Noël ! Christmas !

Very much and gladly inspired from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jckFQ2U4z5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8tUJV2rks
The (gipsy) rythmic guitar   and many of the guitar solos are from l'ami https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower. Check him out !!
I took care of the rest
All the best 
Steph
Photo : Doc Watson
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Watson

Garbage Man blues (Pockey Lafarge) with Baking Jazz Power

A take on this classic amongst Django's classics trying to follow the phenomenal clarinetist Giacomo Smith's Footsteps on the chorus , intro and outro are inspired by one original version with Stéphane Grapelli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPG1OnOrhis
Hope you enjoy this one !!  It's time for long summer nights & jams & live Jazz !
All the best 
Steph

Djangologie

This is a revisit of a monumental classic from  Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli with the Hot Club de France (1937). Tried one first  chorus from Django on  one famous original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcE1avXFJb4 at the clarinet , second, third and fourth from  a fantastic version for clarinet from Giacomo Smith, and ended with the original trying to follow Stéphane Grappelli. What a treat  and swing lessons for me !! Hope you enjoy the result and different flavors in this one   !!

Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli)

This is it , finally did a version of one of my favorite Jazz Manouche standard, if not the one . Took a first chorus from one of Django's Original version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua-MWLJvGvM), second third from Giacomo Smith outstanding work for the clarinet, and ended with Hubert Rostaing's original  . So much fun to learn from these Masters !! Hope you enjoy the different swinging  styles and phrasing  !!

 All the best 
Steph
Photo of Isabella Rossellini

Les Yeux Noirs (Dark Eyes)

Citius Altius Fortius

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone !
Hope you enjoy this version very much inspired from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-h4r15uUOA&list=RDMM&index=2
The original from Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GohBkHaHap8
All the best,
Steph

Mood Indigo - Merry Christmas !

Brin de reggae

Hope you enjoy the reggae flavors on this one !! 
The Painting is from my dear mother

Si Tu Vois Ma Mère (Sidney Bechet)

composed by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein in 1935
A wonder I rediscovered recently, just love Louis Armstrong's version
Hope you enjoy this one for holiday season  !!
Best , Stéphane
Composed with I real pro, played with real A clarinet and real bells,   arranged and mixed with Cubase during christmas time, 2023

A Kiss To Build A Dream On

Live on stage with my clarinet and with my friends from the band ULSD . That was a fun  evening !!

Strasbourg St Denis (Live )

This is a revisit of a classic of Marylin ...so beautifully written...originally  in 1919 ! ...pure delight to adapt this for guitar and clarinets ...and Mandyrose :))
Please check Mandyrose awesome tracks !!(https://soundcloud.com/mandymarierose)

You'd Be Surprised - (Marylin Monroe) feat. Mandyrose ! US-FR

This is an old collaboration composed and initiated by my old friend from SC Julien (@audio-colors), soloing on keyboards, who also mixed and finished it off so well.  It also involves an old SC friend, BJP, fantastic guitarist (@bakingjazzpower). I'm happy to share these great memories. Feel free to listen to these great musicians on SC.
Photo of the Vercors in France, such a charming place, a true return to nature.

Back To Nature - Baking Jazz Power, DD John, Audio Colors

I am glad to share this recording of our last concert
(orchestrefontainebleau.ning.com/)


Beethoven 7th symphony 2nd movement (Allegretto)

All instr/mix : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Hope this clari-rocks for you !! :))

Have a great WE
Steph

If It Makes You Happy (Sheryl Crow)

My little tribute  to Michel Fugain ...
from ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2UhQAhLc2Y
with a mix of different influences :
Django ...Les yeux noirs ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua-MWLJvGvMf
  https://soundcloud.com/lucylunegillespie/mind-soul
Hope you enjoy :))))
All instruments played by DD John (Steph) :))

C'est Un Beau Roman ..

02 /12/2016 : This is now a very special song to me and all of us ...I'm thinking of Michel Martineau  @michel-martineau who joined this little adventure so special to me  ...We miss you Michel 
This is our tribute to Georges Brassens, on one of his most popular songs celebrating friendship and fraternity :))
Hope you enjoy :))
(Magic) Clarinet solo and additional arrangements for the second instrumental part : https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau
Violin : https://soundcloud.com/drkatrinamaxwell 
Drums : https://soundcloud.com/papagno
Bass - 1st part : https://soundcloud.com/chris-pendergraft
Banjo : https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar
Vocals (from start) : https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2
Vocals ( alias Michel Simon..ahahah), slide : https://soundcloud.com/imre-lodbrog
Vocals (from "Au moindre coup de Trafalgar"), lead guitar, rythmic guitar : https://soundcloud.com/pierrou

Thank you all so much :))

Vocals (from "fluctuat nec mergitur") , rythmic guitar, clarinet arrangements, mix and so much  fun : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn

Georges, on t'aime !! :))

Bien fraternellement à  tous 

Steph

Collab description : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-clarinets

All contributions can be found at :https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/les-copains-dabord-george

For our english speaking friends, no need to learn French to sing along !!  here's a great western style version totally in the same spirit and the best translation I think ;-) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDO254-d6_k
Lyrics : http://lyricstranslate.com/fr/asleep-wheel-friendship-first-les-copains-dabord-lyrics.html
Another beautiful brazilian version :
https://soundcloud.com/trio-esperanca/les-copains-dabord
The original with Mr Georges : www.youtube.com/watch?v=rslShTbqNbo

Les Copains d'abord (Georges Brassens) by Le Hot Club de SoundCloud (Québec -USA-SWE-SWI- FRA)

A bit of fresh air

Inspired by Yothu Yindi and early Midnight Oil, this track blends Aboriginal culture with modern music. Featuring (real) clarinet, didgeridoo, and guitar, it's a dreamtime journey where tradition meets contemporary sounds.


Inspiré par Yothu Yindi et les débuts de Midnight Oil, ce morceau mélange la culture aborigène avec la musique moderne. Avec des instruments réels (clarinette, didgeridoo et guitare), c'est un voyage dans le temps du rêve où la tradition rencontre les sons contemporains.

Yothu es-tu là ?

Ok 17 08 2025

This is inspired from a trip to beautiful Sweeden and its Lagom lifestyle. All is in the measure. Hope this gently swings for you.
Ok, Ok, you may be right
Ok, Ok , You may be wrong
Ok, Ok, The sun is bright
Ok, Ok, Everything'll be alright

Ok, Ok, you may be be rich
Ok, Ok you may be poor
Ok, Ok, Take it easy
Don't let the sun drive you crazy 

Ok, Ok, you may be black
Ok, Ok, you may be white
Ok, Ok, Don't get angry 
Ok, Ok, let's be happy (together)

Ok, Ok, you may feel down
Ok, Ok, you may feel high
Ok, Ok, don't you worry
Ok, Ok, let it be, the lagum way !

OK,  OK (you may be right !)

September song logum swing 31 08 2025

I love Django Reinhardt’s mischievous version and Artie Shaw’s fiery take on this perfect classic. So, I grabbed my clarinet, my guitars, and tried to borrow a few licks from these two swing legends. Hope you enjoy it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUvCyxCF67o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVpqAKipaaU

J'adore la version espiègle de Django Reinhardt et celle flamboyante d'Artie Shaw sur ce classique de circonstance. J'ai donc pris ma clainette, mes guitares et tenté de reprendre certaines phrases ces deux géants du swing

September Song

An imaginary orchestra mixing pop/rock and classical textures ... my little  dream come true for christmas

Christmas Wind

Concert info : soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/concert-viva-op-ra/s-9ONIs

La donna è mobile (Rigoletto) (Giuseppe Verdi)

Libiamo ne’lieti calici (Traviata) (Giuseppe Verdi)

Le Choeur Des Gamins (Carmen) - Georges Bizet

Michel Delpech passed away recently : http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20160103-famous-french-singer-michel-delpech-passes-away
This is my humble tribute to a a great composer singer and melodist who carried so well the soul of the 70's in France...this song I heard when I was very yound has imprinted me forever ..Hope you like my little version of it :) 
Original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8EqlDIkrx8
All the very best 
Steph

Le Chasseur (Michel Delpech)

This is a real pleasure for me to present this collab with my dear friend Alexis :) https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2
Some time ago,  I proposed to Alexis a cover of this "cult" song for our generation in France named "Le vent nous portera" by the very popular group (at the time) Noir désir fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_vent_nous_portera . 
I thought his voice would really go well on this kind of mythical song ..reminding us of our student years :)
I must confess I was also very motivated to try the clarinet solo .... such a beautiful solo from https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akosh_Szelev%C3%A9nyi with the metal clarinet .. I think ...this is unique in French Rock'n roll ...or Rock'n roll in general ! We  hope you like our version of it !
Alexis is singing and playing two beautiful guitar parts (nylon strings and electric solo) , I took care of the rest !
Original : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrgcRvBJYBE

Le Vent Nous Portera (Noir Désir) - by Alexis & Steph

Mother's day coming up in France ...Hope you like my little try on this anthem to mothers  ..the classic way :)

Si tu vois ma mère - WIP (Sidney Bechet)Classic version

This song is always a hit during jam with friends ...Hope you enjoy this version !! Have a great week - Steph

Quand ils sont tout neufs,
Qu'ils sortent de l'œuf,
Du cocon,
Tous les jeun's blancs-becs
Prennent les vieux mecs
Pour des cons.
Quand ils sont d'venus
Des têtes chenu’s,
Des grisons,
Tous les vieux fourneaux
Prennent les jeunots
Pour des cons.
Moi, qui balance entre deux âges,
J' leur adresse à tous un message :

Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire,
Quand on est con, on est con.
Qu'on ait vingt ans, qu'on soit grand-père,
Quand on est con, on est con.
Entre vous, plus de controverses,



Cons caducs ou cons débutants,
Petits cons d' la dernière averse,
Vieux cons des neiges d'antan.
Petits cons d' la dernière averse,
Vieux cons des neiges d'antan.
Vous, les cons naissants,
Les cons innocents,
Les jeun's cons
Qui, n' le niez pas,
Prenez les papas
Pour des cons,
Vous, les cons âgés,
Les cons usagés,
Les vieux cons
Qui, confessez-le,
Prenez les p'tits bleus
Pour des cons,
Méditez l'impartial message
D'un qui balance entre deux âges :

Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire,
Quand on est con, on est con.
Qu'on ait vingt ans, qu'on soit grand-père,
Quand on est con, on est con.
Entre vous, plus de controverses,
Cons caducs ou cons débutants,
Petits cons d' la dernière averse,
Vieux cons des neiges d'antan.
Petits cons d' la dernière averse,
Vieux cons des neiges d'antan.

Le Temps ne fait rien à l'Affaire ... (Georges Brassens)

Here is a jazzy version of "Dans La Chaleur Des Nuits de pleine Lune" www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsCIfi-v0w from Pauline Croze. 
Vocals by @coverso 
I took care of the music
Hope you enjoy ! 
Have a great WE Steph

Dans La Chaleur Des Nuits de pleine Lune (Pauline Croze) with Cover So

I'm so glad Baking Jazz Power (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower) 
 made me discover Tuba Skinny and a wonderful track from this wonderful New Orleans jazz band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2auDwCIIM3s
i've had loads  of fun implementing clarinet and bass arrangements from his wonderful track (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower/shake-it-break-it-tuba-skinny-guitar-cover)

Hope you like this version !
Steph

Shake it and break it (Tuba Skinny ) with Baking Jazz Power

Merry Christmas to al ! Hope you enjoy this swinging version !

Jungles Belles (auprès de mon arbre de Noël)

Another take on this special song
Hope you enjoy
Steph

I Can't Stand The Waste (Remaster)

It's Christmas soon .. .not a usual Christmas coming up... Maybe not everyone will gather with loved ones ..However let's share the joy of this unique time of the year ..with fun and hope ...I thought the authentic swinging style so well carried in its time by Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington would fit in these times so well ...
..hope you enjoy this one made with hope for better times ...my humble and sincere way ... All the best Steph

Christmas Blues

The chords progression on this track  came  to me with  classic  textures , sort of an  impressionist contemplative country vision  ...full of light and warmth  ... and  piano textures ... this  then matured and turned onto  a sort of gospel idea involving the clarinet ... and happy warm wishful feelings ...just around Christmas time .. so it is a bit of an improbable mix between  Gospel and what I understand from Monet or Manet  .. I hope you enjoy this original Christmas song full of good intentions  ... in troubled and cold  times .. All the best Steph

Warm Merry Christmas Wishes

Passionate Musician & Sound Explorer Clarinetist (classic & jazz), guitarist, and home producer—my musical journey is all about creation, improvisation, and connecting with fellow artists. From jazz manouche to electronic experiments, I embrace all forms of music and love blending genres.
🎤 On Stage & In the Studio
•	2025: Concerts with the band Catimini (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1416649306133283&set=pcb.1416649352799945)
Concerts with the TDB of Veneux les Sablons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoF7mwm60t0)
•	2024: Featured on UK’s SoulRootsRadio ( after 1 :14 @ https://www.mixcloud.com/SoulRootsRadio/dj-murzi-the-murzi-show-64/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOqA_5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4rznifwfxQVuqJtHt1DnYnFQxAqt2b7rZ0cj3ux89HfVZkklGSzSFGaGi9s_aem_5NIKjvG7RqcEdEzvAeN9cQ) 
•	2023 : Performing as clarinetist for OPPF (Orchestre Philharmonique du Pays de Fontainebleau) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9AxNVZJVqQ
•	2022: Proudly inducted as an Official Lunatic71 after collaborating on Skyline with Cosmic-Ratzzz  on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn)
•	Collaborations on SoundCloud since 2013: From jams to finished tracks, like my tribute to Georges Brassens (https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Ddjohn%20%E2%80%93%20Les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra) or Mountain Songs (clarinet on Take Cripple Club https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download) or in reggae mode  (https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW?flow_ctx=a0564696-da34-4b8f-88e4-d25761e2a0f5%3A1765666094)
🎛️ Producing at Home I craft my music using Cubase, mixing acoustic instruments with electronic textures. 
🌍 A Musical Community SoundCloud is my playground for sharing, discovering, and connecting. Thank you for listening, your kind words, and your support—it means the world to me.
🔗 Influences & Projects:
•	Inspired by the Beatles, Supertramp, Django Reinhardt, Georges Brassens, 80’s music and everything in between.
•	Played guitar on Ain’t No Sunshine by Chris Pendergraft (Bandcamp)
💬 Let’s Collaborate! Hit me up for gigs, projects,or just to talk music!

DDJohn

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