22 Bonus - May 2022 - Django - John Lewis
Added 2022-05-26 19:08:56 +0000 UTCFor this month's bonus tab we have a composition "Django" composed by John Lewis and first recorded with his Modern Jazz Quartet in 1954. This composition was dedicated to the guitarist Django Reinhardt who died at that time. Miles Davis described "Django" as one of the best compositions ever.
The introductory section (A) starts with a slow tempo of 78 bpm and is followed by a faster tempo solo section (B) in 108 bpm. The solo section repeats two times and ends with a part derived from the introductory section but in double time feel.
The original key is Fm, but again, in order to simplify things I lowered it by a half step into the key of Em. For those who want to stay true to the original just use a capo on the 1st fret.
