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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Django Reinhardt & Stephanie Grappelli With The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Editado por CoolNote el 31 may. 2009
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In New Orleans
Jazz - Editado por Leisure Music Group el 23 dic. 2015
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Begin the Beguine
Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt
Folk - Editado por Musique de la Foret - Gramophone Discs el 5 mar. 2021
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Grapelli Memory
Jazz - Editado por SBME Strategic Marketing Group el 18 ene. 2008
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Grappelli with strings
Jazz - Editado por Label Ouest el 5 jun. 2020
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Crazy Rhythm
Jazz - Editado por Sanctuary Records el 1 oct. 1996
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REINHARDT, Django: H. C. Q. Strut (1938-1939) (Reinhardt, Vol. 5)
Clásica - Editado por Naxos el 18 may. 2004
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The Best of the Jazz Violins
Jazz - Editado por LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records el 3 mar. 2008
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Et Son Sextette
Jazz - Editado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France el 1 ene. 2008
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Violins No End
Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Editado por Pablo el 4 may. 1957
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Minor Swing, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Top Tracks el 9 oct. 2013
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Stephane Grappelli
Jazz - Editado por Archive of Folk & Jazz Music el 13 feb. 1962
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Stéphane's Tune 1037-1944 (Jazz Archives No. 87)
Jazz - Editado por EPM el 11 jun. 2013
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An Introduction to the Guitar Genius - The Best Recordings 1936-1953
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Editado por Hot Club Records el 10 ago. 2009
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Stuff And Steff
Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Editado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France el 1 ene. 2002
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Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses ! (Bande originale du film d'Edouard Molinaro, scénario de Francis Veber, avec Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Marielle)
Vladimir Cosma, Stéphane Grappelli
Bandas sonoras de cine - Editado por Larghetto el 17 feb. 2023
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The Very Best Of
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Masters Inc. el 1 jun. 2012
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Stéphane Grappelli and FriendsSwing With Django Reinhardt and George Shearing
Jazz - Editado por Jazzland DZ el 24 sep. 2013
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Piano à gogo
Jazz - Editado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France el 12 jun. 1954
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Echoes of France
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Editado por Mile End el 13 sep. 2000
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