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Thread #46448 Message #689881
Posted By: Mr Red
14-Apr-02 - 02:24 PM
Thread Name: Django fans click here
Subject: RE: Django fans click here
C-Flat as I no longer have the LP it is from memory. In paris after the liberation, maybe just after the war. A few of The Miller military band went or were in France and sought out Django (et al). The LP really only had two or three collaborative tunes, the rest were archive recordings from the same era, certainly Django and maybe some of the Miller band. Can't remember the record company but if there were a more recent CD I doubt it would be the same company - I bought it as a remaindered copy from Dobell's in London. greg stephens As for people who can play like Django - a guy called Paul Degville - who specialises in managing Jobcentres (Gov Dole offices) has had the knack for 30 years or so he lived in Malvern for many years but where he moved to I know not. AND though Chris Newman probably doesn't promote that side of his talent because he wants to excel at his own style (and boy does he, along with Maire ni Chathasaigh) but he was equally skilled at the Django sound-alike.