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Minor Swing (song)
"Minor Swing" is a gypsy jazz Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a style of small-group jazz originating from the Romani guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–53), in conjunction with the French swing violinist Stéphane Gr ... tune composed by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. It was recorded by The Quintet of the Hot Club of France in 1937. It was recorded five other times throughout Reinhardt's career and is considered to be one of his signature compositions. The composition was first released as a 78 single by Swing in 1937 with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli in the Quintette du Hot Club de France. The song appears in the 2002 video game ''Mafia (video game), Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven'' as the theme song of the fictional New Ark district within the game. Structure Minor Swing is written in the key of A minor. Apart from the brief introduction and final coda or playout, there is no discernable melod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Swing Django Reinhardt 1937 Swing 78
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