A short harmonic fragment that opens into a fuller listening-led study of an energetic stomp.
If you study one thing
Loop Bb–Bdim–F6 slowly.
William P. Gottlieb / Library of Congress Aquarium, New York, N.Y. · circa November 1946 · Photo credits
Chart keyF
FormNot established
FeelSwing
Meter4/4
MusicDjango Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Al Romans
Guide coverage10 / 12 sections present
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Django's Recordings
Django recordings for this tune. Uploader dates and take labels remain source claims; only an evidenced exact association enables a row’s Listen control.
1 historical recording entries · source text preserved
Entry
Year
Recording / session / release evidence
Listen
01
1937
Paramount Stomp, 7/12/37, OLA 1995-1 ,"Fremeaux 306, Affinity AFS 1003, Classics 762, Conifer HD 206, Jazz Time 798975-2, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set)."," - Paris - QHCF+ - Stephane Grappelly, Michel Warlop (v), Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt, Eugene Vees (g), Louis Vola (b)"
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A dash means no video has been associated with this exact historical recording. Tune-level listening resources remain available above.
History & Listening
The selected release metadata credits Reinhardt, Grappelli and Al Romans. The archive contains only an eight-bar chord fragment; it is preserved as a fragment, not presented as the tune’s complete form.
Tune details
Music: Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Al Romans
Documented in archive: 1937
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; loop bb–bdim–f6 slowly
Melody & head
A short harmonic fragment that opens into a fuller listening-led study of an energetic stomp.
Eight printed bars are not proof of an eight-bar tune. The lick lesson is an excerpt, not a complete Django solo.
A short harmonic fragment that opens into a fuller listening-led study of an energetic stomp.
Session evidence
Paramount Stomp, 7/12/37, OLA 1995-1 ,"Fremeaux 306, Affinity AFS 1003, Classics 762, Conifer HD 206, Jazz Time 798975-2, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set)."," - Paris - QHCF+ - Stephane Grappelly, Michel Warlop (v), Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt, Eugene Vees (g), Louis Vola (b)"
Within the fragment, Bb–Bdim leads toward F6, and Gm returns to F6. Practise the chromatic voice leading locally, then use a complete recording to establish where the fragment belongs. Check the video key before playing with the chart.
Chart & Form
Within the fragment, Bb–Bdim leads toward F6, and Gm returns to F6. Practise the chromatic voice leading locally, then use a complete recording to establish where the fragment belongs.
Inherited archive chart retained without harmonic or notation edits. The playing notes below discuss this particular version, not a definitive score.
Swing · 180 BPM · 4m27s · Video available when checked; creator-described attribution.
Creator-provided play-along; instrumentation and feel vary by selection. Check the key and full arrangement before joining in; the guide chart may use another key. Tempo is the creator’s stated value.
Performed studies, transcriptions, TAB, notation and lessons for studying Django’s solo. Inclusion does not certify note-for-note accuracy.
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Similar tunes
Follow a shared key, a harmonic idea or a familiar form. Keys refer to this site’s chart editions; other recordings may use a different key.
Related chord movement
No sufficiently supported harmonic comparison has been added yet.
Same chart key
No match is established in the current chart metadata.
Same form
No match is established in the current chart metadata.
Behind the photograph
Editorial reuse of a documented public-domain Gottlieb photograph; not a photograph of this tune or recording session. Six photographs are each proposed for two Stage 6D guides.
Part of William P. Gottlieb’s documented Aquarium photographs in New York, circa November 1946. The catalogue supplies the location and approximate date; this is not evidence of a particular tune being played.
Selected performances by notable Gypsy Jazz players and ensembles. Inclusion is editorial and does not imply an objective popularity ranking.
Notable Gypsy Jazz performances are being curated.
Improvisation
Target notes & voice leading
Within the fragment, Bb–Bdim leads toward F6, and Gm returns to F6. Practise the chromatic voice leading locally, then use a complete recording to establish where the fragment belongs.
Sing the destination note before connecting it to the preceding chord.
Pitch choices
Begin with the named chord tones. Add passing notes only after the melody and cadence are secure.
Loop Bb–Bdim–F6 slowly. Find one upper voice that moves by a semitone and one that stays common, then place the figure at its verified point in the recording.
One lick from Paramount Stomp; not a complete Django solo recreation.
Comping & voicings
Keep the fragment’s passing diminished chord light. Before joining the backing, listen through one full chorus and agree the missing roadmap.
Voicing note sets
Keep the fragment’s passing diminished chord light. Before joining the backing, listen through one full chorus and agree the missing roadmap.
Keep the accompaniment clear
First establish an even pulse; add rhythmic variation only when the melody leaves space.
Eight printed bars are not proof of an eight-bar tune. The lick lesson is an excerpt, not a complete Django solo.
Practice room
90–145 bpm
Your assignment
Loop Bb–Bdim–F6 slowly. Find one upper voice that moves by a semitone and one that stays common, then place the figure at its verified point in the recording.
Loop these changes
Loop Bb–Bdim–F6 slowly. Find one upper voice that moves by a semitone and one that stays common, then place the figure at its verified point in the recording.
Metronome
Count quarter notes first. Then place the click on beats 2 and 4 at half the click rate, keeping the phrase length unchanged.
Transposition
Move one short cadence to a nearby key by naming its chord tones, then return to the chosen study key.
At the session
F; Confirm the complete form. Agree the arrangement, pickup and ending before counting in.
Start together
Count a clear tempo and use the final cadence of the agreed arrangement.
Finish together
Cue the final tonic together; agree any tag before starting.
Eight printed bars are not proof of an eight-bar tune. The lick lesson is an excerpt, not a complete Django solo.
Eight printed bars are not proof of an eight-bar tune. The lick lesson is an excerpt, not a complete Django solo.
Arranging the tune
Solo guitar
Keep the melody uppermost and begin with a single bass note under each harmony. Keep the fragment’s passing diminished chord light. Before joining the backing, listen through one full chorus and agree the missing roadmap.
Trio or larger group
Keep the fragment’s passing diminished chord light. Before joining the backing, listen through one full chorus and agree the missing roadmap.
Vocal considerations
No vocal arrangement is prescribed; use the instrumental melody as the phrasing reference.
This player guide combines inherited recording evidence and editorial study notes. Musical study notes are editorial suggestions; compare them with the recording.
