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ALBUMI Got That Swing!Stéphane Grappelli
Albums by Stéphane Grappelli
ALBUMI Got That Swing!Stéphane Grappelli
ALBUMMon Ami DjangoStéphane Grappelli
ALBUMAll That Jazz, Vol. 97: Stéphane Grappelli – The Lost RecordingsHatchett's Swingtette, Stéphane Grappelli & Adelaide Hall
ALBUMLover ManStéphane Grappelli
ALBUMYoung Django (with Philip Catherine, Larry Coryell & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen)Stéphane Grappelli
ALBUMCalifornia Here I ComeStéphane Grappelli
ALBUMCaravanStéphane Grappelli
ALBUMLike Someone In LoveStéphane Grappelli
ALBUMEt Son SextetteStéphane Grappelli
ALBUMThe Nearness of YouStéphane Grappelli
Artist Playlists
Stephane Grappelli Essentials
The violinist proved Europeans could swing credibly.
Stephane Grappelli: Deep Cuts
The fine French violinist never lost his vitality.
Artist Biography
One of the all-time great jazz violinists, Stéphane Grappelli's longevity and consistently enthusiastic playing helped establish the violin in jazz. His collaborations with guitarist Django Reinhardt from 1933 to 1939, with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, and in several reunions from the mid-'40s on, produced a sensational series of recordings. Grappelli teamed up with pianist George Shearing in the early '40s, and performed throughout Europe in the '50s and '60s, playing with such luminaries as Duke Ellington and Joe Venuti before he began regularly touring the world in the '70s. Active up until near the end, he recorded quite extensively during his final three decades. ~ Scott Yanow
Hometown
Paris, France
Genre
Jazz