Monday, December 25, 2006

 

Django, Stéphane and the Hot Club Quintette

I've never actually seen Django Reinhardt play before this video! I did once get to see Stéphane Grappelli (with Bucky Pizzarelli sitting in for Django) in about 1996 at the late, great Bottom Line. Grapelli was eighty six or so. He needed somebody to lean on as he made his way to a chair on stage. He could not move his elbow very far, but the music from his fiddle was amazing nonetheless. I told one of my musical friends that I wanted to see the legendary Grappelli before he died, and my friend said, "Yeah, I saw him a decade ago for the same reason."

Anyhow, here's the Quintette du Hot Club de France:





Thanks YouTube! Thanks to Hugh at gapingvoid for the pointer!

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