Stéphane Grappelli
One of the all-time great jazz violinists (ranking with Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith as one of the big three of pre-bop), Stéphane Grappelli's longevity and consistently enthusiastic playing did a great deal to establish the violin as a jazz instrument. He was originally self-taught as both a violinist and a pianist, although during 1924-28 he studied at the Paris Conservatoire. Grappelli played in movie theaters and dance bands before meeting guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1933. They hit it off musically from the start even though their lifestyles (Grappelli was sophisticated while Django was a gypsy) were very different. Together as Quintet of the Hot Club of France (comprised of violin, three acoustic guitars and bass) during 1933-39 they produced a sensational series of recordings and performances. During a London engagement in 1939, World War II broke out. Reinhardt rashly decided to return to France but Grappelli stayed in England, effectively ending the group. The violinist soon teamed up with the young pianist George Shearing in a new band that worked steadily through the war. In 1946, Grappelli and Reinhardt had the first of several reunions although they never worked together again on a regular basis (despite many new recordings). Grappelli performed throughout the 1950s and '60s in clubs throughout Europe and, other than recordings with Duke Ellington (Violin Summit) and Joe Venuti, he remained somewhat obscure in the U.S. until he began regularly touring the world in the early '70s. Since then Grappelli has been a constant traveler and a consistent poll-winner, remaining very open-minded without altering his swing style; he has recorded with David Grisman, Earl Hines, Bill Coleman, Larry Coryell, Oscar Peterson, Jean Luc Ponty and McCoy Tyner among many others. Active up until near the end, the increasingly frail Grappelli remained at the top of his field even when he was 89. His early recordings are all available on Classics CDs and he recorded quite extensively during his final three decades.
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Beau-Pere
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Decca Records France am 01.01.1981
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The Very Best Of
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Masters Inc. am 01.06.2012
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Stéphane Grappelli and FriendsSwing With Django Reinhardt and George Shearing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazzland DZ am 24.09.2013
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Django (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 15.06.2013
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Dansez sur vos souvenirs (Mono version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1961
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Piano à gogo
Jazz - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Decca Records France am 12.06.1954
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Echoes of France
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Erschienen bei Mile End am 13.09.2000
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Stephane Grappelli Live On Stage (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vantage Music am 04.10.2016
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Stéphane Grappelli
Klassik - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 05.05.2008
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Live in Paris
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Masters Inc. am 01.07.2012
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Timeless: Stéphane Grappelli (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Savoy am 14.01.2003
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Swingin with Django (1937) (Reinhardt, Vol. 4)
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South, Paul Cordonnier, Hot Club De France Quintet
Gypsy-Jazz - Erschienen bei Naxos am 24.01.2004
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Jazz Violin Collection
Jazz - Erschienen bei Rolled Gold Classics am 10.07.2012
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All of Me
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Erschienen bei Synergie OMP am 29.04.2012
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GRAPPELLI, Stephane: Swing from Paris (1935-1943)
Gypsy-Jazz - Erschienen bei Naxos am 01.09.2003
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Stephane s Tune (1938-1942)
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Hatchett's Swingtette
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 15.05.2001
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Opportunity
Jazz - Erschienen bei Bella Musica Edition am 18.10.2004
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Parisian Thoroughfare (Stephane Grappelli)
Jazz - Erschienen bei 1201 MUSIC am 31.07.1986
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