Stephane Grappelli - From Paris With Love [CD]
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57 Tracks - 30 Songs Never Before on CD. Including 17 previously unreleased tracks. An outstanding new collection including 22 tracks from the last sessions with Django Reinhardt. Considered the father of modern jazz violinists, StÈphane Grappelli 1908 1997 was a French violinist who had a long, prolific career spanning into his late 80s, and founded one of the first all-string jazz groups, the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Throughout his career, Grappelli played on hundreds of recordings, including sessions with Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Claude Bolling, Jean-Luc Ponty, Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma and Pink Floyd. Grappelli continued performing concerts around the world well into his 80s. On his 85th birthday, he was asked if he was considering retirement. Grappelli replied, "Retirement! There isn't a word that is more painful to my ears. Music keeps me going. It has given me everything. It's my fountain of youth.
Disc 1: The Last Sessions with Django My Blue Heaven Begin The Beguine Lover Man Nature Boy La Mer Blue Lou I Saw Stars I Got Rhythm Menilmontant Swing 39 I Cant Give You Anything But Love What A Difference A Day Makes Over The Rainbow Blue Skies Manoir de Mes Reves Its Only A Papermoon After Youve Gone My Melancholy Baby Copin-clopant Just A Gigolo Improvisation Sur LAndante De La Symphonie No. 6 (PathËtique) Disc 2: Grappelli Solo Pennies From Heaven You Took Advantage Of Me I Cant Recognize The Tune Manior de Mes Reves Cant Help Lovin That Man A Girl In Calico The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise The Folks Who Live On The Hill Looking At You This Cant Be Love Alemberts I Cant Give You Anything But Love After Youve Gone El Manisero Restless Girl Ol Man River Aint Misbehavin Disc 3 In Concert It Dont Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing Blue Moon Honeysuckle Rose Chanson Des Rues I Cant Give You Anything But Love I Cant Believe That You Are In Love With Me Just One Of Those Things Nuages / Daphane Someone To Watch Over Me / I Got Rhythm Fascinatin Rhythm Sweet Georgia Brown Tiger Rad Pick Yourself Up Chattanooga Choo Choo SWonderful As Time Goes By Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans How High The Moon
- Format Detail: 3CD 3 CD Folder
- Format: CD
- Genre: Jazz