1935, the year the Swing Era officially kicked off in America with the popular acceptance of the Benny Goodman big band, was none too shabby a time in our country, culturally speaking.
I'll never forget the first time I saw M. LANGE. It left such an impression on me.
Elaine May was called in to advise on possible recutting of SWING SHIFT, and she coined a turn of phrase that stuck with me: "Why would you want to disturb the ecology of Jonathan's movie?"
The ecology of M. LANGE is so abundant and colorful and verdant, like a mountain meadow. What a thing of beauty. The same can be said of so many Reinhardt recordings.
As an aside, I've always loved the album that Stéphane Grappelli did with Gary Burton, PARIS ENCOUNTER. Especially the opening track, "Daphne."
Music AND movies! Nice. Django makes me think of the Woody Allen movie Sweet and Lowdown where Sean Penn is so funny saying he's the world's greatest guitarist...well, except for this guy in France named Django Reinhardt. Makes me laugh every time.
I'll never forget the first time I saw M. LANGE. It left such an impression on me.
Elaine May was called in to advise on possible recutting of SWING SHIFT, and she coined a turn of phrase that stuck with me: "Why would you want to disturb the ecology of Jonathan's movie?"
The ecology of M. LANGE is so abundant and colorful and verdant, like a mountain meadow. What a thing of beauty. The same can be said of so many Reinhardt recordings.
As an aside, I've always loved the album that Stéphane Grappelli did with Gary Burton, PARIS ENCOUNTER. Especially the opening track, "Daphne."
Music AND movies! Nice. Django makes me think of the Woody Allen movie Sweet and Lowdown where Sean Penn is so funny saying he's the world's greatest guitarist...well, except for this guy in France named Django Reinhardt. Makes me laugh every time.
Thanks! More twofers to come.