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Grappelli plays Grappelli sports exactly what the name implies, the late violinist Stephane
Grappelli performing his own compositions. But it is a bit more orderly than that. Contained on this
single disc are two recording sessions, illuminating two themes. Recorded in 1980 but never
released, the Horoscope Sessions highlight twelve winsome pieces based on the standard
horoscope, composed by Grappelli and Perez Pilar. The second session, Emotions, was recorded
seven years earlier and consists of six nervous pieces based on a corresponding number of
emotions.
Both sessions employ a piano trio backing Grappelli. The rhythm section is solid: the bass is
full-bodied and walking, the drums crisp and accented, and the piano tastefully supportive. The
compositions are all swinging. Grappelli’s ideas are fluid and effortless--all melody and light,
whether playing head or harmony or improvisation. Five years after this master’s death, listening to
this recording makes one acutely aware how inevitable his loss was and how no one else
sounded anything like him.
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~ C. Michael Bailey
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Track Listing: Belier; Taureau; Gemeaux; Cancer Influence; Lion; Vierge; Balance; Scorpion; Sagittaire;
Capricorne; Verseau; Poissons; Opportunity; Errol; Tournesol; Gerba; Emotion; Hesitation.
Personnel: Stephane Grappelli—Violin; Jack Sewing—Bass; Gerard Gustin—Piano; Armand Cavallaro-Drums.
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