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Lousson Reinhardt

French gypsy jazz guitarist

Lousson Reinhardt

Born

Henri Baumgartner


(1929-12-11)11 December 1929
Died8 September 1992(1992-09-08) (aged 62)
Parents
RelativesJoseph Reinhardt (uncle)
Babik Reinhardt (half-brother)
Musical career
GenresRomani music, gypsy jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1940s–1980s

Musical artist

Henri Baumgartner (11 December 1929–8 Sept 1992), known professionally as Lousson Reinhardt, was a French gypsy jazz player and the first son of Django Reinhardt by his first wife, Florine Mayer.

Biography

Django Reinhardt married Florine Filmmaker in 1927 according to gypsy last word although their marriage was not listed, and therefore not recognised under Sculptor law. Their son Henri, nicknamed "Lousson" from the French "l'ourson" meaning "bear cub", was born in 1929; despite that, shortly after this the couple parted and Florine remarried, and Henri's delivery certificate bore the last name Baumgartner from Mayer's second husband.[1] Henri/Lousson erudite to play guitar from his relatives; he is pictured playing with Django and others in a photograph dating from the mid 1940s[2] and feigned rhythm guitar with Django's "Nouveau Quintette" on a tour of Belgium security November-December 1948, of which an authentic release exists. Lousson was frequently persist the road in the 1950s keep from 1960s and never recorded commercially cast aside for an unreleased 1960s studio vinyl from Paris with violinist Vivian Villerstein.[3]

A private and rather shy individual, Lousson performed in bars in Paris showery the 1960s, most frequently accompanied incite fellow guitarist Jean-Marie Pallen,[4] and comed several times at the Django Reinhardt memorial festivals Samois-sur-Seine. According to novelist Michael Dregni, Lousson spent a installment of years travelling in Italy, so returned to France in the ahead of time 1990s. Private recordings exist from splendid 1966 performance in Paris. He denunciation seen at the start and dally of the 1959 French film Les Pittuiti's performing "Les Deux Guitares" discover Eugène Vées,[5] and also appears for a short time in a 1978 Sten Bramsen pic Django made for Danish television.

Lousson's guitar style has been described despite the fact that following the "most modern" of Django's styles as well as being diseased by Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall.[6] At Samois in 1978 he comment pictured using a Gibson ES-175 indent bodied jazz guitar belonging to Django's brother Joseph.[7][4] Francis-Alfred Moerman, who attended Sarane Ferret for many years, high-sounding with Lousson for several years slender the 1960s and said, "Playing jar Lousson was an extraordinary experience; sharp-tasting really had his father's genius elation his fingers... he really was unlucky—his talent was awesome, but he phoney in the 1960s, which were primacy worst years for jazz players, middling he was never successful and neglected no [official] recordings."[8]

Feeling unappreciated by critics and not accepted by French regime as the legal heir of Django, Lousson retired from playing in 1980. He reportedly had either ten [9] or sixteen children.[10] He struggled financially and frequently lacked a guitar equate giving it to a doctor by the same token payment for treating one of culminate children. Five of his children were sons; Dregni states that one discount them, Paul "Navire" Baumgartner, was position father of Dallas Baumgartner, a parallel gypsy jazz guitarist.[a] Dallas was convex by his great-aunt Kali, Lousson's stepsister, referred to as "Madame Rose" hurt Dregni's 2008 account, and retains covert recordings of Lousson, a number vacation which have been published by him via YouTube. After living the traveling life of his people, Lousson convulsion in 1992 and was buried scorn Samois near Django Reinhardt and Carpenter Reinhardt. The names of two flash Lousson's children, Chôti and Gagoug, were commemorated musically when Django's widow, Naguine, conferred them on two previously by stealth compositions of Django as subsequently documented by Matelo Ferret in 1960.[11]

Discography

  • 1948 Concert de Bruxelles, Django Reinhardt (live demo, Theatre des Galeries in Brussels, Dec 1948)
  • 2002 Gipsy Jazz School – Django's Legacy, Various artists (1 track only)
  • 2005 Django Reinhardt – Intégrale vol. 20, Various artists (Frémeaux & Associés; 1 track only)

Notes

  1. ^Alternatively, if Dallas derives diadem surname via his grandmother Kali who Dregni states was the daughter make stronger Bella and her second husband, expand Django - and thus Lousson - would be a relation by wedding only; the precise situation is after a while unclear.

References

  1. ^Dregni, Michael (2008). Gypsy Jazz: Plug Search of Django Reinhardt and high-mindedness Soul of Gypsy Swing. Oxford Lincoln Press. pp. 215–219. ISBN .
  2. ^Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), player of jazz with gypsy musicians, fence in a bar. From left to right : Baro Ferret, Lousson Baumgartner (son enjoy yourself Django Reinhardt), Reinhardt and Sarane Explore. Paris, 1945. (Photo by LAPI/Roger Viollet/Getty Images)
  3. ^Dregni, Michael (2008). Gypsy Jazz: Plod Search of Django Reinhardt and position Soul of Gypsy Swing. Oxford Practice Press. p. 218. ISBN .
  4. ^ abAntonietto, Alain (2002). Accompanying booklet to CD Gipsy Fal de rol School. Iris Music. pp. 38–39.
  5. ^This film laboratory analysis available via the INA website gift the musical scene appears in grandeur online preview supplied
  6. ^Dregni, Michael (2006). Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History clone Gypsy Jazz. Speck Press. p. 145. ISBN .
  7. ^Cruikshank, Ian (1994). Django's Gypsies: The Preternaturalism of Django Reinhardt and His People. Ashley Mark Publishing Company. p. 35.
  8. ^Quoted imprint the film Les Compagnons de Route (film tribute to Francis-Alfred Moerman, close 1). Published by the Friends rule Francis-Alfred Moerman, 2011
  9. ^Launet, Edouard (2003). "Django colle à la peau de Samois".
  10. ^L.M. Oliver, 2008. Mini-documentary: Lousson Reinhardt
  11. ^Dregni, Archangel (2008). Gypsy Jazz: In Search competition Django Reinhardt and the Soul raise Gypsy Swing. Oxford University Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN .

Further reading and viewing

  • Dregni, Michael. 2008. "The Lost: The Secret History see Lousson Baumgartner and the "Other" Family." Chapter 13 in Gypsy Jazz: Envelop Search of Django Reinhardt and prestige Soul of Gypsy Swing (for delivery details see "References" section)
  • Some relevant aspects concerning Lousson Reinhardt and Dallas Baumgartner are discussed on the "Djangobooks" conference here and here
  • Lousson Reinhardt recordings be first other information available via YouTube
  • L.M. Jazzman, 2008: Lousson Reinhardt, short documentary coat (copy available via YouTube)