Django' Reinhardt's Nuages in A6th

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 9 Nov 2001 10:09 am

Posted a new A6th arrangement over in the tab section today.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 9 Nov 2001 3:06 pm

Cool Andy. I'll check it out.

When I first heard Jerry Byrd's "Sand" I immediately thought of this tune. I think JB used the same intro?

Bill

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 9 Nov 2001 4:21 pm

I had the exact same impression back in '88 or so when I first heard "Sand". I wrote JB about it and he replied that he knew lots of Django tunes but didn't know "Nuages" and doubted that there could be any connection.
Coincidence? Or was Andy Iona a Django fan? I think he played Jazz sax.

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 9 Nov 2001 5:21 pm

The beginning of Nuages also sounds like the beginning of the theme song from the old Jackie Gleason Variety Show (or was it the Honeymooners?).

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Michael Maese · Post by **Michael Maese** » 12 Nov 2001 8:20 am

The theme to the Jackie Gleason Variety Show is called Melancholy Serenade, and Jackie Gleason gets credit for writing it. There is some resemblance to Nauges in the opening lines. I have looked for the sheet music to Melancholy Serenade for years so I could do a harmonically sound version for steel guitar but had no luck finding it. Nauges looks like a nice project for the time being.