Gypsy Jazz

Todo el mundo conoce el estilo, pero aparte del Señor Reinhardt no se suele mencionar a nadie más en ninguna parte (al menos que yo sepa) así que, eruditos del gypsy jazz, ponéos ya a recomendar!
De lo poco que yo conozco, estos me gustan mucho:

Biel Ballester Trio podrían interesarte. A mí me dejaron k.o. cuando los ví en directo...

Pere Soto Trio.

Una canción de Renaud en homenaje a un amigo gitano ("Salut Manouche").

Reseña del álbum de Sinti, publicada en julio de 1996 (nº66 de Les Inrockuptibles).

Tchan Tchou Vidal - La Gitane


Everyone has heard of Django Reinhardt but few know of Tchan Chou Vidal. He has a distinctive virtuosity that brings with it an underlying warmth and emotional depth that some of the flashier devotees of this genre lack. If for no other tracks, buy this album for Les Yeux Noirs, La Gitane and Dolores, all his own compositions. It is true that his covers of other composers' works perhaps lack the same passion but Tchan Chou's warm and intimate style will still give satisfaction.

Spoiler:

Vi a Bireli Lagrene hace unos cuantos años y me gustó mucho, por si no le conocíais...

George Orwell escribió:Vi a Bireli Lagrene hace unos cuantos años y me gustó mucho, por si no le conocíais...

Bireli es un grande, consigue aportar cosas nuevas al género en lugar de repetir lo que hacía Django.

Muy bueno también, aunque más tradicional, Angelo DeBarre :

Jo Privat & Matelot Ferret - Manouche Partie

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1977)
Originally from New Jersey, Al Di Meola rose to fame playing in Chick Corea’s trailblazing jazz-rock group, Return To Forever, in the early 70s before forging a glittering solo career. Recorded in 1977, this was his second album and its material ranges from pyrotechnical displays of jazz-rock fretboard prowess (“Race With Devil On Spanish Highway”) to Flamenco-inflected acoustic pieces (“Mediterranean Sundance”). Here, Di Meola showed a musical depth and level of sensitivity that revealed he was much more than a lightning-fingered speed freak.

Killer cut: Race With Devil On Spanish Highway






Joe Pass - For Django (1964)
Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua is better known as Joe Pass, a New Jersey guitarist whose highly personal style was defined by melodic clarity, harmonic sophistication and a fine-tuned rhythmic subtlety. This was his 1964 homage to Belgian guitar genius Django Reinhardt – which included songs inspired by him as well as played by him – and it finds Pass leading a quartet that contains fellow guitarist John Pisano. There are many wonderful moments here, including a sublime reading of Cole Porter’s “Night And Day.”

Killer cut: Nuages






The Rosenberg Trio - Caravan (1993)
This 1993 debut album by a Dutch family threesome (brothers Stochelo and Nonnie Rosenberg, on lead and bass guitar, respectively, plus cousin Nous’che Rosenberg on rhythm guitar) reflected their love of Django Reinhardt’s hot gypsy jazz of the 30s. But as the opening song, “Viajeiro,” illustrates, the trio add a late-20th-century slant to the music which makes it seem simultaneously traditional and modern.

Killer cut: Viajeiro







Martin Taylor - Spirit Of Django (1994)
This MBE-decorated, Harlow-born guitar virtuoso spent 11 years touring with noted French violinist Stéphane Grappelli, who had played with Taylor’s idol, Django Reinhardt. He recorded this tribute to the Belgian guitarist in 1994, and though he interprets material associated with Reinhardt, Taylor is able to put his own distinctive stamp on the songs.

Killer cut: Night And Day






Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder (1966)
Szabo, originally from Hungary, served his apprenticeship in drummer Chico Hamilton’s pioneering West Coast band in the early 60s and was noted for blending the jazz lexicon with the indigenous gypsy sounds and styles of his homeland; contemporary rock and pop; and even elements drawn from Indian music (such as droning strings). Spellbinder lives up to its name, with Szabo displaying his genius on a judicious mixture of originals, jazz standards, and pop covers.

Killer cut: Gypsy Queen

 "Szabo's read on jazz in the '60s was brilliant. He embodied all of its most popular aspirations with a genuine spirit of innovation and adventure. Spellbinder is a masterpiece".


Spellbinder (album) - Wikipedia







Biréli Lagrène - Standards (1992)
A France-born guitarist with Romany gypsy roots, Lagrène emerged in the early 80s as a disciple of Belgian swing maven Django Reinhardt, but injected a contemporary sensibility into his musical vocabulary. This was his third and final offering for Blue Note, presenting the guitarist in a trio setting and taking on some of jazz’s most famous tunes. Ranging from bebop and swing to bossa nova and cutting-edge jazz, Lagrène astonishes with his versatility as much as his fretboard dexterity.

Killer cut: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise




Django Reinhardt - Quintet Du Hot Club De France (1962)
When this compilation was released in 1962, gypsy guitar doyen Reinhardt had been dead nine years. It brought together some of the Belgian maestro’s influential late 30s sides with a quintet that featured French violin wizard Stéphane Grappelli. The music is propelled with an irresistible sense of swing and joie de vivre as the two central protagonists urge each other on to giddy heights of virtuosity. Though he’s mostly heard on acoustic guitar, “Swing 39” finds Reinhardt playing electric. A great collection from a guitarist who established the blueprint for continental swing jazz.

Killer cut: Swing 39


He descubierto estas maravillas a través de esta lista : https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-greatest-jazz-guitar-albums/

Este disco de Andreas Varady, lanzado en 2014, figura en el puesto 69 de la lista.

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-greatest-jazz-guitar-albums/

A Slovakian-born Hungarian gypsy, Varady moved to Ireland when he was 10. By the age of 13 he was headlining at London’s world-famous Ronnie Scott’s jazz club. Varady was still only 17 when he released this 2014 major-label debut jazz guitar album helmed by Quincy Jones and featuring guest spots from Gregory Porter, Roy Hargrove and Steve Lukather. Though its emphasis on pop covers veers close to smooth jazz at times, there’s no doubting Varady’s advanced technical ability, which draws on Wes Montgomery as an influence.

Killer cut: Come Together

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Charlie Haden, Christian Escoudé - Gitane

Gitane (album) - Wikipedia