ten essential gypsy jazz tunes?

BluesBop Harry

I´m looking to build a repertoire of gypsy jazz tunes to be able to jam at Django´s festivals.
Can somebody make a list of the ten most played songs, please?
Thanx in advance

kimmo

Harry,

take a look at Archtop Eddy's great article on the subject:
http://www.hotclub.co.uk/html/samplaying.html

There you will find the top ten-jamlist and much more. And check out also the Tips for Samois thread in Archtop Eddy's corner on this forum.

kimmo

BluesBop Harry

Thanx Kimmo.
I have the list now, is goes like this:
-Minor Swing
-Sweet Georgia Brown
-All of me
-Nuages (G)
-Honeysuckle Rose
-Djangology
-Dark Eyes
-Swing 42
-Belleville
-I Can´t Give you Anything But Love
Extras:
-Autumn Leaves
-Bossa Dorado
Do you or anybody else know the keys this songs are played in by gypsies? Also, Where can I learn the "right" chords to "Djangology", "Honeysuckle Rose" and "I can´t give you..."?
Thank you again

nwilkins

BluesBop Harry wrote:

Do you or anybody else know the keys this songs are played in by gypsies?

-Minor Swing Aminor
-Sweet Georgia Brown G
-All of me C
-Nuages (G)
-Honeysuckle Rose F
-Djangology G
-Dark Eyes Dminor
-Swing 42 C
-Belleville D
-I Can´t Give you Anything But Love G and F
-Autumn Leaves varies
-Bossa Dorado usually D minor

BluesBop Harry

Thank you, really cool.