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Jean "Django" Reinhardt ( 23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953) was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer. Reinhardt is often regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time and is the first important European jazz musician who made major contributions to the development of the idiom. Using only the index and middle fingers of his left hand on his solos (his third and fourth fingers were paralyzed after an injury in a fire), Reinhardt invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique (sometimes called 'hot' jazz guitar) that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture. With violinist Stéphane Grappelli, he co-founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France, described by critic Thom Jurek as "one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz." Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become jazz standards, including "Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages".

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Mitos do jazz, Volume 20: Django… Compilation 2012-06-22 itunes amazon
Renown and Resistance Compilation 2011 itunes amazon
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD… Compilation 2010 itunes amazon
Djangologie Compilation 2009 itunes amazon
100 Chansons Compilation 2008-04-28 itunes amazon
Plays Django Reinhardt Compilation 2008-02-08 itunes amazon
The Ultimate Collection Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
The Django Reinhardt Collection Compilation 2007 itunes amazon
The Chronological Classics: Django… Compilation 2007 itunes amazon
Djangology Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
First Class Jazz Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
40 Breathtaking Recordings Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
Trésors Compilation 2005-10-17 itunes amazon
Swing in Paris Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
Jazz Ballads 7 Compilation 2004-10-11 itunes amazon
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