Stéphane Grappelli

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Stéphane Grappelli (1908-1997) was a pioneering jazz violinist who founded the quintet of the “Quintette du Hot Club de France” with Django Reinhardt. It was allegedly the first all-string jazz band.

Born in Paris, France, to Italian parents, Grappelli started his musical career as a silent film pianist. He later attended the Conservatoire de Paris, between 1924 and 1928.

After his career with Reinhardt, he appeared on hundreds of recordings including sessions with jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, vibraphonist Gary Burton, pop singer Paul Simon, mandolin player David Grisman, rock band Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here), classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin and orchestral conductor André Previn.

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Jimcorp wrote:
October 2009

he rulez

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clark_ wrote:
August 2009

genius genius

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frecuencia_cero wrote:
August 2009

Feeling + Finesse = Jazz

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bluesplayer999 wrote:
July 2009

I had the privilege of seeing Grappelli live at the Cleveland Museum of Art concert series in the early 90's. Best 2 hours of my life. The way he shuffled out onto the stage made me fear that he was too old; that maybe he wasn't able to perform any more. But when he tucked his instrument under his chin, he became a young man again right before our eyes. I've never witnessed so moving a concert before or since.

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IreniciusEnt wrote:
May 2009

Would someone share song "Blues For Django And Stephane", please? :)

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Jimcorp wrote:
May 2009

He and Django were the best of the best.

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trhummer wrote:
May 2009

Sublime.

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mrmertz wrote:
February 2009

Me, too

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TimBarnes wrote:
January 2009

I could listen to this all day

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arminmeth wrote:
October 2008

Merci Maestro!

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steppenfox wrote:
October 2008

Street music in Paris on an Autumn afternoon...................

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zmin wrote:
September 2008

this guy was a genius

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kismet_3 wrote:
September 2008

yihhhhhhh,inarrivabile,divin,incomparable,love supreme,beauty supreme,human heritage,LA musica,ciao

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Bastard1 wrote:
August 2008

What's with the capitalization on Alabamy Bound? I seriously wish we had some sort of plugin to fix that kinda crap. Grappelli is a goddamn MASTER!

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SYL2Oh wrote:
April 2008

Le complice de Django Reinhardt & un monument français du violon jazz !

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AbsFTW wrote:
October 2007

Know where I can get some of this?

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treflr wrote:
May 2007

I Love Him Forever~~~My one and only love

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egri-nagy wrote:
April 2007

He's good, but not the only jazz violinist.. Check Joe Venuti, Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith....

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fr3d45 wrote:
March 2007

so sweet...and it's in my headphones!

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mbeedee wrote:
March 2007

The only real Jazz violinist.

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