Editing Django Reinhardt (section)

=== Formation of the quintet ===
From 1934 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Reinhardt and Grappelli worked together as the principal soloists of their newly formed quintet, the [[Quintette du Hot Club de France]], in Paris. It became the most accomplished and innovative European jazz group of the period.<ref>"Stephane Grappelli is Europe's gift to jazz", ''The Ottawa Journal'', 9 June 1980</ref>

Reinhardt's brother [[Joseph Reinhardt|Joseph]] and [[Roger Chaput]] also played on guitar, and [[Louis Vola]] was on bass.<ref name=Illustrated>{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Dregni|title=Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz|publisher=Speck Press|year=2006|isbn=978-1-933108-10-0}}</ref>{{rp|45–49}} The Quintette was one of the few well-known jazz ensembles composed only of stringed instruments.<ref name=Delaunay />{{rp|64–66}}

In Paris on 14 March 1933, Reinhardt recorded two takes each of "Parce que je vous aime" and "Si, j'aime Suzy", vocal numbers with lots of guitar fills and guitar support. He used three guitarists along with an [[accordion]] lead, violin, and bass. In August 1934, he made other recordings with more than one guitar (Joseph Reinhardt, Roger Chaput, and Reinhardt), including the first recording by the Quintette. In both years the great majority of their recordings featured a wide variety of horns, often in multiples, piano, and other instruments,<ref name="djangomontreal">{{cite web|last=Rousseau|first=François|title=Welcome|url=http://www.djangomontreal.com/Django_Montreal/Welcome.html |publisher=Django Montreal|access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> but the all-string instrumentation is the one most often adopted by emulators of the Hot Club sound.

[[Decca Records]] in the United States released three records of Quintette tunes with Reinhardt on guitar, and one other, credited to "Stephane Grappelli & His Hot 4 with Django Reinhardt", in 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.78discography.com/Dec23000.htm |title=DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discographyL 23000 – 23500 |website=78discography.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref>

Reinhardt also played and recorded with many American jazz musicians, such as [[Adelaide Hall]], [[Coleman Hawkins]], [[Benny Carter]], and [[Rex Stewart]] (who later stayed in Paris). He participated in a jam session and radio performance with [[Louis Armstrong]]. Later in his career, Reinhardt played with [[Dizzy Gillespie]] in France. Also in the neighborhood was the artistic salon [[R-26 (salon)|R-26]], at which Reinhardt and Grappelli performed regularly as they developed their unique musical style.<ref>Tranchant, Jean (1969). ''La Grande Roue''. Paris: Éditions de la Table Ronde.</ref>

In 1938, Reinhardt's quintet played to thousands at an all-star show held in London's [[Gaumont State Cinema|Kilburn State]] auditorium.<ref name=Delaunay />{{rp|92}} While playing, he noticed American film actor [[Eddie Cantor]] in the front row. When their set ended, Cantor rose to his feet, then went up on stage and kissed Reinhardt's hand, paying no concern to the audience.<ref name=Delaunay />{{rp|93}} A few weeks later the quintet played at the [[London Palladium]].<ref name=Delaunay />{{rp|93}}