Minor Swing: Tune of the Month, Dec '05

mitch251

Intros & Outros: Beginning and ending the tune, traditional or not.
Hans'che Weiss and Titi Winterstein have one of the best intros I've heard for Minor Swing, from the album Dja Maro Drom (see below). Album info here:

Man!!!!!!! I have to say this rhythm section is mighty as well.
Thanks Jack

ocicornija

[Hi
Just to correct first Am6 form that you suggested bellow.It should be
8
7
9
7
-
-

Also I have one more suggestion.Would you please write exactly voicings(chord inversions) that you wrote as chord symbols.In my opinion that's what together with la pompe rhythm distinguish Gypsy rhythm guitar sound from other swing styles.
quote="Jack"]Some shapes a second guitar might use for tremelo fills and the like:

Am:

-6---
-5---
-7---
-5---
-----
-----

-----
-12-
-11-
-10-
-----
-----

-----
-10--
-9---
-10--
-----
-----

-12--
-13--
-14--
-----
-----
-----

Most of the above you can just transpose for Dm...
Then, E7:

-4----(also movable in 3 fret intervals as a diminished voicing)
-3----
-4----
-----
-----
-----

-10-
-9---
-9---
-9---
-----
-----

-7---
-7---
-7---
-6---
-----
-----

-----
-15--
-13--
-14--
-----
-----

I'm sure this is basic stuff for a lot of you, but I thought it would be good to start small, as it were. If any of it's new to you, experiment with it-I hope it helps, and let me know if anything's not clear...

Best,
Jack.[/quote]

Jack

[quote="ocicornija"]
Just to correct first Am6 form that you suggested bellow.It should be
8
7
9
7
-
-
[/quote]
Absolutely right-my typo.

[quote="ocicornija"]
Also I have one more suggestion.Would you please write exactly voicings(chord inversions) that you wrote as chord symbols.In my opinion that's what together with la pompe rhythm distinguish Gypsy rhythm guitar sound from other swing styles.[/quote]

Like this, you mean? I'm not sure I understand exactly what you're asking for...
[quote="Jack"]Some shapes a second guitar might use for tremelo fills and the like:

Am:

-6---
-5---
-7---
-5---
-----
-----(move up a step for Am6)

-----
-12-
-11-
-10-
-----
-----(Am6|9/C)

-----
-10--
-9---
-10--
-----
-----(Am/C)

-12--
-13--
-14--
-----
-----
-----(Am)

[/quote]

Let me know if that helps (or doesn't!)

Best,
Jack.

ocicornija

Thanks Jack.That's what I mean and also for the chart at the begining.For
each measure exactly voicing (not symbol) because on that way we can
see and discuss voice leading or reharmonization.
Thanks

Tom Landman

This may be of interest to some.
Here's a list I found of recordings of Minor Swing (by performers other than Django). I'm sure that many other recordings of this tune exist.
Any favorite versions?

- Tom


Am Ketenes / La Poupa
Angelo Debarre / Live
Angelo Debarre / Swing Rencontre
Angelo Debarre - Tchavolo Schmitt / Memoires
Bireli Lagrene / Live
Bireli Lagrene / Gipsy Project & Friends
Birelli Lagrene / A Tribute To Django Reinhardt Vol. 1
Bousquet / Hommage a Django
Didier Lockwood / Tribute To Stephane Grappelli
Gigolo Reinhardt Swingtet / Swinging In Offenburg
Ismael Reinhardt / Gypsy Swing
Jimmy Rosenberg / Live at Max Brandt's Cafe
Jo Privat / Manouche Partie
Latcho Drom / La Sorciere
Laudat & Dubanton / Mon Pote Le Gitan
Mito Loeffler / Swing For My Friends
Moreno / Marina & Moreno Quartet
New Quintette Du Hot Club De France / New Quintette Du Hot Club De France
Patrick Saussois / Alma Sinti
Raphael Fays / Impressions Andalouses
Raphael Fays / Sans Domicile Fixe
Ritary Gaguenetti Quintet / featuring Matcho Winterstein
Ritary Gaguenetti Quintet / Fara Ap Raiza
Robin Nolan Trio / Live At Samois
Robin Nolan Trio / Robin 1
Robin Nolan Trio / Swings & Roundabouts
Sonnekai / Sonnekai
Stephane Grappelli / Young Django
Stephane Grappelli / Planet Jazz: Stephane Grappelli
Stephane Grappelli / Django
The Colin Cosimini Trio / Janine
The Colin Cosimini Trio / The Gypsy Jazz Backing Tracks Vol. 1
The Gipsy Kids / Safari
The Nashville Tribute to Django Reinhardt / Gypsy Swing
The Rosenberg Trio / Live In Samois: Tribute To Django Reinhardt
The Rosenberg Trio / Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival
Titi Winterstein Quintet / Titi Winterstein Quintett
Titi Winterstein Quintet / Live Mit Vanessa & Sorba
Various Artists / The Gypsy Jazz Guitar Festival 99
Yorgui Lofler / For Magnio
Ziroli Winterstein Trio / Love Letters

Jack

Hi, Tom.

Out of curiousity, how did you find your list (maybe you can rejuvenate the Lulu Swing thread the same way...it seems to have died an early death)? For me, the one I posted above still ranks high on the list, but there are so many great takes...

Best,
Jack.

nwilkins

Joseph Reinhardt's version is short and great:

Tom Landman

Hi Jack,

Unfortunately the original poster only compiled a list for Minor Swing.
By the way, I enjoyed your presentation of Lulu Swing. Thanks for reminding me about that tune. Keep 'em coming!

Cheers,
Tom

Jack wrote:

Hi, Tom.

Out of curiousity, how did you find your list (maybe you can rejuvenate the Lulu Swing thread the same way...it seems to have died an early death)? For me, the one I posted above still ranks high on the list, but there are so many great takes...

Best,
Jack.

Lindsay

You may not like Grisman (I think he is fantastic, but I'm a mandolin player of course) but he has two excellent versions of Minor Swing : one on "Hot Dawg" and the other on "Svinging with Svend" which as you might guess features Svend Asmussen on violin (and is only available as a cassette of all things)

Rookie

Hi,

My favourite:
The Rosenberg Trio / Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival

This tune was my first tune of a "modern" Django and from that point I started to inform myself about Gipsy Jazz


GreetZ Rookie