windycityblues
September 8th, 2010, 08:38 PM
I tried discussing this on the jazz forum I'm a member at, but didn't get much of a response. Maybe I'll get more feedback here.
After listening to a whole lot of Django Reinhardt, I have realized that he seems to be a perfect blend of somebody with great technical skill who can also play beautiful melody lines. Usually, a musician tends to lean more one way than the other, but Django seems to do both so well. His lines on songs like "Minor Swing" and "The Sheik of Araby" are amazing and take great technical skill, but at the same time his general playing in any song is also very supportive of the melody. Then you also have great pieces like "Tears" where he really shows his melodic side. I just can't get enough of his playing! What are your thoughts?
After listening to a whole lot of Django Reinhardt, I have realized that he seems to be a perfect blend of somebody with great technical skill who can also play beautiful melody lines. Usually, a musician tends to lean more one way than the other, but Django seems to do both so well. His lines on songs like "Minor Swing" and "The Sheik of Araby" are amazing and take great technical skill, but at the same time his general playing in any song is also very supportive of the melody. Then you also have great pieces like "Tears" where he really shows his melodic side. I just can't get enough of his playing! What are your thoughts?