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Quintette du Hot Club de France

From
France
Active
1934–1948
Releases
128
  • gypsy jazz
  • jazz
  • swing

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The Quintette du Hot Club de France ("The Quintet of the Hot Club of France"), often abbreviated "QdHCdF" or "QHCF", was a jazz group founded in France in 1934 by the guitarist Django Reinhardt and the violinist Stéphane Grappelli. It was active in one form or another until 1948.

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One of the earliest and most significant continental jazz groups in Europe, the Quintette was described by critic Thom Jurek as "one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz." In contrast with the "New Orleans Sound" of groups like Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five and Hot Seven, the group (at least in its early incarnations) featured an (at that time, novel) "all strings" lineup with the lead parts taken by virtuoso acoustic guitar and violin, the bass part on double bass in place of tuba or sousaphone, and the rhythm and accompanying chords supplied by additional guitarists, with no drummer.
Their most famous lineup featured Reinhardt, Grappelli, bassist Louis Vola, and rhythm guitarists Roger Chaput and Joseph Reinhardt (Django's brother) although occupants of the latter roles varied from time to time. Later incarnations of the Quintette (and its successors playing in a similar style) sometimes incorporated reeds (clarinet) players in place of Grappelli's violin, and also sometimes added a drummer in place of one of the rhythm guitars.

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Discography

Albums 1
EPs 1
Singles 101

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Compilations 25

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Also known as

Django Reinhardt & Quintet of the Hot Club of France · Django Reinhardt & Quintette du Hot Club de France · Django Reinhardt & The Quintet of the Hot Club of France · Django Reinhardt & The Quintet of the Hot Club of France With Stephane Grappelli · Django Reinhardt And The Hot Club De France · Django Reinhardt et le Quintet du Hot Club de France · Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli & Quintette du Hot Club de France · Quintet of the Hot Club of France · Quinteto del Hot Club de Francia · Quintett Du Hot Club De France · Quintett Du ot Club De France · Quintette of the Hot Club of France · Quntett Du Hot Club De France · Stefane Grappelli & His Hot Four · Stéphane Grappelli & His Hot Four · Stéphane Grappelli and His Hot Four · The Quintet of the Hot Club of France

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