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Django Reinhardt

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Aliases
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France [1940s]
Django Reinhardt et ses rythmes
Django Reinhardt et son orchestre
Django Reinhardt et son Quintette
Django Reinhardt and His American Swing Band
Django Reinhardt and His Quintet
Django Reinhardt & Le Quintette du Hot Club de France [1940s]
Django's Music
Quintette du Hot Club de France [1940s]
Real name
Jean Reinhardt
Born
January 23, 1910
Died
May 16, 1953
Country
France
IPI
00025672976 49 works
00025673777 54 works
Affiliation
SACEM, DP
Comments
Belgium-born Reinhardt lived in gypsy encampments as a child. He became a legendary jazz guitarist, despite the fact that an accident in 1925 resulted in severe burns and left two of his fingers partially paralyzed. With the help of his brother Joseph, Reinhardt changed his method playing, and all of his solos were played with two fingers. He used his injured fingers thereafter only for playing chords.

Included are performances by the band re-formed by Reinhardt about 1940. The original Quintette du Hot Club de France performances are here.
Member of
Quintette du Hot Club de France
Family
Elek Bacsik Cousin
Joseph Reinhardt Brother
Babik Reinhardt Son
Dotschy Reinhardt
Related
Pierre Allier Collaboration
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
i Are You In The Mood Django Reinhardt 1936 Missing information
i 1947 (34 artists)
i 1943 (44 artists)
i 1942 (24 artists)
i November 1953 (11 artists)
i 1937 (11 artists)
i 1943 (5 artists)
i 1966 (13 artists)
i Diminushing Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Stephane Grappelly (Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli) 1948 Unverified
i 1942 (16 artists)
i Double Whisky Django Reinhardt et son Quintette 1951 Unverified
i 1943 (81 artists)
i 1947 (6 artists)
i 1944 (4 artists)
i Festival 48 Django Reinhardt & Le Quintette du Hot Club de France [1940s] 1948 Unverified
i 1947 Jazz Partout
i 1952 (10 artists)
i 1942 (15 artists)
i 1941 (8 artists)
i 1943 (90 artists)
1943 (40 artists)
i  REL December 1940 (361 artists)
Originally by Quintette du Hot Club de France REC
i 1952 (7 artists)
i 1944 (5 artists)
i 1946 Noël Akchoté
i 1947 (5 artists)
i 1943 (20 artists)
i 1947 (16 artists)
i 1947 (6 artists)
i October 1940 (20 artists)
i 1947 (27 artists)
i 1941 Jokke Schreurs Trio
i 1941 (64 artists)
i Swingtime In Springtime Django Reinhardt & Le Quintette du Hot Club de France [1940s] 1946 Unverified
i 1952 (37 artists)
i Vendredi 13 Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France 1941 Unverified