Jazz / Swing; Pop
Recorded: 1991, Artistic Palace and Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France
According to this CD's liner notes (and they seem to be accurate), violinist Stephane Grappelli had never recorded with a jazz big band prior to these 1991 sessions (although he did have a couple of dates with large orchestras). Other soloists are heard from (Bolling on piano, trombonist Andre Paquinet, Carl Schlosser on tenor, Philipe Portejoie on soprano and altoist Claude Tissendier, who sounds a bit like Johnny Hodges on "Moon Mist"), but the emphasis is on Grappelli and his interplay with the orchestra. There are no real surprises in the repertoire, which is mostly swing standards (including "Minor Swing," the haunting "Tears," "Crazy Rhythm" and "Lady Be Good"), and the two Bolling originals that open the set (including one called "Stephane") are in the swing tradition, but, as usual for a Grappelli recording, the results are delightful.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic
Includes liner notes by Felix W. Sportis.
Claude Bolling - piano
Stephane Grappelli - violin
Philippe Portejoie, Claude Tissendier, Pierre Schirrer, Carl Schlosser, Jean Eteve - saxophone, clarinet, flute
Tony Russo, Guy Bodet, Michael Delakian, Jacky Berecochea - trumpet
Andre Paquinet, Benny Vasseur, Michel Camicas, Emile Vilain - trombone
Jean-Paul Charlap - guitar
Pierre-Yves Sorin - acoustic bass
Vincent Cordelette - drums, percussion |
