Samenwerking van de beroemde gitarist met violist Stephane Grappelly. Ondanks een gehandicapte linkerhand laat Django Reinhardt hier swingende en vingerbrekend vlugge gitaarloopjes en intense ballades horen.
"This CD features a logical combination of two talented Frenchmen, violinist Stéphane Grappelli and pianist Michel Petrucciani, who had never recorded together before. With the assistance of bassist George Mraz and drummer Roy Haynes, the co-leaders romp on a variety of standards. Petrucciani was 32 at the time of this June 1995 set, a mere child compared to the 87-year-old Grappelli. Despite his age, Grappelli's violin playing sounds as youthful and enthusiastic as it had been in the 1930s; the 60 years of practice had not hurt. While Petrucciani's music is usually in the Bill Evans post-bop vein, he was happy to visit Grappelli's turf on this occasion, mostly playing veteran standards. On such songs as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "How About You" (here mistitled "I Love New York in June"), "I Remember April," and "There Will Never Be Another You," Stephane Grappelli is both joyful and masterful. Highly recommended." (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)
De Franse violist (1908-1997) heeft een voorname rol gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van de viool als jazz-instrument. In de jaren '30 was hij al een ware sensatie met de zigeunerjazz die hij met Django Reinhardt in het Quintette De Hot Club De France maakte. Hier zijn beelden te zien die gemaakt zijn van twee concerten in juli 1982, met o.a. de Dave Grisman Band. Hij speelt zowel vertrouwd repertoire uit z'n Hot Club-dagen als arrangementen van latere pophits als "Here, There & Everywhere" van the Beatles.
Uitgebracht in 1984. Met Stuff Smith.
"According to this CD's liner notes (and they seem to be accurate), violinist Stephane Grappelli had never recorded with a jazz big band prior to these 1991 sessions (although he did have a couple of dates with large orchestras). Other soloists are heard from (Bolling on piano, trombonist Andre Paquinet, Carl Schlosser on tenor, Philipe Portejoie on soprano and altoist Claude Tissendier, who sounds a bit like Johnny Hodges on "Moon Mist"), but the emphasis is on Grappelli and his interplay with the orchestra. There are no real surprises in the repertoire, which is mostly swing standards (including "Minor Swing," the haunting "Tears," "Crazy Rhythm" and "Lady Be Good"), and the two Bolling originals that open the set (including one called "Stephane") are in the swing tradition, but, as usual for a Grappelli recording, the results are delightful." (AllMusic)
" This 1996 Scottish release predates the CD Celebrating Grappelli (released under Stephane Grappelli's name shortly after his death on Dec. 1, 1997 but with Taylor, in fact, as the leader) by over a year, yet it overlaps considerably with that album. Several tracks that were dropped to make room for additional material with Grappelli are found on this disc: the easygoing ballad "Going Home Again," the Gypsy-flavored "Monti," and an additional vocal by Claire Martin on the well-crafted "Hi Lily, Hi Lo," a piece rarely heard in a jazz setting. Years Apart should be acquired instead of Celebrating Grappelli because most fans will already have the Grappelli-Taylor duets heard on the latter album, which were repeated from their earlier Linn CD, Reunion." (allmusic)
Album uit 1993 waarop violist Stéphane Grappelli en gitarist Martin Taylor herenigd worden. Taylor werd eind jaren zeventig uit genodigd voor een serie concerten in Frankrijk. Grappelli was onder de indruk en maakte vaak gebruik van de gitarist voor opnames en tours. Naast een aantal standards staan er 4 composities van Taylor op het album.
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