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Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django was a French Manouche or Sinti jazz guitarist and composer.
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Reinhardt's first son, <anchor>Lousson</anchor> (a.k.a. Henri Baumgartner), played jazz in a mostly bebop style in the 1950s and 1960s. He followed the Romani lifestyle and was relatively little recorded. Reinhardt's second son, Babik, became a guitarist in a more contemporary jazz style, and recorded a number of albums before his death in 2001. After Reinhardt died, his younger brother Joseph at first swore to abandon music, but he was persuaded to perform and record again. Joseph's son Markus Reinhardt is a violinist in the Romani style.
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French gypsy jazz guitarist

Lousson Reinhardt

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/97/Lousson_Reinhardt_%28guitarist%29_in_the_1960s_%28source_unknown%29.jpg/220px-Lousson_Reinhardt_%28guitarist%29_in_the_1960s_%28source_unknown%29.jpg)](/wiki/File:Lousson_Reinhardt_(guitarist)_in_the_1960s_(source_unknown).jpg)Background informationBirth nameHenri BaumgartnerBorn1929Died1992 (aged 62–63)Genres[Romani music](/wiki/Romani_music "Romani music"), [gypsy jazz](/wiki/Gypsy_jazz "Gypsy jazz")OccupationMusicianInstrumentGuitarYears active1940s–1980s

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**Henri Baumgartner** (1929–1992), known professionally as **Lousson Reinhardt**, was a French [gypsy jazz](/wiki/Gypsy_jazz "Gypsy jazz") guitarist and the first son of [Django Reinhardt](/wiki/Django_Reinhardt "Django Reinhardt") by his first wife, Florine Mayer.

## Biography

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Django Reinhardt married Florine Mayer in 1927 according to [gypsy](/wiki/Gypsy "Gypsy") custom although their marriage was not registered, and therefore not recognised under French law. Their son Henri, nicknamed "Lousson" from the French "l'ourson" meaning "bear cub", was born in 1929, however shortly after this the couple separated and Florine remarried; his birth certificate thus bears the last name Baumgartner from Mayer's second husband.[\[1\]](#cite_note-1) Henri/Lousson learned to play guitar from his relatives; he is pictured playing with Django and others in a photograph dating from the mid 1940s[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) and played rhythm guitar with Django's "Nouveau Quintette" on a tour of Belgium in November-December 1948, of which an official release exists. Lousson was frequently on the road in the 1950s and 1960s and never recorded commercially except for an unreleased 1960s studio recording from Paris with violinist Vivian Villerstein.[\[3\]](#cite_note-3)

A private and rather shy individual, Lousson performed in bars in Paris through the 1960s, most frequently accompanied by fellow guitarist Jean-Marie Pallen,[\[4\]](#cite_note-Antonietto-4) and appeared several times at the Django Reinhardt memorial festivals [Samois-sur-Seine](/wiki/Samois-sur-Seine "Samois-sur-Seine"). According to author Michael Dregni, Lousson spent a number of years travelling in Italy, then returned to France in the early 1990s. Private recordings exist from a 1966 performance in Paris. He is seen at the start and end of the 1959 French film _Les Pittuiti's_ performing "Les Deux Guitares" with [Eugène Vées](/w/index.php?title=Eug%C3%A8ne_V%C3%A9es&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eugène Vées (page does not exist)"),[\[5\]](#cite_note-5) and also appears briefly in a 1978 Sten Bramsen documentary _Django_ made for Danish television.

Lousson's guitar style has been described as following the "most modern" of Django's styles as well as being influenced by [Wes Montgomery](/wiki/Wes_Montgomery "Wes Montgomery") and [Jim Hall](/wiki/Jim_Hall_(musician) "Jim Hall (musician)").[\[6\]](#cite_note-6) At Samois in 1978 he is pictured using a [Gibson ES-175](/wiki/Gibson_ES-175 "Gibson ES-175") hollow bodied jazz guitar belonging to Django's brother [Joseph](/wiki/Joseph_Reinhardt "Joseph Reinhardt").[\[7\]](#cite_note-7)[\[4\]](#cite_note-Antonietto-4) Francis-Alfred Moerman, who accompanied [Sarane Ferret](/wiki/Sarane_Ferret "Sarane Ferret") for many years, played with Lousson for several years in the 1960s and said, "Playing with Lousson was an extraordinary experience; he really had his father's genius in his fingers... he really was unlucky—his talent was awesome, but he played in the 1960s, which were the worst years for jazz players, so he was never successful and left no \[official\] recordings."[\[8\]](#cite_note-8)

Feeling unappreciated by critics and not accepted by French authorities as the legal heir of Django, Lousson retired from playing in 1980. He reportedly had either ten [\[9\]](#cite_note-9) or sixteen children.[\[10\]](#cite_note-10) He struggled financially and frequently lacked a guitar after giving it to a doctor as payment for treating one of his children. Five of his children were sons; Dregni states that one of them, Paul "Navire" Baumgartner, was the father of Dallas Baumgartner, a contemporary gypsy jazz guitarist.[\[a\]](#cite_note-11) Dallas was raised by his great-aunt Kali, Lousson's half-sister, referred to as "Madame Rose" in Dregni's 2008 account, and retains private recordings of Lousson, a number of which have been published by him via YouTube. After living the nomadic life of his people, Lousson died in 1992 and was buried at Samois near Django Reinhardt and Joseph Reinhardt. The names of two of Lousson's children, Chôti and Gagoug, were commemorated musically when Django's widow, Naguine, conferred them on two previously unpublished compositions of Django as subsequently recorded by [Matelo Ferret](/wiki/Matelo_Ferret "Matelo Ferret") in 1960.[\[11\]](#cite_note-12)

## Discography

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- 1948 _Concert de Bruxelles_, Django Reinhardt (live recording, Theatre des Galeries in Brussels, December 1948)
- 2002 _Gipsy Jazz School – Django's Legacy_, Various artists (1 track only)
- 2005 _Django Reinhardt – Intégrale vol. 20_, Various artists (Frémeaux & Associés; 1 track only)

## Notes

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)**Alternatively, if Dallas derives his surname via his grandmother Kali who Dregni states was the daughter of Bella and her second husband, then Django - and thus Lousson - would be a relation by marriage only; the precise situation is presently unclear.

## References

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01. **[^](#cite_ref-1)**Dregni, Michael (2008). _Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing_. Oxford University Press. pp. 215–219. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-19-531192-1](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-531192-1 "Special:BookSources/978-0-19-531192-1").
02. **[^](#cite_ref-2)**[Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), guitarist of jazz with gypsy musicians, in a bar. From left to right : Baro Ferret, Lousson Baumgartner (son of Django Reinhardt), Reinhardt and Sarane Ferret. Paris, 1945. (Photo by LAPI/Roger Viollet/Getty Images)](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/django-reinhardt-guitarist-of-jazz-with-gypsy-musicians-in-news-photo/56218103)
03. **[^](#cite_ref-3)**Dregni, Michael (2008). _Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing_. Oxford University Press. p. 218. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-19-531192-1](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-531192-1 "Special:BookSources/978-0-19-531192-1").
04. ^ [_**a**_](#cite_ref-Antonietto_4-0) [_**b**_](#cite_ref-Antonietto_4-1)Antonietto, Alain (2002). Accompanying booklet to CD _Gipsy Jazz School_. Iris Music. pp. 38–39.
05. **[^](#cite_ref-5)**This film is available via the [INA website](http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF86614609/les-pittuiti-s-video.html) and the musical scene appears in the online preview supplied
06. **[^](#cite_ref-6)**Dregni, Michael (2006). _Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz_. Speck Press. p. 145. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-1-933108-10-0](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-933108-10-0 "Special:BookSources/978-1-933108-10-0").
07. **[^](#cite_ref-7)**Cruikshank, Ian (1994). _Django's Gypsies: The Mystique of Django Reinhardt and His People_. Ashley Mark Publishing Company. p. 35.
08. **[^](#cite_ref-8)**Quoted in the film _Les Compagnons de Route_ (film tribute to Francis-Alfred Moerman, part 1). Published by the Friends of Francis-Alfred Moerman, 2011
09. **[^](#cite_ref-9)**Launet, Edouard (2003). ["Django colle à la peau de Samois"](http://next.liberation.fr/culture/2003/05/16/django-colle-a-la-peau-de-samois_433772).
10. **[^](#cite_ref-10)**L.M. Oliver, 2008. Mini-documentary: _Lousson Reinhardt_
11. **[^](#cite_ref-12)**Dregni, Michael (2008). _Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing_. Oxford University Press. pp. 44–45. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-19-531192-1](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-531192-1 "Special:BookSources/978-0-19-531192-1").

## Further reading and viewing

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- Dregni, Michael. 2008. "The Lost: The Secret History of Lousson Baumgartner and the "Other" Family." Chapter 13 in _Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing_ (for publication details see "References" section)
- Some relevant aspects concerning Lousson Reinhardt and Dallas Baumgartner are discussed on the "Djangobooks" forum [here](http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/995/gypsy-jazz-genealogy/p1) and [here](http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/13970/dallas-baumgartner-documentary)
- Lousson Reinhardt recordings and other information available via [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lousson+reinhardt)
- L.M. Oliver, 2008: _Lousson Reinhardt_, short documentary film (copy available via YouTube)

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- _[Djangology](/wiki/Djangology "Djangology")_ (1961)
- _[Paris 1945](/wiki/Paris_1945 "Paris 1945")_ (1968)
- _[Jazz in Paris: Nuages](/wiki/Jazz_in_Paris:_Nuages "Jazz in Paris: Nuages")_ (2003)

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- " [Minor Swing](/wiki/Minor_Swing_(composition) "Minor Swing (composition)")" (1937)
- " [Nuages](/wiki/Nuages "Nuages")" (1940)

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- [Babik Reinhardt](/wiki/Babik_Reinhardt "Babik Reinhardt") (son)
- [Joseph Reinhardt](/wiki/Joseph_Reinhardt "Joseph Reinhardt") (brother)
- Lousson Reinhardt (son)
- [Quintette du Hot Club de France](/wiki/Quintette_du_Hot_Club_de_France "Quintette du Hot Club de France") (Jazz group)

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