Michael Dregni

Gypsy Jazz

In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing

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Produktbeschreibung

Of all the styles of jazz to emerge in the 20th century, none is more passionate, up-tempo, or steeped in an outsider tradition than Gypsy Jazz. Blending travelogue, detective story, and personal narrative, this work captures the history and culture of this elusive music.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 164mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780195311921
• ISBN-10: 0195311922
• Artikelnr.: 22892847

Autorenporträt

Michael Dregni is a writer for Vintage Guitar magazine, and author Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend (OUP, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Music in the Shadows
The Imperfect History of Gypsy Jazz/ Chapter 1 The Guitar with a Human Voice
In Search of Django Reinhardt/ Chapter 2 The Boy With the Banjo
Into a Zigzag Paradise
Chapter 3 Bals Musette
Music from the Dark Side of the City of Light
Chapter 4Jazz Modernistique
Revisiting the Babylon of Gypsy Jazz/ Chapter 5 Songs of One Thousand and One Nights
Django Reinhardt, Schnuckenack Reinhardt, and Gypsy Jazz Under the Nazis
Chapter 6 Gypsy Bebop
From Dizzy and Bird to Django and the Gibson Generation
Chapter 7 Les Guitares à Moustache
Revolutionary Jazz Guitars for a Jazz Revolution/ Chapter 8 Crossroads
On the Road to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer/ Chapter 9 Dynasty
Les Frères Ferret and their Musical Clan/Chapter 10La Dernière Valse des Niglos
Saints and Sinners of the Malha Clan/ Chapter 11 Au Son des Guitares
On the Trail of Patotte Bousquet/ Chapter 12 The Unsung Master of the Gypsy Waltz
Tracing the Legacy of Tchan Tchou/ Chapter 13 The Lost
The Secret History of Lousson Baumgartner and the Other Family/ Chapter 14 Minstrel
Bamboula Ferret and the Travels of a Romany Troubadour/ Chapter 15 Resurrection
The New Elegance of Biréli Lagrène, Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, and Ninine Garcia/ Chapter 16 The Music Thieves
Into America with Danny Fender, Johnny Guitar, John Adomono, and Julio Bella/ Chapter 17 Gypsy Jazz Rap
Syntax and the Search for Le Meilleur Chemin/Chapter 18 The Most Dangerous Guitar Lesson
Jamming with David Reinhardt/ Epilogue/Latcho Drom The Long Road/ Recommended Listening/ Notes/ Recommended Reading/ Bibliography /Acknowledgments/Index