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Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli - Puttin' On The Ritz (1981) [Reissue 1999]

Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli - Puttin' On The Ritz (1981) [Reissue 1999]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 365 MB | Covers - 20 MB
Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: EMI/HMV Classics (HMV 5 73228 2)

The fifth in a series of recorded meetings between Stephane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin is one of the more disappointing efforts. Although Nelson Riddle was a renowned arranger, the arrangements of memorable songs from the 1930s (most of which were strongly associated with Fred Astaire's performances in films) by the likes of Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Vincent Youmans lean more toward easy listening and are frequently handicapped by the inclusion of a bland electric piano. The jazz violinist switches to piano for both of his original compositions, which were written to feature Menuhin's violin. There's nothing wrong with the playing of either Grappelli or Menuhin, and bassist Niels Pedersen has several excellent solos, but one hearing is probably enough for even the most ardent fans of Stephane Grappelli.

L. Subramaniam & Stephane Grappelli - Conversations (1984)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 6, 2023
L. Subramaniam & Stephane Grappelli - Conversations (1984)

L. Subramaniam & Stephane Grappelli - Conversations (1984)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 264 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 121 Mb
Full Scans | 00:40:29 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz, World Fusion | Milestone Records #MCD-9130-2 | US

This brand new World music album features violin great Dr. L. Subramaniam in conversation with violin virtuoso Stephane Grappelli as they weave magical Indo-Western sounds in eight incredibly astounding tracks full of verve. The music is infused with classical intonations, where both maestros bring their distinct styles to the fore. This album is a musical creation of two of the greatest maestros of the violin as they interphase with each other on a rare and unique fusion platform.
Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grappelli Quartet Vol. 1-2 [Recorded 1973] (2001)

Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grappelli Quartet Vol. 1-2 [Recorded 1973] (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 436 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 185 MB | Covers - 95 MB
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music

Vol. 1. One of the nice things about jazz is the cross-pollination of different players in multiple settings. No one would've thought of pairing swing violinist Stéphane Grappelli and bop pianist Oscar Peterson, for instance, but the match works very well. The pair have expanded into a quartet on this reissue with the aid of double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Kenny Clarke. The set, recorded in 1973 in Paris, includes a handful of standards, from Pinkard/Tracey/Tauber's "Them There Eyes" to Rodgers & Hart's "Thou Swell." As one might guess, Grappelli is in his own element on upbeat, swinging pieces like "Makin' Whoopee" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home." Peterson likewise joins in the spirit of these pieces, making them the most interesting interpretations on the album. Other material, like the lingering "Flamingo" and "My One and Only Love," are also enjoyable, but seem rather tepid in comparison…
Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grappelli Quartet Vol. 1-2 [Recorded 1973] (2001)

Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grappelli Quartet Vol. 1-2 [Recorded 1973] (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 436 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 185 MB | Covers - 95 MB
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music

Vol. 1. One of the nice things about jazz is the cross-pollination of different players in multiple settings. No one would've thought of pairing swing violinist Stéphane Grappelli and bop pianist Oscar Peterson, for instance, but the match works very well. The pair have expanded into a quartet on this reissue with the aid of double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Kenny Clarke. The set, recorded in 1973 in Paris, includes a handful of standards, from Pinkard/Tracey/Tauber's "Them There Eyes" to Rodgers & Hart's "Thou Swell." As one might guess, Grappelli is in his own element on upbeat, swinging pieces like "Makin' Whoopee" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home." Peterson likewise joins in the spirit of these pieces, making them the most interesting interpretations on the album. Other material, like the lingering "Flamingo" and "My One and Only Love," are also enjoyable, but seem rather tepid in comparison…
Olivier Hébert-Bouchard & Stéphane Tétreault - Debussy: Images oubliées (2023)

Olivier Hébert-Bouchard & Stéphane Tétreault - Debussy: Images oubliées (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Digital booklet | 01:14:57 | 262 Mb
Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

Reinvented for cello and piano by two artists whose reputation is unequivocal, these Images oubliées paint a timeless portrait of a musical legend.

Stephane Grappelli - In New Orleans [Recorded 1989] (2001)  Music

Posted by gribovar at March 28, 2021
Stephane Grappelli - In New Orleans [Recorded 1989] (2001)

Stephane Grappelli - In New Orleans [Recorded 1989] (2001)
DVD5 | Video: MPEG 2, 720x480 (4:3), 29.97 fps | Audio: AC3, 48.0 KHz, 6 ch, 448 Kbps | 3,4 GB | Cover included
Genre: Jazz, Swing | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Image Entertainment (ID0901GZDVD)

Violinist Stephane Grappelli will forever be remembered as musical partner to the immortal Django Reinhardt - certainly not a bad thing, except that it conveniently overlooks the nearly half-century's worth of music that Grappelli made without the Gypsy guitar great. When this one-hour performance was recorded in 1989, the elegant, urbane Frenchman was already in his 80s, but he had lost none of his exceptional technique and flair. He's joined here by two exceptional guitarists (Martin Taylor and Marc Fosset) and a bassist; the lineup is much like that of the original Reinhardt-Grappelli Hot Club quintet, and they even play some of that group's standard material ("Honeysuckle Rose," "Daphne"), along with more modern fare like Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and Chick Corea's "Armando's Rhumba"…
Stéphane Bois - Bach à Leipzig: L'Apogée d'une pensée créatrice (2023)

Stéphane Bois - Bach à Leipzig: L'Apogée d'une pensée créatrice (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 351 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 182 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:18:57
Classical | Label: Edition Hortus

From 1739 onward, the publication of the Clavier-Übung III, that imposing corpus essentially focused on the Art of the Chorale heightened to the furthest-developed and most consummate potentiality of the genre, marked a decisive turning point and a change of perspective in Johann Sebastian Bach’s creative process. His music for organ, gradually unmoored from the sole liturgical functionality, henceforth responds more to an inner necessity and within a most perfect balance conjugates ars and scientia. This programme offers an immersion into the heart of these ten last years in the life of Bach that Gilles Cantagrel so appropriately calls the testamentary decade.
Les Epopées & Stéphane Fuget - Lully: Dies Irae (Collection Grands motets, Vol. 1) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Les Epopées & Stéphane Fuget - Lully: Dies Irae (Collection Grands motets, Vol. 1) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 69:07 minutes | 1,15 GB
Classical, Opera | Label: Château de Versaille, Official Digital Download

The notion of interpretation constantly raises the question of how to read a score, and therefore of the very subject matter of the score. Particularly in the Baroque period, and especially in the seventeenth-
century, the score is but an infrastructure that the composer leaves behind to allow his work to be brought to life. One should not be led astray by it as you might by a trompel'œil; it lacks a great deal of information: nuances, instrumentation, ornaments, playing styles, etc. The majority of these composers thus leave the performers a great deal of latitude for the completion of their scores in order to bring them to back to life.
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli With The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France: The Ultimate Collection (2008) 2CDs

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli With The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
- The Ultimate Collection (2008) 2 CDs

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 502 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 354 Mb | Scans included
Label: Not Now Music | # NOT2CD251 | Time: 02:22:45
Early Jazz, Swing, Gypsy Jazz, Guitar Jazz

Guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli hold unique places in the history of jazz music. As the mainstays of the Quintet of The Hot Club Of France, they are the first European musicians to directly influence what was in their heyday a completely American-based genre. The tracks on this compilation have been digitally re-mastered and feature all their biggest tunes.

Stéphane Grappelli - 1935-1943 (1998)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 10, 2021
Stéphane Grappelli - 1935-1943 (1998)

Stephane Grappelli - 1935-1943 (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 231 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 158 MB | Covers - 16 MB
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Swing | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Giants Of Jazz (CD 53299)

Violinist Stéphane Grappelli (1908-1997) was honored in 1998 with this 22-track tribute slapped together by the Giants of Jazz label. Covering a time span from September 30, 1935, to January 21, 1943, this pleasant potpourri of classic continental swing sessions samples his early Hot Club of France recordings and follows the fiddler into temporary wartime exile as he collaborated with young George Shearing and a talented array of British jazz musicians. The collection opens with two delicious duets with Django Reinhardt, then shuffles together recordings made in Paris and London that were released under Grappelli's name. The Hot Four (heard performing W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" in 1935) actually added up to a quintet as the violinist interacted with bassist Louis Vola and three guitarists: Django and Joseph Reinhardt and Pierre Ferret…