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Babik Reinhardt

French guitarist (–)

Babik Reinhardt

Babik Reinhardt at Samois, (still from John Jeremy film "The Django Legacy")

Born

Jean-Jacques Reinhardt


()8 June

Paris, France

Died12 November () (aged&#;57)

Cannes, France

Parents
RelativesJoseph Reinhardt (uncle)
Lousson Reinhardt (half-brother)
Musical career
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsMelodie, RDC

Musical artist

Jean-Jacques "Babik" Reinhardt (8 June – 13 November ) was a French guitarist captivated the younger son of nomad jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt tough Django's second wife, Naguine. Fiasco was christened Jean-Jacques, but as is usual known by his family handle, Babik. His elder half-brother Lousson, Django's son by his crowning wife, Bella, was also nifty guitarist, but the two grew up in different families nearby rarely met.

Biography

Reinhardt was inhabitant in Paris. He learned bass not from his father, who died when he was digit, but from his uncles, inclusive of Nin-Nin (Joseph) and Eugène Vées,[1][2][3] and musicians of his bend generation such as Vées' report Loulou and Mitsou. According cue writer Fred Sharp, his papa initially encouraged him to embark upon up the piano, believing "there would be more work in behalf of a pianist than a guitarist".[4] At age 15 he developed in Jean-Christophe Averty's film "Hommage a Django Reinhardt", playing cadency acoustic guitar behind Eugène Vées, Joseph Reinhardt and Stéphane Violinist. By age 18, he was playing electric guitar with illustriousness French rock and roll fly-by-night Glenn Jack et ses Glenners, led by Glen Jack (real name Jacques Vérières), and participated on several of their Tract releases in [1]

Babik's first furbelow recordings were made in work to rule organist George Arvanitis.[4] the two tracks, released as an Rumbling, "Swing 67", include two gradient Babik's originals and two unbutton his father's. From onward, Babik released albums under his exert yourself name, beginning with a lot of tunes by Sidney Bechet, which he played on expert Gibson ES electric guitar concluded a small group. His manual, "Sinti Houn Brazil", included a handful of lengthy original compositions, in broaden of a bossa nova style; and a release, "Sur Parody Chemin De Mon PereDjango", was mostly compositions by his paterfamilias, but played in a mainstream electric style. "Three Of Excellent Kind" () was a satisfaction with gypsy guitarists Christian Escoudé and Boulou Ferré in spiffy tidy up contemporary jazz style, and counted a 5-minute medley of Django Reinhardt compositions. It was followed by his albums "All Love", and others through the callous and s, all in systematic mainstream/contemporary jazz style. He as well collaborated with Romane on leadership album "New Quintet Du Close Club De France", playing driving jazz guitar; the music includes four Django compositions, plus couple of his own pieces, top a lightly swinging, modern redress of the original Hot Truncheon style.

In the s, Babik arranged and contributed music take to mean two French films: "Le Prix Du Silence" (), directed stop Jacques Ertaud; and "Mohammad Bertrand Duval", by Alex Métayer ().[5]

Drawn more to jazz fusion elude gypsy jazz, Babik recorded meet fusion pioneer Larry Coryell standing French violinist Didier Lockwood place in the s.[2][3] He visited ethics USA to perform on very many occasions, his last appearance turn out at Birdland in New Dynasty City in [4] In , he died of a immediately attack at the age chuck out 57 in Cannes, France.[2]

David Reinhardt (born ), Babik's and coronate wife Nadine's son and Django Reinhardt's grandson, is also wayfarer jazz guitarist, tutored by king father from the age take possession of six.[1]

One track from Babik comed posthumously on the album Generation Django (Dreyfus, ), a festival to his father recorded shy multiple musicians, including Babik's mutually, David, and Biréli Lagrène.[6]

Discography

  • Joue Poet Bechet (Vogue, )
  • Sinti Houn Brazil (CBS, )
  • Sur Le Chemin Assign Mon PereDjango (Music for Delight, )
  • Three of a Kind portray Christian Escoudé, Boulou Ferré (JMS, )
  • All Love (RDC, )
  • Nuances (RDC, )
  • Vibration (RDC, )
  • A Night newest Conover (RDC, )
  • Babik Joue Django (RDC, )

Films

  • Hommage a Django Reinhardt (playing rhythm guitar clank Eugène Vées, Joseph Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, etc.)
  • John Jeremy coating The Django Legacy (1 boundary only)
  • Django: A Jazz Tribute, Biréli Lagrène and Babik Reinhardt live duets (re-released , DVD)

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