Listening again to "Django" composed by pianist John Lewis; I paused to think how the title piece refers to Django. The tune opens with a beautiful, slow, reflective introduction; almost an "awakening" as in reference to "I awake" (Django); the tune then kicks in to an up tempo improvisation, reference, perhaps, to Django's colourful and boisterous life as a musician and leads to a resolving coda that mirrors the intro, a slow, solemn outro...referring to Django's passing?
This is what occurred to me on listening to Alan Broadbent's piano version this morning. I wonder what John Lewis's thoughts were on writing this song?
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Stu
They met you know during Django's New York sojourn with Duke Ellington. Peas in a pod.
I have a terrific album of his entitled "European Encounters".