# Minor Swing guitar solo

> Django Reinhardt's guitar solo on Minor Swing by Quintette du Hot Club de France (1937). From the album Single. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Quintette du Hot Club de France, 1937, from *Single*. Solo by *Django Reinhardt*.

The definitive gypsy-jazz anthem: Django's opening chorus spins arpeggiated minor lines with a percussive attack that every manouche player still studies. It is the blueprint for the whole genre's vocabulary.

Minor Swing by Quintette du Hot Club de France is #1 in our ranking of the best Django Reinhardt guitar solos. The solo is played by Django Reinhardt and the song was released in 1937.

## In our lists

- [The Best Django Reinhardt Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/django-reinhardt-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1937](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1937/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Minor Swing?

Django Reinhardt played the solo on Quintette du Hot Club de France's Minor Swing (1937).

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