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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
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1949
Webster,CW 63 ,"Fremeaux FA 317, Jazz Time 789103-2","Jan-Feb 1949 - Rome - Django Reinhardt (g), Stephane Grappelly (v),Gianni Safred (p), Carlo Pecori (b), Aurelio de Carolis (d)."
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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 inherited CW 63 row places Webster in the Rome sessions. Modern violin-guitar performances make it a useful study of voice allocation as well as single-line soloing.
Tune details
Music: Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Documented in archive: 1949
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; melody, pulse and arrangement awareness
Melody & head
An E-flat tune for a lyrical ii–V–I return and careful checking of a chromatic source chart.
The inherited B7(9) and diminished symbols remain unchanged; no silent harmonic correction is made.
The opening Eb–Gm–diminished–Fm leads through an unusually spelled B7(9), then C7 and Fm–Bb7 return home. Verify that B7 spelling against the selected edition before assuming it is Bb7. Check the video key before playing with the chart.
Chart & Form
The opening Eb–Gm–diminished–Fm leads through an unusually spelled B7(9), then C7 and Fm–Bb7 return home. Verify that B7 spelling against the selected edition before assuming it is Bb7.
Inherited chart retained exactly. Harmonic comments refer to this edition; ambiguous symbols are flagged rather than silently corrected.
Webster (170 bpm) - Gypsy jazz Backing track / Jazz manouche
Guitare Improvisation
Swing · 170 BPM · 5m27s · 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.
A graceful violinist and guitarist converse across an upright bass in a narrow club, their opposing diagonal instruments form a balanced interlocking composition.
Original AI-assisted editorial artwork inspired by the tune’s mood. It does not depict a documented historical event.
Original AI-assisted illustration created for Djangopedia
The opening Eb–Gm–diminished–Fm leads through an unusually spelled B7(9), then C7 and Fm–Bb7 return home. Verify that B7 spelling against the selected edition before assuming it is Bb7.
Sing the destination note before playing the connecting phrase.
Pitch choices
Begin with the named chord tones. Add passing notes only after the melody and cadence are secure.
Loop the unambiguous Fm–Bb7–Eb cadence with thirds and sevenths. Then compare the preceding B7(9) bar against the recording before extending the loop.
Stochelo Rosenberg solo lesson excerpt. A soloist comparison, not Django’s solo.
Comping & voicings
Use close-position shells and leave space for the violin’s sustained line. Keep the passing diminished chord lighter than the F-minor arrival.
Voicing note sets
Use close-position shells and leave space for the violin’s sustained line. Keep the passing diminished chord lighter than the F-minor arrival.
Keep the accompaniment clear
First establish an even pulse; add rhythmic variation only when the melody leaves space.
The inherited B7(9) and diminished symbols remain unchanged; no silent harmonic correction is made.
Practice room
80–120 bpm, then increase gradually
Your assignment
Loop the unambiguous Fm–Bb7–Eb cadence with thirds and sevenths. Then compare the preceding B7(9) bar against the recording before extending the loop.
Loop these changes
Loop the unambiguous Fm–Bb7–Eb cadence with thirds and sevenths. Then compare the preceding B7(9) bar against the recording before extending the loop.
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
Eb; 32-bar AABA in the inherited chart. 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.
The inherited B7(9) and diminished symbols remain unchanged; no silent harmonic correction is made.
The inherited B7(9) and diminished symbols remain unchanged; no silent harmonic correction is made.
Arranging the tune
Solo guitar
Keep the melody uppermost and begin with a single bass note under each harmony. Use close-position shells and leave space for the violin’s sustained line. Keep the passing diminished chord lighter than the F-minor arrival.
Trio or larger group
Use close-position shells and leave space for the violin’s sustained line. Keep the passing diminished chord lighter than the F-minor arrival.
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.
Original AI-assisted illustration created for Djangopedia
Original AI-assisted editorial artwork inspired by the tune’s mood. It does not depict a documented historical event.
Generated with the native image-generation tool on 2026-10-19; original editorial artwork, not a historical photograph.
Prompt: Use case: stylized-concept. Asset: horizontal 1536x1024, 3:2 Djangopedia tune illustration for Webster. Original scene: A graceful violinist and guitarist converse across an upright bass in a narrow club, their opposing diagonal instruments form a balanced interlocking composition. Medium: authentic-feeling 1950s silk-screen editorial print, flat separate ink layers, boldly simplified shapes, long expressive angular silhouettes, spare wiry line accents, off-register overlaps, small areas of crosshatching, slight dry ink and paper texture. Strong asymmetric composition with generous negative space; witty and musical, sophisticated rather than children's cartoon. Limited palette: olive green, burnt orange, warm cream and black. All heads and instrument bodies wholly inside frame unless otherwise specified. No letters, words, numbers, captions, borders, logos, watermark, realistic shading, gradients or photographed paper. Invent an entirely new composition, not a reproduction of any existing print. No claim of a documented historical scene.
Research & rights notes
Exact video-to-matrix/take associations are not established. Historical rows remain inherited evidence.
The original composition/publication year has not been independently established for this guide; recording years are separate evidence.
Webster (170 bpm) - Gypsy jazz Backing track / Jazz manoucheGuitare ImprovisationSwing · 170 BPM · 5m27s · 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.✓ Featured
Play Along Manouche - WEBSTER - Gipsy Jazzgael rouilhac4m32s · 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.Select video
Webster - Antoine Boyer / Stochelo Rosenberg / Paulus ShäferlightmoreVideo available when checked; creator-described attribution.Performer attribution follows the video title and channel description. Proposed listening selection; no popularity ranking implied.✓ Featured
Webster - The Rosenbergs ft Tim Kliphuis @ TivoliVredenburg Utrecht – Sunday Afternoon JazzSINTI MUSICVideo available when checked; creator-described attribution.Performer attribution follows the video title and channel description. Proposed listening selection; no popularity ranking implied.Select video
Tcha-Badjo - Webster - Gypsy JazzTcha-BadjoVideo available when checked; creator-described attribution.Performer attribution follows the video title and channel description. Proposed listening selection; no popularity ranking implied.Select video