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DJANGO REINHARDT - Swing (1939)
Jean-Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 -- May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist. He was one of the first prominent jazz musicians to be born in Europe, and one of the most renowned jazz guitarists of all time. His most renowned works include "My Sweet", "Minor Swing", "Tears", "Belleville", "Djangology" and "Nuages".
Reinhardt spent most of his youth in gypsy encampments close to Paris, playing banjo, guitar and violin from an early age professionally at Bal-musette halls in Paris. He started first on the violin and eventually moved on to a banjo-guitar that had been given to him and his first known recordings (in 1928) were of him playing the banjo.At the age of 18 Reinhardt was injured in a fire that ravaged the caravan he shared with Bella, his first wife. They were very poor, and to supplement their income Bella made imitation flowers out of celluloid and paper. Consequently, their home was full of this highly flammable material. Returning from a performance late one night, Django apparently knocked over a candle on his way to bed. While his family and neighbors were quick to pull him to safety, he received first- and second-degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralyzed and the third and fourth fingers of his left hand were badly burnt. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again and intended to amputate one of his legs. Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane.
In 1934, Louis Vola formed the "Quintette du Hot Club de France" with Reinhardt, violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Reinhardt's brother Joseph and Roger Chaput on guitar, and himself on bass.The concept of "lead guitar" (Django) and backing "rhythm guitar" (Joseph Reinhardt/Roger Chaput or Pierre Ferret) was born with that band.
When World War II broke out, the original quintet was on tour in the United Kingdom. Reinhardt returned to Paris.Reinhardt survived World War II unscathed, unlike the many Gypsies who perished in the porajmos, the Nazi regime's systematic murder of several hundred thousand European Gypsies, quite a few of whom were sent to death camps. He was especially fortunate because the Nazi regime did not allow jazz to be performed and recorded. He apparently enjoyed the protection of the Luftwaffe officer Dietrich Schulz-Köhn, nicknamed "Doktor Jazz", who deeply admired his music.
Many musicians have expressed admiration for Reinhardt , including guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, classical guitarist Julian Bream; country artist Chet Atkins, who placed Reinhardt #1 on a list of the ten most influential guitarists of the 20th century ; Latin rocker Carlos Santana; blues legend B.B. King; the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia; Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi; Jimi Hendrix; Synyster Gates; Shawn Lane; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Derek Trucks; Mark Knopfler; Les Paul; Joe Pass; Peter Frampton; Denny Laine; Jeff Beck; Jon Larsen; Steve Howe; Charlie Christian and George Benson.
Jimi Hendrix is said to have named one of his bands the Band of Gypsys because of Django's music. The Allman Brothers Band song "Jessica" was written by Dickey Betts in tribute to Reinhardt — he wanted to write a song that could be played using only two fingers. This aspect of the artist's work also motivated Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who was inspired by Reinhardt to keep playing guitar after a factory accident that cost him two fingertips.
Length: 140
Rating: 4.90 (138 ratings)
Tags: Swing jazz 1939.gypsy
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Polska 1939
Czołem Wielkiej Polsce!
Oto unikatowe materiały filmowe z polskich międzywojennych defilad wojskowych, świętowania powstania granicy polsko - węgierskiej, zajęcia Zaolzia, a także nagrania zarejestrowane w trakcie wojny.
Movie is about polish armed forces, before and during the II World War.
Z narodowym pozdrowieniem
Bartosz Bekier
Length: 246
Rating: 4.80 (430 ratings)
Tags: wojsko polskie Poland II wojna światowa międzywojnie Polska 1939 ONR młodzież wszechpolska military
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The Women - Witty Moments (1939)
The best of the best
The Women
1939
MGM
Mostly Rosalind Russell and Paulette Goddard
I had to put the line when Joan Fontaine says "I'm going to have a baby" because I laugh everytime she says it.
This movie is fabulous because everytime you watch it you catch new things. I've watched it about 20 times and I still catch new lines that are kind of thrown away but are really funny.
Melodramatic to the max!
Are you ready for the 2008 remake?
Length: 425
Rating: 5.00 (68 ratings)
Tags: Joan Fontaine The Women 1939 Rosalind Russell Norma Shearer Crawford MGM Mary Boland Paulette Goddard
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Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Teagarden (1939)
Still relatively new to movies ("Topper" was in '37; "To Have and Have Not" wouldn't be filmed till '44), Hoagy is slightly uncomfortable but game here, as he introduces Jack Teagarden's first big band (trumpeter Charlie Spivak solos on "Stardust"; future Glenn Miller reedman Ernie Caceres is also present). The short features several of Hoagy's best known songs, sung by Hoagy, Big Tea or Meredith Blake, one of the better but underrated big band "girl singers."
Length: 604
Rating: 4.80 (133 ratings)
Tags: Hoagy_Carmichael Jack_Teagarden
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Rachmaninov plays Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 3 (1939)
PT 1a. http://youtube.com/watch?v=WlVKTRy7Mto
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
1. Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy
Sergei Rachmaninov, piano
Note: Rachmaninoff made two rather brief cuts of 4 and 2 bars in the first movement, 13 bars of the Intermezzo and made two large cuts, 23 and 13 bars, in the Finale.
Length: 614
Rating: 4.90 (326 ratings)
Tags: Piano Concerto No. in minor Op. 30 rachmaninoff Allegro ma non tanto Eugene Ormandy horowitz
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