Django’s left hand
Django Reinhardt and his folks lived in a vacant lot on the outskirts of Paris called the “zone”. Until then he had lived with his mother, but when Bella, his first wife, became pregnant, he went to live with her in a trailer donated to them by their stepfather.
At the end of 1928 Django often [...]
All the musicians were vying for Django Reinhardt, the manouche. The famous accordionist Maurice Alexander got him signed him several times as a substitute for his own banjoist. What’s left of their collaboration is the recording of the one-step “Parisette“, made in the spring of 1928.
Jean Vaissade, violinist and accordion ace, signed him in 1927 [...]
