Learn To Play Django-Style Gypsy Jazz Guitar, vol. 2

This fascinating look at the art of improvisation in the Gypsy jazz tradition provides a wealth of playing tips to get you off to a solid start. Before long, you'll be playing exciting solos in the style typified by Django Reinhardt, Birelli Lagrenne and other hot players of this dynamic genre, with the special elements that give this music its distinctive ring: "sweep" picking, ornaments (glissandos, trills, bends, tremolo, vibrato, etc.), arpeggiated picking ("the heart of the Reinhardt style"), diminished and augmented runs, triplets and the other special sounds that "put the Gypsy in Gypsy swing." more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-29-2004; Mediocre at Best; I really have to agree with the review by Alex F of GA. I don't know what the other two positive reviews were all about, but any actual viewer of this video would see the obvious flaws. Paul Mehling may be a great gypsy jazz guitarist,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-23-2003; Almost nothing here - Paul doesn't even know his audience; I think that this is a horrible video.The first 57 minutes teach you things like:-what is vibrato-how to do hammer ons, pull offs, trills-A (G) major arpeggio (he plays it - no explanation like 'this is the root, then the 3rd, then the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-25-2002; Lets tear Django apart and put him back together.; I agree with everything the other reviewer from Rochester NY said. Beyond that I have been appreciating Gypsey jazz over the years without knowing it. A lot of the good licks played by Willy Nelson are Django inspired. Then I got a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-09-2002; An excellent introduction to the world of Gypsy Jazz Guitar; Gypsy Jazz is the popular term for the style of jazz musicmade famous by Django Reinhardt, who along with StephaneGrappelli formed the Hot Club of France in 1933. Alsoknown as "acoustic swing", this instrumental music isinfectous, and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-25-2002; Lets tear Django apart and put him back together.; I agree with everything the other reviewer from Rochester NY said. Beyond that I have been appreciating Gypsey jazz over the years without knowing it. A lot of the good licks played by Willy Nelson are Django inspired. Then I got a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-29-2004; Mediocre at Best; I really have to agree with the review by Alex F of GA. I don't know what the other two positive reviews were all about, but any actual viewer of this video would see the obvious flaws. Paul Mehling may be a great gypsy jazz guitarist,...; read full review | report as inappropriate