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" The Music of Django Reinhardt is an impressive contribution to the field of jazz studies. The book offers a penetrating view into the music of one of jazz's most intriguing early figures." ---Keith Waters, coauthor, The First Hundred Years "An important addition to the literature on jazz, Givan's book provides many insights into Reinhardts solo building and unorthodox guitar playing; it is richly illustrated with many excellent musical transcriptions." ---Thomas Owens, author of The Music and Its Players "Givan has painstakingly assembled an analytical interpretation of Reinhardt's music that is rigorous, compelling, and illuminating. This book makes a unique contribution to the field of jazz studies and guitar music in general." ---Brian Harker, author of An American Journey When most people think of the great jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, they conjure up the unusual details of his colorful a childhood spent in gypsy encampments outside of Paris; the tragic caravan fire when he was eighteen that rendered his left hand nearly unusable; and his survival during World War II, when gypsies were massacred by the hundreds of thousands. The amazing story of Reinhardts life even becam

Author

Benjamin Marx Givan

Publisher

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472034086

Subjects

Music, History, Arts