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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Stephane Grappelli & Bucky Pizzarelli • Duet׃ The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions



At the end of the ’60s, two French enthusiasts sought out the last living classic jazz musicians and urged them out of retirement to come to France to record. These sessions, along with similar blues sessions, were released on the Black & Blue label. Now, 30 years later, these recordings are being brought out of the vaults and re-released by the Night & Day label.

These duets between the great jazz violinist Stephane Grap-pelli and American bebop guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli were recorded in 1979. Grappelli’s powers certainly had not faded; he played with a consistent swing and sweetness. And though he was no Django Reinhardt, Pizzarelli’s chord melody solos prove an ideal foil for the violinist.

The music here is intimate and warm and enchanting. The duo play through jazz standards such as “My Blue Heaven” and “Tea for Two” with affection and joy. To make this set “definitive,” however, alternate takes, false starts, and dialogue between the producers and musicians interrupt the mood set by the violin and electric guitar. But that’s a small price to pay for the quality of music created by these two legends.

This review originally appeared in VG‘s Jan. ’00 issue.

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A finales de los años 60, dos entusiastas franceses buscaron a los últimos músicos clásicos de jazz vivos y les instaron a salir de la jubilación para venir a Francia a grabar. Estas sesiones, junto con otras similares de blues, se publicaron en el sello Black & Blue. Ahora, 30 años después, estas grabaciones están siendo sacadas de las cámaras y reeditadas por el sello Night & Day.

Estos dúos entre el gran violinista de jazz Stephane Grap-pelli y el guitarrista estadounidense de bebop Bucky Pizzarelli fueron grabados en 1979. Los poderes de Grappelli ciertamente no se habían desvanecido; jugaba con un swing consistente y dulzura. Y aunque no era Django Reinhardt, los solos de melodía con acordes de Pizzarelli son una lámina ideal para el violinista.

La música aquí es íntima, cálida y encantadora. El dúo interpreta con afecto y alegría estándares de jazz como "My Blue Heaven" y "Tea for Two". Para que este conjunto sea "definitivo", sin embargo, las tomas alternas, las salidas en falso y el diálogo entre los productores y los músicos interrumpen el estado de ánimo establecido por el violín y la guitarra eléctrica. Pero ese es un pequeño precio a pagar por la calidad de la música creada por estas dos leyendas.

Esta revisión apareció originalmente en la edición de enero'00 de VG.



1 - There's a Small Hotel (Take 1)
2 - Faux Depart
3 - There's a Small Hotel (Take 2)
4 - Tangerine (Alternate Take)
5 - Tangerine (Master Take)
6 - My Blue Heaven (Alternate Take)
7 - My Blue Heaven (Master Take)
8 - Dialogue 1
9 - The Folks Who Lives On the Hill
10 - Dialogue and Rehearsal
11 - Alabamy Bound
12 - Willow Weep for Me
13 - Blues
14 - Have You Met Miss Jones (False Start)
15 - Have You Met Miss Jones (Take 1)
16 - Have You Met Miss Jones (Take 2)
17 - Dialogue 2
18 - My One and Only Love
19 - I'll Remember April (False Start)
20 - I'll Remember April (Master Take)
21 - Black Bottom (Rehearsal)
22 - Black Bottom (Master Take)
23 - This Nearly Was Mine
24 - Dialogue 3
25 - Tea for Two




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