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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Young Django
Stéphane Grappelli, Philip Catherine, Larry Coryell, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Jazz - Released by MPS on Jan 31, 2014
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Flamingo
Michel Petrucciani, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1995
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Tivoli Gardens (Live - Instrumental)
Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Jazz - Released by Fantasy Records on Jul 6, 1979
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Paris Encounter
Gary Burton, Stéphane Grappelli
Pop - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jan 1, 1970
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Peterson-Grappelli Quartet Vol. 1
Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Jan 1, 2000
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Jazz Violin Summit
Jean-Luc Ponty, Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Legacy International on Oct 10, 2006
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Stéphane Grappelli In Tokyo (Live)
Jazz - Released by Savoy on Apr 8, 1993
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Flamingo
Michel Petrucciani, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1995
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Skol (Original Jazz Classics Remasters) (Live At The Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen / 1979)
Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on Jul 6, 1979
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Michel Legrand / Stephane Grappelli
Michel Legrand, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Verve on Jan 1, 1992
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Stéphane Grappelli au piano - Passage Gioffredo
Jazz - Released by Label Ouest on Oct 5, 2022
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Stephane Grappelli and David Grisman Live (Live)
Stéphane Grappelli, David Grisman
Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jan 1, 1981
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Skol (Live At The Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen / 1979)
Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on Jul 6, 1979
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Live in Paris 1992 (feat. Philip Catherine, Marc Fosset & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) (Live)
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1992
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Just one of those things
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Jan 1, 1984
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Flamingo (feat. Roy Haynes & George Mraz) (Bonus Track Version)
Michel Petrucciani, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1995
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Meets Barney Kessel
Jazz - Released by 1201 MUSIC on Sep 14, 1996
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Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli
Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Oct 4, 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo