“Minor Swing” is a gypsy-jazz tune composed by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, first recorded by their Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1937. It became one of Reinhardt’s signature pieces and a standard of the swing era.
An infectious minor-key number built over a simple, driving progression, “Minor Swing” is a vehicle for fast, fluid soloing. Its appeal to acoustic string players made it a natural fit for the jazz-tinged side of bluegrass.
The tune crossed into the new acoustic repertoire as a showcase for swing playing.
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