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    Nov 22, 2019 3 minutes
    Words Stephen Kelly

    JAZZ

    Back in the days of big band jazz, guitar was simply an afterthought for bandleaders; guitarists were confined to the rhythm section, beneath serious consideration as solo performers. It wasn’t until the innovations of all-string band players such as Django Reinhardt and later electrified axemen like Charlie Christian that jazz guitar became a creative force in its own right, developing a complex musical language that guitarists of all stripes should consider adding to their vocabulary.

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    DJANGO REINHARDT

    DJANGOLOGY (1961)

    1 Django Reinhardt’s music and retain a European flavour akin to French-Italian waltzes, albeit sped up for a greater rhythm, but it’s Reinhardt’s two-fingered approach to fretting (due to an injury) and the compensating picking technique that makes these songs unique, with high-speed arpeggio soloing and octave runs. and showcase a fluid, conversational style of a performer who pushed guitar as a lead instrument to the forefront of popular music.

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