Talk:List of compositions by Django Reinhardt

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I need help stamping these songs with dates that they were composed.

Artillerie lourde

The melody and chords of the "A" sections of this piece are identical to Erskine Hawkins' "Tuxedo Junction". The "B" section may have chords found in the "B" section of "Jersey Bounce" (I'd have to investigate further). Michael Dregni notes on p. 274 of his Django biography in note 164 that American tunes were re-titled during WWII in some cases because the occupying Nazis objected to American jazz music and suppressed or prohibited the release of recording of American tunes. Not sure if Tuxedo Junction / Artillerie lourde was retitled for this reason, or for some other reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.227.88.253 (talk) 18:58, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Retarded

really. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.98.234.254 (talk) 21:25, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

At number 8 is "Blue Drag" which was composed by Josef Myrow in 1932. Django Reinhardt and Freddy Taylor both recorded versions of "Blue Drag" in 1935. The Django Reinhardt version is famous, but not the first. http://www.dbopm.com/link/index/4201/143 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctmVEcccVd8 67.180.223.82 (talk) 11:16, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

"Gypsy without a song" is by Duke Ellington, by all accounts.

Suggestions for Organizing This Material

First - this music is jazz - not classical. So it should not become part of the Wiki Classical Music Project - instead it could go under the Jazz Project. Don't know how to do that - but maybe someone who knows can.

Done - Tony 1212 (talk) 01:22, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Second - The material at the end documents some of the songs referenced, and may have some value in terms of maintaing history of some of these songs. However it does not make sense for these notes to be on the list page. It should be in a separate section or page which would be the beginning of reference material on Django's music. Anyway - it shouldn't be deleted - it may be useful - but it should be moved somewhere. Again - don't know how to do that but perhaps someone else can?

Third - As an author suggested - putting composition dates or 'first played/recorded' dates on these tunes would be useful. Some of the songs also appear to have been played by Django - but not written by him. Perhaps this list could become a list of compositions played by Django Reinhardt, with the composer listed along with date written/first performed by him. With that kind of list - his compositions could be identified.

Hopefully I've not violated any talking rules here - this is my first post.

Brianprice6 (talk) Brian — Preceding undated comment added 06:41, 22 September 2014 (UTC)