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pscot

(21,024 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 10:57 PM Mar 2013

Hidden master: the best guitar player you never heard of

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Hidden master: the best guitar player you never heard of (Original Post) pscot Mar 2013 OP

I had never heard of this guy - thanks! aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #1

I've never seen that style before pscot Mar 2013 #2

thanks for this Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #3

Totally awesome! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #4

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

1. I had never heard of this guy - thanks!

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 11:37 PM

Mar 2013

Last edited Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:16 PM - Edit history (1)

I googled his name. He was an Argentinian guitarist who was influenced by the great Eddie Lang, one of history's first jazz guitarists. He went to France between the wars and was hired by none other than Josephine Baker to lead her band. He then made the acquaintance of Django Reinhardt and even sat in for him as a replacement. He certainly does play in that gypsy jazz style and it looks like he's playing on a Selmer style gypsy jazz guitar.

I see that he's got an unorthodox hand position over the guitar neck instead of under the guitar neck in that photo. Do you know if that was his usual style or whether he was just doing something flashy for the camera?