends plenty of time tending to Reinhardt's passionate soul--artistic, gypsy and otherwise."--MitchMyers, DownBeat, "One of the most satisfying jazz biographies in recent years.... Dregni writes lyrically of a place where the crosscurrents of art, music and fashion collided to produce a cultural richness that happens only once or twice a century, if humans are lucky.... Rich and rewarding."-- Baltimore Sun "In many ways the book jazz enthusiasts have been waiting for.... Fascinating and well-written. Dregni's musical analysis will send fans running to the stereo, digging out the old recordings and listening with fresh ears. Guitarists will have a feast reading about Django's technique and his famous Selmer Maccaferri guitar. Although Django will always be a larger-than-life figure, Dregni has given us a much clearer picture of the man behind the myth. 'Django' is, for now, the definitive biography, and we are in Dregni's debt for considerably advancing our understanding of the remarkable Django Reinhardt, his music and the world he lived in."--David French, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Extremely informative.... An important appreciation of an oft-forgotten musician.... Dregni carefully dissects Reinhardt's virtuoso playing style without resorting to technical jargon, and he spends plenty of time tending to Reinhardt's passionate soul--artistic, gypsy and otherwise."--Mitch Myers, DownBeat "A compelling portrait of this colorful musician, one that gives equal time to Reinhardt's fascinating story as well as ample musical analysis."-- JazzTimes "Dregni's biography does his complex subject justice.... His immersion in the period's history enriches his storytelling and our understanding. The panoramic results present Django Reinhardt as he has never been seen.... Dregni clarifies a lot of history while weaving an illumniated web of contexts around his subject. He vividly describes Gypsy life and mores, and anti-Gypsy bigotry; unearths new aspects of Reinhardt's life and work; discusses Parisian musette, American 'hot' jazz and bebop, and classical music; and insightfully details the music Reinhardt made and the instruments and people he made it with."--Gene Santoro, The New York Times Book Review "There was only one Django Reinhardt, and Dregni supplies a vivid, detailed portrait of the man behind the guitar.... Dregni has given us Reinhardt the man--rascal, scoundrel, transcendent improviser, failed human being."--Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle "An encyclopedic account of the Gypsy jazzman's life and times that provides an abundance of new information, finds new connections between what was already known, and clears up many misconceptions along the way."-- Guitar Player "A rags-to-riches story of a unique talent whose works continue to touch aspiring guitarists of all genres."-- Library Journal (starred review) "The great strength of his book is his tireless research into the world of Django's gypsy roots. He has tracked down and interviewed as many of Reinhardt's relatives as he can find, as well as older gypsies who knew and worked with him. The result is a more complete portrait of Reinhardt's inner life, including his relationships with his parents, his wife and many other women, and two sons. There is even a detailed account of the tragic fire that cost him two fingers.... Django is a remarkable book, and its outsider's perspective is part of the reason."-- New York Sun "The book is alive from beginning to end, and after awhile you feel like you were there as Django's career unfolds. Dregni insures that the story behind the music will not fade. Musicians, guitarists, students of the history of WWII, and those who love a good biography will love this book."--Frank Forte, Just Jazz Guitar "Dregni...not only has managed to break into the French milieu of jazz aficionados and sects in which Django worked but has penetrated the Gypsy, or Romany, world from which Django emerged--a clannish world whose existence, well i, "The book is alive from beginning to end, and after awhile you feel likeyou were there as Django's career unfolds. Dregni insures that the story behindthe music will not fade. Musicians, guitarists, students of the history of WWII,and those who love a good biography will love this book."--Frank Forte, JustJazz Guitar, "Dregni...not only has managed to break into the French milieu of jazzaficionados and sects in which Django worked but has penetrated the Gypsy, orRomany, world from which Django emerged--a clannish world whose existence, wellinto the nineteen-fifties and sixties, was still largely furtive, outdoors,vagabond, and, occasionally, criminal. Dregni clears up the two much mystifiedareas of Django's life--what exactly he did during the Second World War, andwhat really happened on his one trip to America, in 1946--and he sorts throughthe music and, nice bonus, manages to suggest plots for at least three fineFrench movie musicals."--Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "Dregni's biography does his complex subject justice.... His immersion inthe period's history enriches his storytelling and our understanding. Thepanoramic results present Django Reinhardt as he has never been seen.... Dregniclarifies a lot of history while weaving an illumniated web of contexts aroundhis subject. He vividly describes Gypsy life and mores, and anti-Gypsy bigotry;unearths new aspects of Reinhardt's life and work; discusses Parisian musette,American 'hot' jazz and bebop, and classical music; and insightfully details themusic Reinhardt made and the instruments and people he made it with."--GeneSantoro, The New York Times Book Review, "The great strength of his book is his tireless research into the world of Django's gypsy roots. He has tracked down and interviewed as many of Reinhardt's relatives as he can find, as well as older gypsies who knew and worked with him. The result is a more complete portrait of Reinhardt'sinner life, including his relationships with his parents, his wife and many other women, and two sons. There is even a detailed account of the tragic fire that cost him two fingers.... Django is a remarkable book, and its outsider's perspective is part of the reason."--New York Sun, "An encyclopedic account of the Gypsy jazzman's life and times that provides an abundance of new information, finds new connections between what was already known, and clears up many misconceptions along the way."--Guitar Player, "One of the most satisfying jazz biographies in recent years.... Dregniwrites lyrically of a place where the crosscurrents of art, music and fashioncollided to produce a cultural richness that happens only once or twice acentury, if humans are lucky.... Rich and rewarding."--Baltimore Sun, "A compelling portrait of this colorful musician, one that gives equal time to Reinhardt's fascinating story as well as ample musical analysis."--JazzTimes, "Dregni's biography does his complex subject justice.... His immersion in the period's history enriches his storytelling and our understanding. The panoramic results present Django Reinhardt as he has never been seen.... Dregni clarifies a lot of history while weaving an illumniated web ofcontexts around his subject. He vividly describes Gypsy life and mores, and anti-Gypsy bigotry; unearths new aspects of Reinhardt's life and work; discusses Parisian musette, American 'hot' jazz and bebop, and classical music; and insightfully details the music Reinhardt made and the instruments andpeople he made it with."--Gene Santoro, The New York Times Book Review, "Uncovers the influences that helped fuse Reinhardt's unique talent andbackground with a developing music scene that would eventually become a lastingart form."--Vintage Guitar Magazine, "A compelling portrait of this colorful musician, one that gives equaltime to Reinhardt's fascinating story as well as ample musicalanalysis."--JazzTimes, "In this carefully researched biography, rich with details from interviews with family members, friends and musicians, Dregni brings legendary Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt into the spotlight.... Dregni casts Django as a mercurial, charismatic Romany innocent, alternately transfixed bydajo life and dismissive of it. Colorful descriptions of the nightclubs of jazz-age Paris and sensitive appraisals of Django's musicianship add to the book's appeal."--Publishers Weekly, "Dregni...has captured not only Django's brilliance and his short life, but also the world he lived in." --Winnipeg Free Press, "One of the most satisfying jazz biographies in recent years.... Dregni writes lyrically of a place where the crosscurrents of art, music and fashion collided to produce a cultural richness that happens only once or twice a century, if humans are lucky.... Rich and rewarding."--BaltimoreSun, "One of the most satisfying jazz biographies in recent years.... Dregni writes lyrically of a place where the crosscurrents of art, music and fashion collided to produce a cultural richness that happens only once or twice a century, if humans are lucky.... Rich and rewarding."--Baltimore Sun "In many ways the book jazz enthusiasts have been waiting for.... Fascinating and well-written. Dregni's musical analysis will send fans running to the stereo, digging out the old recordings and listening with fresh ears. Guitarists will have a feast reading about Django's technique and his famous Selmer Maccaferri guitar. Although Django will always be a larger-than-life figure, Dregni has given us a much clearer picture of the man behind the myth. 'Django' is, for now, the definitive biography, and we are in Dregni's debt for considerably advancing our understanding of the remarkable Django Reinhardt, his music and the world he lived in."--David French, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Extremely informative.... An important appreciation of an oft-forgotten musician.... Dregni carefully dissects Reinhardt's virtuoso playing style without resorting to technical jargon, and he spends plenty of time tending to Reinhardt's passionate soul--artistic, gypsy and otherwise."--Mitch Myers, DownBeat "A compelling portrait of this colorful musician, one that gives equal time to Reinhardt's fascinating story as well as ample musical analysis."--JazzTimes "Dregni's biography does his complex subject justice.... His immersion in the period's history enriches his storytelling and our understanding. The panoramic results present Django Reinhardt as he has never been seen.... Dregni clarifies a lot of history while weaving an illumniated web of contexts around his subject. He vividly describes Gypsy life and mores, and anti-Gypsy bigotry; unearths new aspects of Reinhardt's life and work; discusses Parisian musette, American 'hot' jazz and bebop, and classical music; and insightfully details the music Reinhardt made and the instruments and people he made it with."--Gene Santoro, The New York Times Book Review "There was only one Django Reinhardt, and Dregni supplies a vivid, detailed portrait of the man behind the guitar.... Dregni has given us Reinhardt the man--rascal, scoundrel, transcendent improviser, failed human being."--Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle "An encyclopedic account of the Gypsy jazzman's life and times that provides an abundance of new information, finds new connections between what was already known, and clears up many misconceptions along the way."--Guitar Player "A rags-to-riches story of a unique talent whose works continue to touch aspiring guitarists of all genres."--Library Journal (starred review) "The great strength of his book is his tireless research into the world of Django's gypsy roots. He has tracked down and interviewed as many of Reinhardt's relatives as he can find, as well as older gypsies who knew and worked with him. The result is a more complete portrait of Reinhardt's inner life, including his relationships with his parents, his wife and many other women, and two sons. There is even a detailed account of the tragic fire that cost him two fingers.... Django is a remarkable book, and its outsider's perspective is part of the reason."--New York Sun "The book is alive from beginning to end, and after awhile you feel like you were there as Django's career unfolds. Dregni insures that the story behind the music will not fade. Musicians, guitarists, students of the history of WWII, and those who love a good biography will love this book."--Frank Forte, Just Jazz Guitar "Dregni...not only has managed to break into the French milieu of jazz aficionados and sects in which Django worked but has penetrated the Gypsy, or Romany, world from which Django emerged--a clannish world whose existence, well into the nineteen-fifties and sixties, was still largely furtive, ou, "In many ways the book jazz enthusiasts have been waiting for.... Fascinating and well-written. Dregni's musical analysis will send fans running to the stereo, digging out the old recordings and listening with fresh ears. Guitarists will have a feast reading about Django's technique and hisfamous Selmer Maccaferri guitar. Although Django will always be a larger-than-life figure, Dregni has given us a much clearer picture of the man behind the myth. 'Django' is, for now, the definitive biography, and we are in Dregni's debt for considerably advancing our understanding of the remarkableDjango Reinhardt, his music and the world he lived in."--David French, Los Angeles Times Book Review, "There was only one Django Reinhardt, and Dregni supplies a vivid, detailed portrait of the man behind the guitar.... Dregni has given us Reinhardt the man--rascal, scoundrel, transcendent improviser, failed human being."--Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, "The great strength of his book is his tireless research into the world ofDjango's gypsy roots. He has tracked down and interviewed as many of Reinhardt'srelatives as he can find, as well as older gypsies who knew and worked with him.The result is a more complete portrait of Reinhardt's inner life, including hisrelationships with his parents, his wife and many other women, and two sons.There is even a detailed account of the tragic fire that cost him twofingers.... Django is a remarkable book, and its outsider's perspective is partof the reason."--New York Sun
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2004
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2004-006214
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22
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