Joe Venuti - Stephane Grappelli • The Best of the Jazz Violins

Review by Scott Yanow

This LRC budget release includes two unrelated sessions from a pair of the greatest jazz violinists: Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. Venuti is heard in 1971 with pianist Lou Stein and a pair of Italian musicians (bassist Marco Ratti and drummer Gil Cuppini) performing "The Hot Canary" (a novelty piece) and six familiar standards including "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Tea for Two." Grappelli is caught in 1975 jamming his "Sysmo," Bud Powell's "Parisian Thoroughfare," and five older songs in a quartet with guitarist Jimmy Shirley, pianist Johnny Guarnieri, and bassist Slam Stewart. No real surprises occur, but the violinists are in fine form. These two sessions are a bit rare and worth searching for by fans of swing violinists.

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Reseña de Scott Yanow

Esta publicación del presupuesto de LRC incluye dos sesiones no relacionadas de un par de los más grandes violinistas de jazz: Joe Venuti y Stephane Grappelli. Venuti se escucha en 1971 con el pianista Lou Stein y un par de músicos italianos (el bajista Marco Ratti y el baterista Gil Cuppini) interpretando "The Hot Canary" (una pieza novedosa) y seis estándares familiares incluyendo "Sweet Georgia Brown" y "Tea for Two". Grappelli es atrapado en 1975 tocando su "Sysmo", la "Parisian Thoroughfare" de Bud Powell, y cinco canciones más antiguas en un cuarteto con el guitarrista Jimmy Shirley, el pianista Johnny Guarnieri, y el bajista Slam Stewart. No hay sorpresas reales, pero los violinistas están en buena forma. Estas dos sesiones son un poco raras y merecen ser buscadas por los fans de los violinistas de swing.

Tracklist:
1 - Joe Venuti - Sweet Georgia Brown
2 - Joe Venuti - Body And Soul
3 - Joe Venuti - Tea For Two
4 - Joe Venuti - Undecided
5 - Joe Venuti - Humoresque
6 - Joe Venuti - Almost Like Being In Love
7 - Joe Venuti - The Hot Canary
8 - Joe Venuti - I Would Do Anything For You
9 - Stephane Grappelli - Deed I Do
10 - Stephane Grappelli - As Time Goes By
11 - Stephane Grappelli - You're The Cream In My Coffee
12 - Stephane Grappelli - Sysmo
13 - Stephane Grappelli - After You've Gone
14 - Stephane Grappelli - Parisian Thoroughfare


Credits
Bass – Marco Ratti (tracks: 1 to 8), Slam Stewart (tracks: 9 to 14)
Drums – Gil Cuppini (tracks: 1 to 8)
Guitar – Jimmy Shirley (tracks: 9 to 14)
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri (tracks: 9 to 14), Lou Stein (tracks: 1 to 8)
Violin – Joe Venuti (tracks: 1 to 8), Stéphane Grappelli (tracks: 9 to 14)




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