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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Stardust
Jazz - Released by Zebralution - Black Lion on 14 okt. 1995
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California Here I Come
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 21 apr. 2012
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Stephane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on 19 mrt. 2008
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Live at Warsaw Jazz Jamboree 1991 (Live)
Stéphane Grappelli, McCoy Tyner
Jazz - Released by Good Time Records on 24 okt. 1991
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Django Reinhardt & Stephanie Grappelli With The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 31 mei 2009
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In New Orleans
Jazz - Released by Leisure Music Group on 23 dec. 2015
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Parisian Thoroughfare
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on 21 jan. 2014
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Grapelli Memory
Jazz - Released by SBME Strategic Marketing Group on 18 jan. 2008
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Grappelli with strings
Jazz - Released by Label Ouest on 5 jun. 2020
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Crazy Rhythm
Jazz - Released by Sanctuary Records on 1 okt. 1996
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REINHARDT, Django: H. C. Q. Strut (1938-1939) (Reinhardt, Vol. 5)
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 18 mei 2004
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The Best of the Jazz Violins
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on 3 mrt. 2008
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Stéphane Grappelli in Paris
Jazz - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 29 jan. 2008
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Grappelli Story
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 1993
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Et Son Sextette
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2008
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Violins No End
Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Pablo on 4 mei 1957
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Minor Swing, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 9 okt. 2013
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Stephane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on 13 feb. 1962
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Live In San Francisco (Live)
Jazz - Released by Storyville on 20 nov. 1998
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An Introduction to the Guitar Genius - The Best Recordings 1936-1953
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Hot Club Records on 10 aug. 2009
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Stuff And Steff
Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2002
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