- Minor Swing (composition)
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"Minor Swing" is a popular Gypsy jazz tune by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. It was first recorded by The Quintet of the Hot Club of France in 1937. It was recorded four other times throughout Reinhardt's career and is considered to be one of his most covered compositions, as well as Gypsy jazz standard.[1]
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Personnel
On the first recording on 25 November 1937, the Quintette du Hot Club de France consisted of:[2]
- Django Reinhardt – guitar
- Stéphane Grappelli – violin
- Joseph Reinhardt – guitar
- Eugene Vees – guitar
- Louis Vola – bass
Covers
Notable Covers Include
- The David Grisman Quintet
- Biréli Lagrène
- Eric McFadden & Stanton Hirsch
- Belleruche
- Mattias Eklundh on his Freak Guitar:The Road Less Travelled album.
- Rachel Portman on the soundtrack for Chocolat
In the media
Movies
- 1993 Movie Arizona Dream
- 1999 Movie The Matrix[3]
- 2000 Movie Chocolat [4]
See also
- List of 1930s jazz standards
Notes
- ^ Dregni, Michael (2004). Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend. Oxford University Press US. p. 138. ISBN 019516752X.
- ^ Murphy, Frank. "Django Reinhardt: Minor Swing". Jazz.com. http://www.jazz.com/music/2007/11/9/django-reinhardt-minor-swing. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800019594/cast
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Chocolat-Music-Miramax-Motion-Picture/dp/B000056O00
Categories:- 1937 compositions
- 1930s jazz standards
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