Gypsy jazz resources
GOING GYPSY: a guide to resourcesSo, you want to explore the world of Django Reinhardt and jazz Manouche? These resources will get you started in the right direction. |
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SUGGESTED RECORDINGS: The Best of Django Reinhardt (Blue Note) Djangology (Bluebird) In Solitaire (Definitive Records) Bireli Lagrene, Gipsy Project (Available through Gypsy Jazz.net) Selmer #607 (Available through DjangoBooks.com) The Rosenberg Trio Live at Samois (Available through DjangoBooks.com) Jimmy Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre and Bireli Lagrene: The One and Only (Available through DjangoBooks.com) |
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BOOKS: Biography, History: Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend by Michael Dregni Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing by Michael Dregni Django Reinhardt by Charles Delaunay Gypsies by Jan Yoors Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Isabel Fonseca Instructional Books/CDs (Available through DjangoBooks.com): Guitar: Gypsy Picking by Michael Horowitz Gypsy Fire by Andreas Oberg Violin: Gypsy Violin by Matt Glaser Never BeforeNever Again by Joe Venuti. Instructional DVD/Books: Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation, Vol. 1-4 (DVDs) by Denis Chang (Available through DjangoBooks.com) |
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WEB SOURCES: Info and Products: DjangoBooks.com; great forum, books DVDs, CDs, instruments and accessories GypsyJazz.net: more books, DVDs, CDs instruments and accessories Django Station: French jazz Manouche website Gypsy Guitars: great source of info and instruments- Romani.org: Romani info and history- Jazz Guitar: Gypsy guitar licks from Bireli Lagrene- Selmer 607 project website: Videos of the session and other resources Luthiers: Acoustic Guitars.com Shelly Park AJL Guitars Castelluccia Guitars Holo Guitar Olivier Marin Luthier (Spain) |
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