Stephane Grapelli

Stéphane Grapelli & George Shearing Trio – The Reunion (1977/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:22 minutes | 760 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

A wonderful duo release from ’76 with pianist George Shearing collaborating with violinist Stephane Grappelli. Shearing’s sessions are usually more introspective and light than upbeat and hot, but Grappelli’s soaring, exuberant violin solos seem to put a charge into Shearing, who responds with some of his hottest playing in many years.

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