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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
music that never grows old,
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This review is from: Stephane Grappelli: Live in San Francisco (DVD)
A great live set (two actually) that shows why Stephane was able to make any song, old or new, sound like it was written the night he played it. The combination of traditional and modern sounds in this quartet is lovely, and all players add their particular strengths to the mix. When Stephane plays the electric violin, it's as if he was born to it, and the interplay between Martin Taylor and Diz Disley, with their very different guitar styles, is great fun. For the money, it's well worth having.
Only one complaint: the camera work, especially in the outdoor section, is naturally terrible, as it is on almost every music film I've ever seen. I personally just want to watch the musicians play (so I can steal their stuff!), not see "artistic" shots of the crowd etc. But don't let that bother you; this is a wonderful DVD. Note that track 14 is mislabeled on the DVD; it's actually "Time After Time" by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, not "Danny Boy."
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More than hoped for,
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This review is from: Live in San Francisco [VHS] (VHS Tape)
After hearing many CDs of Grappelli, which have been mostly consistently wonderful, I was a little worried about finally seeing him for the 1st time: even though this is an edited VHS still, sometimes a person just doesn't come off as good as his art.But this VHS has been even more than I hoped for. The production is as low-key as it gets, no narration, no intros, no background. But it captures an hour's worth of wonderful live performances that had me delightedly clapping along with the audiences after each number. Now I realize why the music grabs me so. After seeing Grappelli, it is apparent that the warmth that comes from his music is the natural extension of a sunny, generous, embracing, and confident personality. And the band that plays with him is obviously in tune with his art. This is a great little video of a great, great artist and performer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
better than expected,
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This review is from: Live in San Francisco [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I love old jazz classics and grappelli is one of my absolute favorites, however, to purchase a "used" vhs(Live in San Francisco) was a stretch for me assumming an unknown "used condition". I've never bought "used" anything but I rationalized that if Amazon can risk their reputation on brokering "used" products, its worth trying once. The vhs container/box was well worn and showed its age, but to my very pleasent surprise the video (sound & color)are clear, bright and perfect "like new". you did good Amazon, thank you
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