BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Stock photo: cover may vary

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend Hardback - 2004

by Michael Dregni

Add to wish list

Reader reviews for Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

From the publisher

Django Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B.B. King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Yet there is no major biography of Reinhardt.
Now, in Django, Michael Dregni offers a definitive portrait of this great guitarist. Handsome, charismatic, childlike, and unpredictable, Reinhardt was a character out of a picaresque novel. Born in a gypsy caravan at a crossroads in Belgium, he was almost killed in a freak fire that burned half of his body and left his left hand twisted into a claw. But with this maimed left hand flying over the frets and his right hand plucking at dizzying speed, Django became Europe's most famous jazz musician, commanding exorbitant fees--and spending the money as fast as he made it. Dregni not only chronicles this remarkably colorful life--including a fascinating account of gypsy culture--but he also sheds much light on Django's musicianship. He examines his long musical partnership with violinist Stphane Grappelli--the one suave and smooth, the other sharper and more dissonant--and he traces the evolution of their novel string jazz ensemble, Quintette du Hot Club de France. Indeed, the author spotlights Django's amazing musical diversity, describing his swing-styled Nouveau Quintette, his big band Django's Music, and his later bebop ensemble, as well as his many compositions, including symphonic pieces influenced by Ravel and Debussy and his unfinished organ mass inspired by Bach. And along the way, the author offers vivid snapshots of the jazz scene in Paris--colorful portraits of Josephine Baker, Bricktop, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, and countless others--and of Django's vagabond wanderings around France, Europe, and the United States, where he toured with Duke Ellington.
Capturing the extraordinary life and times of one of the great musicians of the twentieth century, Django is a must-read portrait of a true original.

First line

HE WAS KNOWN AS DJANGO, a Gypsy name meaning "I awake."

Details

  • Title Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
  • Author Michael Dregni
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition FIRST EDITION
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Publication date November 1, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780195167528 / 019516752X
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.3 x 9.3 x 1 in (16.00 x 23.62 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Reinhardt, Django, Jazz musicians - France
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004006214
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Michael Dregni is a writer for Vintage Guitar magazine; his work has also appeared in Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Player, and The Utne Reader, among other publications. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

More Copies for Sale

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Stock photo: cover may vary

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Good
  • Hardback
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752x
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$4.25
A$5.77 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004-11-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 in x 9.3000 in x 6.4000 in. Edge wear, including tears to dust jacket.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$4.25
A$5.77 Delivery to USA
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Very good
  • Hardback
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752X
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Very good
  • Hardback
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752X
Quantity available
2
Seller
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Very good
  • Hardback
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752X
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Hardback
Condition
Acceptable
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752X
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.00
Free Delivery to USA
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Stock photo: cover may vary

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Very good
  • Hardback
Condition
Very good
Edition
second printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752X
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$10.12
A$10.12 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, 2004-01-01. second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6x1x9. Minor wear & toning to boards. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs, creases, sunned spine & small tears in a mylar cover.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.12
A$10.12 Delivery to USA
Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Stock photo: cover may vary

Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752x
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$12.81
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$12.81
Free Delivery to USA
Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752x
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$12.81
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$12.81
Free Delivery to USA
Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Stock photo: cover may vary

Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752x
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$12.81
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$12.81
Free Delivery to USA
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Stock photo: cover may vary

Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend

by Dregni, Michael

  • Used
  • Hardback
  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780195167528 / 019516752X
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
A$14.12
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2004-11-01. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover. Used: Good. 1.00x1.00x1.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$14.12
Free Delivery to USA