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Django Reinhardt — You Rascal You
Album: The Best Of Django Reinhardt
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Released: 1947
Length: 3:05
Plays (last 30 days): 2
(Instrumental)
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 bb_matt wrote:

The guitar, it is talking.



It's Unchained!
 eileenomurphy wrote:

I am trying to remember what '30s jazz piano player originally did this tune. Fats Waller?




YES!  Fats Waller!   Both versions are GREAT!!   RP also plays the original Fats Waller version!
The man was a genius and I could listen to him all day.
The guitar, it is talking.
Django Reinhardt Love his playing! It's great!
{#Bananajam}
 The_Walrus wrote:

My dad had a box set of "Quintette du Hot Club de France" recorded (I think) live in the late 30’s at the Hot Club De France. He would play them to me when I was a kid and my favourites were “Avalon” and “Djangology”. He remained a lifelong fan, and requested that Djangology be played at his funeral when he passed in 2001.

Any play of his music (and RP is one of the few places you can ever hear it played) fills me with so many different emotions, but one of privilege to have experienced the wonderful music of a unique musician, and of having listened to it with such a wonderful man.



 
Cheers The_Walrus!  Great music
A master on the instrument, setting the standard for later decades. Cigarette cover shots - different time :)
Total lack of air in this old recording takes away from how outstanding he was. Obviously best experienced live.
Relayer wrote:
I love RP for the history lessons, and the great discoveries.   Where else in the world would I discover this artist?   Every time an obscure artist such as Django Reinhardt comes on, I am quick to follow the wiki link and read the interesting, and often sad stories about these lost artists.

  
{#Eh}
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Reinhardt is regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time; he was the first important European jazz musician who made major contributions to the development of the guitar genre. Wikipedia.

{#Wink}


 Stingray wrote:
I wonder how many fans DJANGO-DJANGO has in Gaza.

All this classic guitar heros do not mean much to me! Find them quite boring!

Please do not bomb me now! 

 
Obviously, you are an ignorant idiot.
 Dog_Ear wrote:
Isn't the full title "I'll be glad when you're dead you rascal you" ?

 
The Betty Boop cartoon in which this song (performed by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) appears is titled "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You", but I believe the song title shown above is correct.
I love RP for the history lessons, and the great discoveries.   Where else in the world would I discover this artist?   Every time an obscure artist such as Django Reinhardt comes on, I am quick to follow the wiki link and read the interesting, and often sad stories about these lost artists.
I wonder how many fans DJANGO-DJANGO has in Gaza.

All this classic guitar heros do not mean much to me! Find them quite boring!

Please do not bomb me now! 

My dad had a box set of "Quintette du Hot Club de France" recorded (I think) live in the late 30’s at the Hot Club De France. He would play them to me when I was a kid and my favourites were “Avalon” and “Djangology”. He remained a lifelong fan, and requested that Djangology be played at his funeral when he passed in 2001.

Any play of his music (and RP is one of the few places you can ever hear it played) fills me with so many different emotions, but one of privilege to have experienced the wonderful music of a unique musician, and of having listened to it with such a wonderful man.


 lionirons wrote:


Severed in the door of a train...ouch!
 

where do you people get this stupid info? he was very badly burned when his wagon caught fire. he fingered with  left index and middle used 4th &  5th  AS BAR CORD. of course he did have 7 fingers on his middle hand.....{#Eek}
Godlike. This takes me to a time I would have loved to live in,...for some hours at least,...
For a great time, pick up more Django Reinhardt, especially when he performed with his soulmate and partner in rhythm Stephane Grapelli on violin. Mais oui, mon ami!
Isn't the full title "I'll be glad when you're dead you rascal you" ?
ahahahahaha, randomly reminded me of the theme to Ren & Stimpy {#Roflol}
loved it!
Django... the "D" is silent.
 smdeeg wrote:

The usual 5 on each hand.  However, the 3rd and 4th fingers on his left had were injured/paralyzed in a fire, and this, as you can imagine, greatly effected his playing style.  The solos are done with the 1st and 2nd fingers, and he used the paralyzed ones in limited fashion for chords.
 
Even with his injuries, his recordings often sound as if he had 8 or 9 fingers on his left hand.  I like his version of this tune - I'm more used to the version by Louis Armstrong.
 cc_rider wrote:
DJANGO DJANGO DJANGO!

Jerry Jeff Walker named his son 'Django'. Can't imagine why...

Django Walker plays around town sometimes.

c.
 
 there's a group out of Vancouver B.C called VanDjango who play in this vein too.


This is the first guy Willie talks about when he recalls his early heros - (oh, all right, Bob Wills is in there too)        {#Good-vibes}   
Stimpy! You fat, bloated, eeeediot!
 zenhead wrote:
how many fingers did this guy have?
 
The usual 5 on each hand.  However, the 3rd and 4th fingers on his left had were injured/paralyzed in a fire, and this, as you can imagine, greatly effected his playing style.  The solos are done with the 1st and 2nd fingers, and he used the paralyzed ones in limited fashion for chords.
 dolfan wrote:
This is amazing!  I love it!  Brings to mind all of those really, really old cartoons where surreal scenes were the norm.  You know, trees playing box guitars and birds dancing with foxes.  Scared me silly as a kid, but the music is phenomenal.
 
... Priceless...thanks...I'm still laughing as I write.

Is it just me, or did Django and the bass player get a beat or two off from each other towards the end?
 zenhead wrote:
how many fingers did this guy have?
 
He was the six-fingered man!  Inconceivable! 
how many fingers did this guy have?
Very nice!
Thanks, Professor!
 dolfan wrote:
This is amazing!  I love it!  Brings to mind all of those really, really old cartoons where surreal scenes were the norm.  You know, trees playing box guitars and birds dancing with foxes.  Scared me silly as a kid, but the music is phenomenal.
 
{#Lol}  {#Yes}
Great song!  This guy was amazing on the old Maccaferri.  There is also an excellent version of this tune by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra.
Go Go Go   {#Guitarist}
This is amazing!  I love it!  Brings to mind all of those really, really old cartoons where surreal scenes were the norm.  You know, trees playing box guitars and birds dancing with foxes.  Scared me silly as a kid, but the music is phenomenal.
I want them to play gypsy music at my funeral
 maxmox wrote:
With half of his fingers missing on the left hand.
 
Blows my mind! Django is the BEST!

 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: 
Le https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintette_du_Hot_Club_de_France , c'est chaud!  {#Cool}

Hi Bill  {#Wave}   Once again you have rocked my world.  Django is an incredible artist and his showing up in the background of my day has made me one happy woman!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!  {#High-five}
If you like this, the movie "Sweet & Lowdown" is well worth watching.
 maxmox wrote:


With half of his fingers missing on the left hand.
 

Half?  of 5 hahahahahahhahhah{#Jump}

which one was half missing

or were all of them half missing?

or are you only counting fingers and not thumbs{#Ask}

hahaha

Parts of this piece have me singing "Spiderman, Spiderman" in my head. Very nice.
 maxmox wrote:
With half of his fingers missing on the left hand.
 
yeah well the others were just getting in the way!

Ughhh!  It's so awesome.  No one plays like this cat - jazzy, but melodic, blazing fast but paced - He's the Gypsy Mozart.
I can tell its Django in only 3 notes!!!
DigitalJer wrote:
Frenetic, crazy, unpredictable, and FABULOUS picking :)
With half of his fingers missing on the left hand.
Frenetic, crazy, unpredictable, and FABULOUS picking :)
Masterclass.
just lovely
highwindows wrote:
..and he had the ends of 2 fingers missing!
Childhood burn injury.
DJANGO DJANGO DJANGO! Jerry Jeff Walker named his son 'Django'. Can't imagine why... Django Walker plays around town sometimes. c.
highwindows wrote:
..and he had the ends of 2 fingers missing!
sounds like it too.. NOT!
The Cab Calloway version is my #1 for this, as he seriously sounded like he'd be glad when you dead. Django's guitar sounds like it would be cleverly chipper were you to die, you rascal you.
highwindows wrote:
..and he had the ends of 2 fingers missing!
Severed in the door of a train...ouch!
..and he had the ends of 2 fingers missing!
He looks like that Frank Nelson dude. He was a character actor that played the crazy salesman on the Jack Benny show. Maybe William Powell? Sorry I'm bored.
DebateG wrote:
Is it just me, or is Django getting more play time lately? This is a good thing.
A very good thing indeed.
SheyF wrote:
Great call, Bill! Play more of him!
Is it just me, or is Django getting more play time lately? This is a good thing.
Great call, Bill! Play more of him!
Too bad about that growth under his lip!
Great stuff. Play more of it.
He SUCKS!!! Not. Whew!!!
drtjdel wrote:
Bill! Great segue! NOT!!
Well at least a definite hard turn...
MojoJojo wrote:
Does this remind anyone else of the Ren & Stimpy theme? Forgive me, but good music and rude animated shows make my top ten of favs.
definitely ren & stimpy
He burns up the fretboard with those burned-off digits!
Bill! Great segue! NOT!!
Rats. Missed it again. He needs to be in heavier rotation. He certainly warrents it.
RichardPrins wrote:
Does this remind anyone else of the Ren & Stimpy theme? Forgive me, but good music and rude animated shows make my top ten of favs.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: Dude!! Thanks for the link....Very cool indeed!!
Sweet AND low-down.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
You're telling me that he plays all those notes with TWO fingers?! Absloutely incredible. I can't even imagine how that is possible.
Now you can see it with your own eyes!
... You Rascals You ...
Thanks Bill, for once again introducing me to a great musician who I had never heard of before.
Very nice set indeed.
If I could pick like that, I wouldn't be in computers...
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
You're telling me that he plays all those notes with TWO fingers?! Absloutely incredible. I can't even imagine how that is possible.
Incredible, but true
is this the sort of music that Ants listen to when they go out for the day?
I can see why Sean Penn is afraid of him!
the_equalizer wrote:
...leaving his left hand pinky and ring fingers in a useless state (like a stub of meat). Some people say that he used them now and then to fret a note here and there.
You're telling me that he plays all those notes with TWO fingers?! Absloutely incredible. I can't even imagine how that is possible.
More Django! My sons' middle name is Django.
redeyespy wrote:
Quality addition to the playlist. Glad to see that Woody's film boosted awareness of this artist.
Truly, he deserves recognition as one of the great guitarists. I'm glad I found an old 33.3 in Pop's dusty record collection. I taped that record and wore out the tape. Get any Django you can find. It's all good.
Quality addition to the playlist. Glad to see that Woody's film boosted awareness of this artist.
Gregorama wrote:
Now THIS is an excellent addition to RP. Django is terriffic. If you haven't heard him before, check it out. It's wonderful stuff. Even more amazing when you consider he was missing a coulple of fingers on his left hand...
I agree completely: Django is simply amazing, even in this day and age, his playing is just stupefying. The above statement is not exact, though. He wasn't missing a couple of fingers, he had them, but he couldn't use them. Legend has it he was caught in a fire when he was just a boy, and his left hand was disfigured by the fire leaving his left hand pinky and ring fingers in a useless state (like a stub of meat). Some people say that he used them now and then to fret a note here and there. Cheers!
kunalb wrote:
Great, my first approved upload. The first time I heard Django was in a short animated film, Tim Tom. I bought an album of his after watching Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown.
What were you doing in a short animated film?
Great, my first approved upload. The first time I heard Django was in a short animated film, Tim Tom. I bought an album of his after watching Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown.
Now THIS is an excellent addition to RP. Django is terriffic. If you haven't heard him before, check it out. It's wonderful stuff. Even more amazing when you consider he was missing a coulple of fingers on his left hand...
I am such a huge fan of Django. Now how about hearing him with Stephan Grappelli and the Quintet from Le Jazz Hot Club. That's really swinging music.