Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing
by Michael Dregni
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Author: Michael DregniEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-04
ISBN: 0195311922
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: A Great View Into the World of Gypsy Jazz
Summary: 5 Stars
Gypsy Jazz has gone from being an obscure, nearly forgotten form of music to being more popular than ever and most of this started with the story of Django Reinhardt that has long been known among guitar players. Michael Dregni has gone to great lengths to research the roots of Gypsy Jazz and to flesh out the story far beyond just Django Reinhardt's contribution to the genre. He also shows that Gypsy Jazz did not cease to develop with Django's death in 1953. The music was carried forward by many people over the years and has evolved along the way. Dregni went to great lengths to research who these people were and to interview them. The crowning acheivement of all this was a guitar lesson he took from David Reinhardt, the grandson of Django himself.
Another high point was the account of attending the annual Gypsy pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. After the religious services the next activity is countless jam sessions in the Gypsy encampments. One can only wonder just what it would be like to be there and hear some of the finest, most spontaneous music known to man. Well, that's as much as I'm going to give you for free, if you want more you'll have to buy the book . . . something I recommend highly to anyone with an interest in Gypsy Jazz.
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