Django Reinhardt
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Born: January 23, 1910 in Liberchies, Hainaut, Belgium
- Died: May 16, 1953 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Biography
Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a Belgian guitarist and composer credited with popularizing Gypsy jazz, as well as conceptualizing the style together with several other Gypsy musicians. Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means "I Awake" in the Romani language; however, it may also have been a diminutive or a local Walloon version of "Jean." He severely injured two of the digits on his left hand as a youth and changed his guitar playing style to adapt to his handicap.
Genres
Django Reinhardt Discography
- Djangology (1949) - Album - rated 4.48/5
- Django Reinhardt et ses rythmes (1953) - Album - rated 4.06/5
- Django Reinhardt Volume 2 (1953) - Compilation - rated 4.25/5
- Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France (1961) - Compilation - rated 4/5
- The Best of Django Reinhardt (1996) - Compilation - rated 4.05/5
- The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.07/5
- Swing from Paris [Jazz in Paris No. 12] (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.98/5
- Swing 39 [Jazz in Paris] (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.9/5
- All Star Sessions (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.7/5
- Django's Blues [Jazz in Paris No. 59] (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.69/5
- Swing 48 [Jazz in Paris Collection - 58] (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.97/5
- Nuages (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.82/5
- Nuits de Saint-Germain-des-Pr茅s [Jazz in Paris No. 90] (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.97/5