Live 1992 [Dreyfus]

• Artist: Stéphane Grappelli
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• Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Type: Live
• Genre: Jazz

Review

At age 84, Stephane Grappelli was continuing to amaze and delight with his energy, invention, enthusiasm, and the sheer swinging joy of his playing. Having almost singlehandedly defined an entire style of jazz violin with guitarist Django Reinhardt in the 1930s, he has never departed from that admittedly archaic but never less than captivating style, and with guitarists Philip Catherine and Marc Fosset and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, he lays claim to the gypsy-jazz mantle all over again, playing tunes both old ("Stella By Starlight," "Oh Lady Be Good," the inevitable "Minor Swing") and new (Catherine's "Galerie des Princes," Larry Coryell's "Blues for Django and Stephane") and egging both Catherine and Fosset on to flights of adrenaline-driven virtuosity that leave the audience yelling for more. Particular highlights include Grappelli's own very lovely composition titled "Ballade," and a fine medley consisting of "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "I Got Rhythm." And don't miss his wonderful solo introduction on "Oh Lady Be Good." Excellent. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Minor Swing	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli	(5:54)
Galerie des Princes	Philip Catherine	Stéphane Grappelli	(6:08)
Ballade	Stéphane Grappelli	Stéphane Grappelli	(5:24)
Tears	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli	(6:03)
Blues for Django and Stephane	Larry Coryell	Stéphane Grappelli	(6:22)
Stella by Starlight	Ned Washington, Victor Young	Stéphane Grappelli	(7:11)
Sweet Chorus	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli	(3:51)
Oh, Lady Be Good	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Stéphane Grappelli	(6:59)
Someone to Watch over Me/I Got Rhythm	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Stéphane Grappelli	(5:09)

Credits

Philip Catherine (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jacques Beneich (Photography), Philip Catherine (Guitar (Electric)), Frank Ténot (Liner Notes), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Bass), Alain Francais (Mixing), Jean-Francois Deiber (Producer), Thierry Amram (Mixing Assistant), Alain Francais (Engineer), Alain Francais (Mastering), Marc Fosset (Guitar (Acoustic)), Marc Fosset (Guitar (Electric)), Stéphane Grappelli (Violin), Olivier Garat (Assistant Engineer)