Undecided in C

Phil · March 2023

Does anyone have TAB for Django's 1939 intro solo in the key of C they can share?

Thanks!

Phil

richter4208 · March 2023

wim · March 2023

@richter4208 It changes to C when the head comes in.

Actually I always assumed it was a little joke, because it changes double time feel, and it modulates- like the song is 'undecided' about the key and the tempo.

richter4208 · March 2023

@Wim, not as familiar with this Django classic as I should be! Edited my post

wim · March 2023

Found on soundslice:

https://www.soundslice.com/slices/ZFRfc/

And another one with a bit more hand holding

https://www.soundslice.com/slices/xG8fc/

Russell Letson · March 2023

Beryl Davis' half-time vocal--and the Hot Club's accompaniment--is inspired by Ella Fitzgerald's with Chick Webb. There's also a chunk of the John Kirby/Onyx Club Boys arrangement in the HC opening. It's all run through the QHCF blender, of course, particularly Django's intro and his and Grappelli's fills during Beryl's vocals. And Steph's solo is as hot as one could want.

On edit: I'd forgotten that the Dandridge Sisters also had a recording that uses the half-time trick--and according to the YouTube info, it was made in England in 1939, where they were touring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek5qwG6wmvI