Stéphane Grappelli
Born: January 26, 1908; Paris, France
Died: December 1, 1997; Paris, France
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One of the all-time great jazz violinists (ranking with Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith as one of the big three of pre-bop), Stephane Grappelli's longevity and consistently enthusiastic playing did a great deal to establish the violin as a jazz instrument. Grappelli played in movie theaters and dance bands before meeting guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1933. They hit it off musically from the start, and together as the Quintet of the Hot Club of France
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Berlin, Irving (6)
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Bernie, Ben (1)
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Burwell, Cliff (2)
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Cahn, Sammy (1)
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Carmichael, Hoagy (2)
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Duke, Vernon (2)
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Gade, Jacob (3)
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Gershwin, George (7)
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Grappelli, Stéphane (4)
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Kellaway, Roger (2)
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Kern, Jerome (4)
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Kosma, Joseph (2)
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Lewis, Morgan (1)
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McHugh, James Francis (1)
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McHugh, Jimmy (1)
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Pinkard, Maceo (1)
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Porter, Cole (8)
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Raksin, David (2)
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Raye, Don (1)
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Rodgers, Richard (5)
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Rollins, Sonny (1)
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Shearing, George (1)
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Sherwin, Manning (1)
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Strachey, Jack (2)
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Stratta, Ettore (2)
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Various (2)
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Wood, Guy (1)
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Youmans, Vincent (1)
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Biography |
by Scott Yanow
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| One of the all-time great jazz violinists (ranking with Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith as one of the big three of pre-bop), Stephane Grappelli's longevity and consistently enthusiastic playing did a great deal to establish the violin as a jazz instrument. Grappelli played in movie theaters and dance bands before meeting guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1933. They hit it off musically from the start, and together as the Quintet of the Hot Club of France (comprised of violin, three acoustic guitars, and bass) during 1933-1939, they produced a sensational series of recordings and performances. During a London engagement in 1939, World War II broke out. Reinhardt rashly decided to return to France, but Grappelli stayed in England, effectively ending the group. The violinist soon teamed up with the young pianist George Shearing in a new band that worked steadily through the war. In 1946, Grappelli and Reinhardt had the first of several reunions, although they never worked together again on a regular basis. Grappelli performed throughout the 1950s and '60s in clubs throughout Europe and, other than recordings with Duke Ellington (Violin Summit) and Joe Venuti, he remained somewhat obscure in the U.S. until he began regularly touring the world in the early '70s. |
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