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Stéphane Grappelli: Blues for Django and Stéphane (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 26, 08

This is a priceless example of Stéphane Grappelli's inspiring interaction with younger musicians, who were always flo...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli and David Grisman: Tiger Rag (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 26, 08

Stéphane Grappelli played concerts as well as recorded with David Grisman's captivating acoustic string group, which ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli & Oscar Peterson: Them There Eyes (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

Stéphane Grappelli was extremely active in 1973, with at least eight recording sessions that year alone, and the date...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli & McCoy Tyner: I Want To Talk About You (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 26, 08

When one hears another version of this tune, John Coltrane's 1963 emotionally charged interpretation from his Live at...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stephane Grappelli & His Hot Four: St. Louis Blues (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 27, 09

Grappelli might have been the leader on this date, but Django is the soloist for all but the last minute of this reco...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EARLY DJANGO

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Stéphane Grappelli & Claude Bolling: Cute (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 26, 08

Better late than never. Not only was this session Stéphane Grappelli's only recording with a big band, this track als...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Quintette du Hot Club de France: Honeysuckle Rose (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 29, 09

In a way, this 1938 version of “Honeysuckle Rose” is a throwback to the earliest recordings of the QHCF. It is set in...

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Quintette du Hot Club de France: Oh, Lady Be Good (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music August 27, 09

From the very first session of the QHCF, “Oh, Lady Be Good” shows the group still getting its bearings. The swing rhy...

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Gary Burton & Stéphane Grappelli: Blue in Green (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music July 17, 08

One of the greatest joys of jazz is unexpected collaboration. In no other genre do artists of varied ages, cultures a...

Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt: Ultrafox (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt met in 1931, but did not play together until 1933, at which time the idea for...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith: How High The Moon (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith were, along with Joe Venuti, the most significant and influential early jazz violi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli: Body and Soul (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

Stéphane Grappelli's career flew a bit under the radar in the 1950s, although he toured Europe and England and regula...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli: Night and Day (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 26, 08

Although a number of Stéphane Grappelli CDs were released after his death in 1997, the music on most, if not all...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli & Gary Burton: Falling Grace (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

This was a match made in heaven. The young Gary Burton was touring Europe and the then 64-year-old Stéphane Grappelli...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Eddie South and Stéphane Grappelli: Daphné (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

Eddie South spent the years 1928 to 1931 in Paris and other parts of Europe both performing and studying, and was one...

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 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt: After You've Gone (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

The start of World War II broke up the popular Quintette du Hot Club de France, then touring England, with Stéphane G...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Martial Solal & Stéphane Grappelli: Nuages (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 19, 09

Both are internationally known historical figures of French jazz. Each played with Django Reinhardt: Grappelli on the...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A HALF CENTURY OF MARTIAL SOLAL

A few years ago, on the stage of a big French jazz festival, veteran pianist Martial Solal introduced the tune he w...

Duke Ellington: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1963) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

This track, like "Take the 'A' Train" from the same album, employs an unusual instrumental mix to impart a uniqu...

Duke Ellington: Take the 'A' Train (1963) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

This track, like its even better companion from the same album, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," gives us fascinating...

Django Reinhardt: Mystery Pacific (aka Mysteric Pacific) (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music February 20, 08

Influenced by Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt in turn inspired Charlie Christian, Les Paul and especially many Europeans...

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          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

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