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Nice blues feel over Nuages.
Distorted guitar plus only bass comping discovers new secrets of this tune.
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kris
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10-02-2021 04:33 PM
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According to a biography of Django, iirc, this tune was a hit in Occupied Paris. It purportedly captured the pain Parisians felt about the Occupation without inflaming the Nazis, since it was an instrumental.
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Obligatory Sel-Mac version.
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
When I play it (and I've done it for years and years now) I always get a light feel, not because of Django but because it's there in the tune. Which is not to say it can't be played prettily, it is pretty, but pretty isn't whatever the other thing is. Come to think of it, it's probably more redolent of Paris street life, which he loved, of course. It's probably what they used to call gay before it meant something else.
Anyway, that's my take on it. Carry on :-)
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Originally Posted by grahambop
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by ragman1
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Originally Posted by kris
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
Backing is from BB in the Key of F.
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
A nostalgic beautiful melody with a hint of optimism.
It can be heard very well when performed by violinists.
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In the late 90's I had the opportunity to play at the same festival concert as Birelli in Poland.To my surprise he came up to me and said: "You are great player and you are completely different. Very good."I remember it to this day.
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
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By the way here’s a rather different version - I quite like this sound!
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Looks like James Carter is a fun of Django music.
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
This is credited to Django in '53, the year he died. If that is him playing, his style must have been considerably influenced over the years.
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I think this is generally accepted as the 'original' recording (complete with fluffy cloud and bugle noises). There was an earlier one in 1940 but most people overlook it.
Nuages wasn't the only 'sad' tune he wrote, there were several, like Tears, also performed rather jauntily.
Mind you, I think Nuages should be performed in a melancholy way because it suits it best and I'm sure he realised that.
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Ragman 1,
This is the same recording I posted in post no 34.
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There might be some interest in this. I've been raiding the vaults! This was done in, I think, 2010 and probably with a pick. I'd just discovered recording hence the over-exposure and loud background. Standard delivery of the tune. Mind you, I'd been playing it for a long time before this with friends, including fiddler players. Very good ones too.
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Exelent tempo.S.Grappelli exelent feel.I like the lightness of playing the violin.
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Originally Posted by ragman1
Nice bending 1:34min.
Too fast tempo in my opinion.Last edited by kris; 10-04-2021 at 04:56 AM.
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Originally Posted by kris
This version of Nuages is my favorite guitar take.
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Christian M
Where are you?Last edited by kris; 10-04-2021 at 01:23 PM.
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
...but ofcourse his recordings on electric guitars are great.
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