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From page 102 of Charles Delauney's ......Django Reinhardt....a translation of conversation between Pierre Fouad and DR.
"Look here Fouad my friend. I am not going to go and pack up playing just because Grappelly's not around any more. I've got to get a new quintette together. Before the Germans came I heard a young saxophonist who also plays the clarinet pretty well. Its hard to find a replacement for Stephane. .......but this kid day's hot a nice soft sound. He's got plenty of drive he doesn't mind working. I've got a good mind to take him on. What do you think Fouad?
" you could have a pianist too"
" Oh I don't know, I've never been too keen on pianists, they're not much use, they drag he rhythm section down. Well......maybe......two guitars? I've had enough of that, too guitars, it sounds so mechanical
"All you've got to do is to form a quintette with the clarinettist, a bassist, a drummer, just one guitar, and no piano. That would be just as good"
As far as beat's concerned, you're right. But a piano gives a soloist such good support. Its good to hear. At least Id have something to listen to."
And he seemed to be saying with these two guitarists of mine its tinny, its thin harmonically. In the end Zi persuaded him to do without a pianist
Thus was born the second quintette.
"Look here Fouad my friend. I am not going to go and pack up playing just because Grappelly's not around any more. I've got to get a new quintette together. Before the Germans came I heard a young saxophonist who also plays the clarinet pretty well. Its hard to find a replacement for Stephane. .......but this kid day's hot a nice soft sound. He's got plenty of drive he doesn't mind working. I've got a good mind to take him on. What do you think Fouad?
" you could have a pianist too"
" Oh I don't know, I've never been too keen on pianists, they're not much use, they drag he rhythm section down. Well......maybe......two guitars? I've had enough of that, too guitars, it sounds so mechanical
"All you've got to do is to form a quintette with the clarinettist, a bassist, a drummer, just one guitar, and no piano. That would be just as good"
As far as beat's concerned, you're right. But a piano gives a soloist such good support. Its good to hear. At least Id have something to listen to."
And he seemed to be saying with these two guitarists of mine its tinny, its thin harmonically. In the end Zi persuaded him to do without a pianist
Thus was born the second quintette.
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