# The Best Django Reinhardt Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Django Reinhardt guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Minor Swing (1937), then Nuages and Djangology. Every video starts at the solo.

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Django Reinhardt invented gypsy jazz, turning a fire-damaged hand into a two-fingered technique of dazzling speed and invention. His solos with the Quintette du Hot Club de France remain the foundation of European jazz guitar.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Django Reinhardt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt)

1. [Minor Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-minor-swing/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937
2. [Nuages](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-nuages/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1940
3. [Djangology](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-djangology/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1935
4. [Belleville](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-belleville/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1942
5. [Manoir de mes rêves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-manoir-de-mes-reves/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1943
6. [Daphne](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-daphne/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937
7. [Dinah](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-dinah/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1934
8. [Tiger Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-tiger-rag/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1934
9. [Improvisation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/django-reinhardt-improvisation/) — Django Reinhardt · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937
10. [Limehouse Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-limehouse-blues/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1935
11. [Crazy Rhythm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/coleman-hawkins-and-his-all-star-jam-band-crazy-rhythm/) — Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Jam Band · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937
12. [Rythme Futur](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-rythme-futur/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1940
13. [Blue Drag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-blue-drag/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1935
14. [Douce Ambiance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-douce-ambiance/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1943
15. [Sweet Georgia Brown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-sweet-georgia-brown/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937

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