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Stéphane Grappelli
(Stephane Grappelli)
One of jazz's most revered heroes, innovative French violinist Stéphane
Grappelli firmly established the violin as a jazz instrument in partnership with
gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Styling a new kind of string music born of the
streets, the pair brought a different form of swing to jazz in the Quintette du
Hot Club de Paris and Grappelli's free-form playing came to influence many
younger artists from different musical genres, even playing on Pink Floyd's
'Wish You Were Here' album.
Born in Paris to a French mother and an Italian father, he studied dance with
Isadora Du...
Wish You Were HerePink Floyd and Stéphane Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli)
Wish You Were Here
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These Foolish ThingsMichel Petrucciani and Stéphane Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli)
Flamingo
4:32
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?Stéphane Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli)
First Class
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It Had to Be YouDjango Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli)
Stephane Grappelli & Friends
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Someone to Watch over MeStéphane Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli)
Verve Jazz Masters 11: Stephane Grappelli
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Autumn LeavesStéphane Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli)
Afternoon In Paris
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