Django, Baro, and Gangsters

François RAVEZ

At the Jimmy's Bar was recorded (22 Feb 1940) by Django (unlike le Wa-Di-Wa-Wa-Ou). Note that Jimmy was the name Django gave to his second son with Naguine who only lived a few weeks) but it is supposed to be in hommage to clarinetist Jimmy Noone.

spatzo

We can wait for Scot while hearing Baro playing "Cher Ami" at La Lanterne :

http://www.patrus53.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/15-Cher-Ami.mp3

Here's a new image of La Roulotte when it was renewed round 1945/1950.

Teddy Dupont

François RAVEZ wrote: »

- circa 1938 at the Stage B (where Django fell in love with the Stage B girl) and where he found the pay for his show so ridiculous that his impresario gave him five 100 francs notes that he tear down into pieces as not Worth his talent. 124 boulevard du Montparnasse

Django at Stage B in 1934.

spatzo

Nice photo!

Teddy Dupont

Here's another one taken a few moments before or after.

wim

Matteo wrote: »

Here is the HCQ at Les Nuits Bleues in 1935. Django looks less than happy in this photo.

Wow, they all seem to be playing Maccaferri classical guitars!

Fantastic thread, thanks!

hmm, Joseph perhaps, but we can clearly see the tailpiece on django's guitar ..

Teddy Dupont

Wim Glenn wrote: »

Matteo wrote: »

Here is the HCQ at Les Nuits Bleues in 1935. Django looks less than happy in this photo.

Wow, they all seem to be playing Maccaferri classical guitars!

Fantastic thread, thanks!

hmm, Joseph perhaps, but we can clearly see the tailpiece on django's guitar ..

Yes it's only Joseph with the top mounted, classical style bridge. It could be just the photograph but the shape of Django's guitar does not look exactly right for a Maccaferri to me.

Matteo

Sorry, I had a second look now I agree with you. And the guitar to the right looks like it has the thin moustache tip instead of the square end of a classical bridge. So Joseph's guitar is the only classical Maccaferri. I was not even half right, only a third right. Terrible, just terrible!

Teddy Dupont

Matteo wrote: »

Sorry, I had a second look now I agree with you. And the guitar to the right looks like it has the thin moustache tip instead of the square end of a classical bridge. So Joseph's guitar is the only classical Maccaferri. I was not even half right, only a third right. Terrible, just terrible!

But I bet you'll be 100% right on this one.

Craig Bumgarner

I agree, the guitar Django is playing in the Les Nuits Bleues in 1935 picture does not look like Maccaferri or Selmer. More the shape of Joseph Di Mauro's guitars. Any other speculations?