California, Here I Come - St?phane Grappelli, Balantine, S.
I Got Rhythm - St?phane Grappelli, Gershwin, George
Fascinating Rhythm - St?phane Grappelli, Gershwin, George
Let's Fall in Love - St?phane Grappelli, Arlen, Harold
Tea for Two - St?phane Grappelli, Caesar, Irving
Swing '42 - St?phane Grappelli, Reinhardt, Django
Honeysuckle Rose - St?phane Grappelli, Razaf, Andy
After You've Gone - St?phane Grappelli, Creamer, Henry
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - St?phane Grappelli, Wonder, Stevie
Minor Swing - St?phane Grappelli, Grappelli, Stephane
Here, There and Everywhere - St?phane Grappelli, Lennon, John
St. Louis Blues - St?phane Grappelli, Handy, W.C.
Time After Time - St?phane Grappelli, Cahn, Sammy
Them There Eyes - St?phane Grappelli, Pinkard, Maceo
After You've Gone - St?phane Grappelli, Creamer, Henry
Sweet Georgia Brown - St?phane Grappelli, Bernie, Ben
Live in San Francisco would be more accurately named Live in the San Francisco Bay Area since the CD consists of tracks recorded at 1982 performances in SF and Saratoga, a community an hour to the south. Grappelli, pushing... more » 80 when these recordings were made, is in fine fettle throughout. Backed by guitarists Diz Disley and Martin Taylor and bassist Jack Sewing (a firing-on-all-four-cylinders foursome with two years of roadwork behind them), jazz's senior violinist is as limber and creative as ever, finding fresh perspectives on standards ("I've Got Rhythm," "Let's Fall in Love," St. Louis Blues") and selections culled from his revolutionary association with Django Reinhardt ("Swing 42," "Minor Swing"). The David Grisman Band, meanwhile, keeps the old man stepping lively as guests on "Sweet Georgia Brown." Or is that Grappelli making his younger charges scamper to keep up? --Steven Stolder« less
Live in San Francisco would be more accurately named Live in the San Francisco Bay Area since the CD consists of tracks recorded at 1982 performances in SF and Saratoga, a community an hour to the south. Grappelli, pushing 80 when these recordings were made, is in fine fettle throughout. Backed by guitarists Diz Disley and Martin Taylor and bassist Jack Sewing (a firing-on-all-four-cylinders foursome with two years of roadwork behind them), jazz's senior violinist is as limber and creative as ever, finding fresh perspectives on standards ("I've Got Rhythm," "Let's Fall in Love," St. Louis Blues") and selections culled from his revolutionary association with Django Reinhardt ("Swing 42," "Minor Swing"). The David Grisman Band, meanwhile, keeps the old man stepping lively as guests on "Sweet Georgia Brown." Or is that Grappelli making his younger charges scamper to keep up? --Steven Stolder
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Dick A. from DALLAS, TX Reviewed on 11/10/2006...
What, A jazz VIOLIN? Yeah, and it'll swing your socks off! 11 tracks, mostly standards, but with some new stuff too; get with Stephane and his trio!