Stéphane Grappelli Live in Paris : With Daniel Humair, Léo Petit, Guy Pedersen, and Pierre Cullaz / Jean-Christophe Averty, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Averty, Jean-Christophe, film director.

Grappelli, Stéphane, performer.

Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (RTF) - Paris<.

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (RTF) - Paris<, 1961.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

For this 1961 concert in Paris, the "Godfather of the Jazz Violin" starts on the piano. Indeed, Stéphane Grappelli was much more than an exciting fiddleman - a pioneer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and prolific recording artist, he had huge impact on the jazz world. It was back in 1934 that he founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France alongside his long-time partner, Django Reinhardt. One of the first all-string jazz bands, their influence on the genre spread far and wide, with American icons like Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington drawing influence from their sound. Yet, by the post-war years, with Django focusing more on bebop and modern jazz until his premature death in 1954, Grappelli had less and less opportunity to record, despite being the best swing violinist of his generation. Never drawn to the bebop style, he instead focused on the music he loved, and remained a sought-after sideman and a dedicated musician well into his eighties. Here, he is joined by the great painter-drummer Daniel Humair, the guitarist-composer Léo Petit, the prolific sideman Guy Pedersen on bass and virtuoso guitarist Pierre Cullaz. Together, they deliver a repertoire that twirls back through the years with "Nuage" and "Minor Swing" referencing Grappelli's link to Django Reinhardt as well as covers of Ray Charles, Jimmy Davis and "Lady Be Good," by George and Ira Gershwin.

Contents:

Alabama Bound / Ray Charles

Makin' Whoopee / Gus Kahn

I'll Remember April / Gene de Paul

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) / Jimmy Davis

Mean To Me / Fred E. Ahlert

Nuages / Django Reinhardt

Lady, Be Good / George Gershwin

Minor Swing / Stéphane Grappelli.

Participant:

Stéphane Grappelli, pianist.

Notes:

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Charles, Ray. Alabama Bound.

Container of: Kahn, Gus. Makin' Whoopee.

Container of: De Paul, Gene. I'll Remember April.

Container of: Davis, Jimmy. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)

Container of: Fred E. Ahlert. Mean To Me.

Container of: Reinhardt, Django. Nuages.

Container of: Gershwin, George. Lady, Be Good.

Container of: Grappelli, Stéphane. Minor Swing.

OCLC:

1252974431