5:47 What distinguishes Gypsy Jazz from other types of Jazz is that instead of Drums, it has a powerful driving Rhythm Guitar section that plays a style called La Pompe (The Pump).
It is the Gypsy Style of playing, strumming, and their various instruments that are particularly Gypsy (and some Application), they play the "pans", in past they certainly played the scrub-board, and spoons. These are a fabulous sound and offer a distinct rhythm understood in Music language as "in da pocket". It is Delicious, the Vibe is high, and it allows for an infusion of cultures, from various regions of this world. Search Jesse Cook on TH-cam, a Canadian that is Premium, like Prince was to his music.
All right all right I am totally blown away I have been deeply into this music for over 15 years and lots of people try to explain it and they don't know what they're talking about, you have just produced the most intelligent and insightful summation of the development of gypsy jazz that I have ever heard. Bravo! Make that Bravissimo!! I'm sharing this with everybody I know
Hi Jimmy. Your comments are much appreciated! I always assumed, like everyone else, that this was simply the music of Django, but I eventually realised there must be more to it than that. Michael Dregny's book had all the answers!
Yes so true .. I heard many theories stories about gypsy jazz .. but finally I found a music historian who explained every little detail.. this is real accurate stuff .. much respect to this man he’s a real music historian .. 👏 🙌
When I read the title, I didn't think it was possible to give a history of this subject in 13 minutes, well, I stand corrected, you did it, and you did it very well! Thank you. Django has always been an inspiration to me. More please. And, I fully intend to get the book!
If you look at his entire work, there is no guitarist in gypsy jazz who comes close to Django Reinhardt. Except maybe Biréli Lagréne, who comes second. There are a lot of great guitarists these days. Django remains number one. It's a stroke of luck that we have many of his recordings!
Well one important thing this video fails to mention is Gypsies are Indian origin and their music is so similar to Indian classical especially when it comes to improvisation on the fly based on a theme. Indian classical is often called Indian Jazz for good reason. The styles of music are the similar in the aspect of improv. Also the word "Gitan" is of Indian origin loosely translating to "song".
Thanks Karthik. I would agree with all of that except that it is an oversimplification to say that the styles are the same. I doubt that anyone would ever mistake an Indian classical musician for a Manouche Gypsy player.
@@TheFiddleChannel Haha absolutely. Yes, it was oversimplification on my part. Meant to say similar on the lines of improvisation. They still are worlds apart when it comes to key changes and harmonisation
Hi. This very question is much debated. Personally, I find in this context the terms Jazz and European Jazz vague and unhelpful. Gypsy Jazz is a specific and descriptive term used by almost everyone within the genre, including virtually all the Gypsies. The fact that some idiots use the term Gypsy in a derogatory way shouldn't stop musicians from using it with this very positive connotations. Ask a Gypsy what they think of this and they will tell you, so long as the term is used with respect, it is absolutely fine.
Excellent video. Very informative.
Thanks Patrick!
5:47 What distinguishes Gypsy Jazz from other types of Jazz is that instead of Drums, it has a powerful driving Rhythm Guitar section that plays a style called La Pompe (The Pump).
It is the Gypsy Style of playing, strumming, and their various instruments that are particularly Gypsy (and some Application), they play the "pans", in past they certainly played the scrub-board, and spoons.
These are a fabulous sound and offer a distinct rhythm understood in Music language as "in da pocket".
It is Delicious, the Vibe is high, and it allows for an infusion of cultures, from various regions of this world.
Search Jesse Cook on TH-cam, a Canadian that is Premium, like Prince was to his music.
Well produced and interesting. Thank you Chris.
All right all right I am totally blown away I have been deeply into this music for over 15 years and lots of people try to explain it and they don't know what they're talking about, you have just produced the most intelligent and insightful summation of the development of gypsy jazz that I have ever heard. Bravo! Make that Bravissimo!! I'm sharing this with everybody I know
Hi Jimmy. Your comments are much appreciated! I always assumed, like everyone else, that this was simply the music of Django, but I eventually realised there must be more to it than that. Michael Dregny's book had all the answers!
Yes so true .. I heard many theories stories about gypsy jazz .. but finally I found a music historian who explained every little detail.. this is real accurate stuff .. much respect to this man he’s a real music historian .. 👏 🙌
When I read the title, I didn't think it was possible to give a history of this subject in 13 minutes, well, I stand corrected, you did it, and you did it very well! Thank you. Django has always been an inspiration to me. More please. And, I fully intend to get the book!
Thanks Stephi, glad you enjoyed this.
Read the book! Fab!!@@TheFiddleChannel
Got the book. Reading it for the second time. For those of us who know Paris, it's Heaven! Thanks!@@TheFiddleChannel
Thanks Stephi, glad you find it worth reading twice!@@StephiSensei26
Excellent as always, thanks Chris 👍
Very interesting and enjoyable. Thanks Chris! I shall keep returning to this as I explore the recordings of so many musicians mentioned here.
Thank you! Love it
Thank you for sharing the video
You're welcome!
I just discovered your channel and I LOVE your videos, thank you for making them! 🎻🧡🎻
Many thanks Jamie!
Good presentation about gypsy jazz
Thanks Joel!
good history video , but i was still waiting to see Jimmy Rosenberg in the list
Thank you for this… a really well researched piece of work.
Thanks David!
Thank you for sharing.
Great scott he was the greatest. There have been..well haven't been other's. Les Paul I'm thinking of. How about that. Let me hear from s
Django the founding father of European Jazz. (yours sincerely)
If you look at his entire work, there is no guitarist in gypsy jazz who comes close to Django Reinhardt. Except maybe Biréli Lagréne, who comes second. There are a lot of great guitarists these days. Django remains number one. It's a stroke of luck that we have many of his recordings!
Few come close in any genre'.
Django remains the "World's Greatest Guitarist".
👏👏👏👏👏
Django just played whatever came into his head and what suited his injured hand. it was only guitarists who came latter who named it gypsy jazz
Well one important thing this video fails to mention is Gypsies are Indian origin and their music is so similar to Indian classical especially when it comes to improvisation on the fly based on a theme. Indian classical is often called Indian Jazz for good reason. The styles of music are the similar in the aspect of improv. Also the word "Gitan" is of Indian origin loosely translating to "song".
Thanks Karthik. I would agree with all of that except that it is an oversimplification to say that the styles are the same. I doubt that anyone would ever mistake an Indian classical musician for a Manouche Gypsy player.
@@TheFiddleChannel Haha absolutely. Yes, it was oversimplification on my part. Meant to say similar on the lines of improvisation. They still are worlds apart when it comes to key changes and harmonisation
"Most of the gypsies in the story are Manouche"
Manouche literally means 'gypsy' in French
Which doesn't mean to say there are no Tziganes or Gitanes in France!
got owned xD
"gypsy" is a foreign term and wrong.
No one from the Sinti, Manouche or Rom calls himself that.
Don't call it "Gypsy Jazz'. That is a derogatory term which those who invented and practise it find insulting. It's Jazz. European Jazz.
Hi. This very question is much debated. Personally, I find in this context the terms Jazz and European Jazz vague and unhelpful. Gypsy Jazz is a specific and descriptive term used by almost everyone within the genre, including virtually all the Gypsies. The fact that some idiots use the term Gypsy in a derogatory way shouldn't stop musicians from using it with this very positive connotations. Ask a Gypsy what they think of this and they will tell you, so long as the term is used with respect, it is absolutely fine.