Stephane Grappelli

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Stephane Grappelli.

Stephane Grappelli (26 January 1908 ? 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist . He was born in Paris , France to a French mother and Italian father. He got into music at a young age. When he was 12 years old, he got his own violin. Later, he met Django Reinhardt . Reinhardt was a guitarist . Together, they founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France . [1]

Discography [ change | change source ]

Albums [ change | change source ]

  • Djangology: Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy Genius (1936 to 1940)
  • Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt the Gold Edition (1934 to 1937, copyright 1998)
  • Bill Coleman with Django and Stephane Grappelli (1936 to 1938 released 1985, DRG Records)
  • Unique Piano Session Paris 1955 (1955, Jazz Anthology)
  • Improvisations (Stephane Grappelli album)|Improvisations (Paris, 1956)
  • Paris Encounter (Atlantic, 1969) mit Gary Burton
  • Afternoon in Paris (1971, MPS)
  • Manoir de Mes Reves (1972, Musidisc)
  • Homage To Django (1972, released 1976 Classic Jazz)
  • Black Lion at Montreux with the Black Lion Allstars (Black Lion Records BL-213, Recorded July 4, 1973)
  • Just one of those things! (1973 Black Lion Records)
  • Stephane Grappelli - I Got Rhythm! (1974 Black Lion Records with Diz Disley , Denny Wright and Len Skeat
  • Shades of Django (1975, MPS)
  • Satin Doll (1975, Vanguard)
  • Parisian Thoroughfare (with Roland Hanna, Mel Lewis & George Mraz, Arista/Freedom Records 1975)
  • The Rock Peter and the Wolf (1976 RSO Records) (2007 CD Verdant Records) with Jack Lancaster , Phil Collins , Brian Eno , Keith Tippett , Julie Tippetts , Gary Brooker , Gary Moore , Alvin Lee , Manfred Mann etc.
  • Stephane Grappelli and Cordes (1977, Musidisc)
  • Live at Carnegie Hall (1978, Signature)
  • Uptown Dance (1978, Columbia)
  • Stephane Grappelli and Joe Venuti: Venupelli Blues (1979, Affinity)
  • Oscar Peterson Skol (1979, Pablo)
  • Young Django (1979, MPS)
  • Sonny Lester Collection (1980, LRC)
  • Stephane Grappelli `80 (1980 Happy Bird)
  • Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live at Berklee (recorded Sept. 20th 1979, Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Stephane Grappelli (Pye)
  • Diz Disley] Live at Carnegie Hall (1983, Dr Jazz)
  • Vintage 1981 (1981, Concord)
  • Just One Of Those Things (1984, EMI Studios)
  • Grappelli Plays George Gershwin (1984, Musidisc)
  • Martin Taylor: We've Got The World on a String (1984, EMI)
  • Stuff Smith: Violins No End (1984, Pablo)
  • Fascinating Rhythm (1986, Jazz Life)
  • Live in San Francisco (1986, Blackhawk)
  • Classic Sessions: Stephane Grappelli, with Phil Woods and Louie Bellson (1987, RTV Communications Group)
  • Stephane Grappelli Plays Jerome Kern (1987, GRP)
  • The Intimate Grappelli (1988, Jazz Life)
  • How Can You Miss, with Louie Bellson and Phil Woods (1989, Rushmore)
  • Jean-Luc Ponty - Violin Summit (1989, Jazz Life)
  • Jazz 'Round Midnight (1989, Verve)
  • Stephane Grappelli in Tokyo (1991, A & M records)
  • Bach to the Beatles (1991, Academy Sound)
  • Stephane Grappelli 1992 Live (1992, Verve)
  • Michel Legrand (1992, Verve)
  • Martin Taylor Reunion (1993, Linn Records)
  • Jazz Masters (20+-year compilation, 1994, Verve)
  • 85 and Still Swinging (1993, Angel)
  • Stephane Grappelli Live at the Blue Note (1996, Telarc Jazz)
  • Crazy Rhythm (1996/2000, Pulse)
  • Parisian Thoroughfare (1997, Laserlight)

References [ change | change source ]

  1. Agha, Yasir. "Stephane Grappelli" . Archived from the original on 10 January 2009 . Retrieved 25 March 2010 .