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Django in June

Get Ready Musically — Page 2

 

Once you stray beyond the most widely known tunes of the standard GJ repertoire, it's anyone's guess what someone else is going to know. For those of you who are coming to Django in June who would like to take a step off the most beaten path, here are just a few suggestions of songs you might learn and toss out at a jam for variety's sake. Some are already well established within the tradition; others (like Gonzalo's Elana's Bossa) are standards in the making.

I have included a simple lead sheet for each and a couple audio clips so you can approach it from either angle or both. Please do not regard the lead sheets as authoritative in any way. They're just intended to help you get started. That said, if you notice any clear mistakes let me know. I recommend all the recordings that the clips are drawn from, though some are hard to find. If the recordings are available at all you can probably find them at Djangobooks.com.

 
(Je Suis) Seul Ce Soir (Paul Durand)
Lead sheet An early rendition with vocals in French. Clear melody.
Tchavolo Schmitt (He has recorded this a number of times. You can't miss.)

 

Lulu Swing (Lulu Reinhardt)
Lead sheet Lulu Reinhardt & Hans'che Weiss
From "Gipsy Swing" Patrick Houdouse (Ac.) Leo LaCroix (G.)

 

Swing 85 (Titi Winterstein & Lulu Reinhardt)
Lead sheet From the Titi Winterstein Quintet
From "Introducing Stephane Wrembel"

 

Ma Premiere Guitare (Jean Broussole & Sacha Distel)
Lead sheet Vocal Version by Sacha Distel (Clear melody)
Lulu Reinhardt and Hans'che Weiss

 

Rhythmes Gitanes
Lead sheet From Jo Privat's "Manouche Partie"
From "Gipsy Swing" Patrick Houdouse (Ac.) Leo LaCroix (G.)

 

Folie a Amphion (Django Reinhardt)
Lead sheet From Daniel Colin's "Passion Gitane"
Django, 1947

 

R. Vignt Six (Django Reinhardt)

Melody
(courtesy of Emiliano Cadoni)

Audio: Django and Grappelli, 1947
Chord Grille (Cadoni)
Note: On this tune the bridge/B section is improvised. This transcription shows the chordal backup Django provides during that section. Also, please note that there is some variation in the chords used for the bridge for this song.

 

Elana's Bossa (Gonzalo Bergara)

Lead Sheet
(courtesy of Ben Robertson)

Audio: Porteña Soledad, Gonzalo Bergara
Note: Ben transcribed this from Gonzalo's recording, so it includes some embellishments, but I think the underlying melody is quite clear. I hope you agree, and thanks to Ben (and Gonzalo) for their help. ~AL

 

 

 

 

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