Fapy Lafertin (Courtrai, Belgium, 1950) is a jazz guitarist of Romani ethni… Read Full Bio ↴Fapy Lafertin (Courtrai, Belgium, 1950) is a jazz guitarist of Romani ethnicity, one of the foremost contemporary exponents of Gypsy jazz[1].
Lafertin was born in the Romani community of Manouches, and took up guitar at the age of five. After performing in a family band with his father on violin and his brother on second guitar, he joined the Piotto orchestra. He would later play in WASO (with Koen de Cauter on reeds, Albert Vivi Limburger in drums and Michel Verstraeten in double bass) before forming his own quintet in 1985. Lafertin later followed a solo career.
Lafertin has worked with many distinguished musicians, including Charlie Byrd, Scott Hamilton, Al Casey, Milt Hinton and Benny Waters and Stéphane Grappelli, once Django Reinhardt's partner.
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Lafertin was born in the Romani community of Manouches, and took up guitar at the age of five. After performing in a family band with his father on violin and his brother on second guitar, he joined the Piotto orchestra. He would later play in WASO (with Koen de Cauter on reeds, Albert Vivi Limburger in drums and Michel Verstraeten in double bass) before forming his own quintet in 1985. Lafertin later followed a solo career.
Lafertin has worked with many distinguished musicians, including Charlie Byrd, Scott Hamilton, Al Casey, Milt Hinton and Benny Waters and Stéphane Grappelli, once Django Reinhardt's partner.
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I Love You
Fapy Lafertin Quintet Lyrics
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Exactly Like You I used to have a perfect sweetheart Not a real one,…
Just You Just Me Just you, just me Let's find a cozy spot To cuddle and…
You Took Advantage of Me When a girl has the heart of a mother It must…
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@albertoweiss1620
Maestro
@jptothetree
Absolutely awesome! If you aren't dancing just a little bit to this, you're dead.
@PabloCardonaMusic
Or you're playing it
@jeffmoore9487
What a perfect intro. The sound is smashing. Tim is clear, Fapy has that crush sound in the chords that gives such restrained power.
@MassimilianoBultrini
Nice video of one of my favouirite gypsy jazz guitar players... Good solo, with good ideas and a pure Django-style opening!
@bennyrobertson
The song was written by Harry Archer and Harlan Thompson for the 1923 Broadway show "Jessie James." And yes, the bass is too loud - the sound guy should have caught that. I disagree about Tim's playing - I love it! He's about as near to Grappelli as we have today, but with his own style. Really swings.
@mofoslim3086
Written by Harlen Thompson & Harry Archer.
@ Ben, yea that's a little busy (bassist) but we're all students, or at least we should endeavor to be. I dig what you are saying tho Daddy-O!!
@psgcaravan
I think Tim is only doing the classical stuff at the beginning, paying tribute in the intro to the original showtune. This one really swings (tho 2 bad about the sound on the bass :~(
@Gantafistor
who wrote the song? is it Cole Porter?