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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Plays Cole Porter
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2001
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Vintage Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 jan. 2001
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Mon Ami Django (Live)
Folk - Released by Editions De Musique on 10 jan. 2023
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Live At Corby Festival May 1975
Stéphane Grappelli, Diz Disley
Jazz - Released by Storyville on 20 jun. 2003
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Django
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 15 mrt. 2023
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First Class
Stéphane Grappelli, Claude Bolling Big Band
Jazz - Released by Frémeaux & associés on 1 jan. 1991
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Olympia 1988 (Live Version)
Pop - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 29 mrt. 2005
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The Nearness Of You
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2008
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The Masters Sessions
Jazz - Released by Good Time Records on 23 sep. 1987
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Looking at You
Stéphane Grappelli, Marc Fosset
Jazz - Released by JMS Productions on 1 jan. 1984
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Violin Jazz Master
Jazz - Released by Tomato Records (The EGGE Company Limited) on 8 nov. 2005
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Steff And Slam (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 25 mrt. 1975
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Parisian Swing
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 12 jan. 2023
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Le toît de Paris
Jazz - Released by Legacy Recordings on 30 sep. 1969
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Feeling + Finesse = Jazz
Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 1 jan. 1962
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The Best Of
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Bela Records on 7 dec. 2009
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Venupelli Blues
Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti
Progressieve rock - Released by Charly Records on 17 jul. 2009
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Improvisations
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jul. 1958
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The Quintessence / Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Fremeaux Heritage on 1 nov. 2010
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Just One Of Those Things
Jazz - Released by 1201 MUSIC on 1 jan. 1973
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