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Young Django

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The combination of grapelli, coryell, catherine (young django) and orsted pedersen is unsurpassable, each song is a marvel of musicality, team work, individual virtuosism and dynamics. Warmly recomended to any music lover in search of pleasure and originality.

If you are a lover of any kind of acoustic music, you need to listen to this. Of course the guy was a virtuoso who played music until he was nearly ninety, if I remember correctly. Younger musicians who played with him said he was amazing and they learned incredible thigsn from playing with him. But more than that, in all that Stephane Grappelli played I hear the unmistakable sound of sheer joy.

I enjoy the more recent records Grappelli made in the 1970's-1990's with younger musicians [he also made a fantastic live one with David GRisman] because the sound quality and recording quality is a lot better.

Lately the music of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt has been appearing in movie soundtracks. For example, Minor Swing is in both Chocolat and as the lead track in the movie Town and Country. As a result people are rediscovering their music.If you are interested in exploring their music this CD is a wonderful place to start. It is a true classic and one of Grappelli's best. Stephane Grappelli was the king of the Jazz violin from his twenties till he died in his late 80's, a reign of over 60 years. He and Django Reinardt were the founders of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, the most influential group in European Jazz history. Stephanes music has a wonderful joyful youthful exuberance, and he has improved as he has aged. On this album , he was only age 71, and he was in his prime. Here he teams up with Philip Catherine (young Django) and Larry Coryell on guitar, and Orsted-Peterson on bass. All of the tracks are good, all except 4 and 5 are great. All in all one of the greatest Jazz Violin albums ever. Highly Recommended.

When Grappelli played with Django Reinhardt her music was a type of gipsy jazz (tsigane jazz) with a touch of euroasian music with rythm of fast waltz, but when Django died the music of Grappelli go more to the classical touch, with more perfection but with more improvisation. In the music of Grappelli there is some of the Oscar Peterson touch, Coleman Hawkins, Earl hines but some of Tchaikosvsky too. But in reality Grappelli is a modern player of the jazz violin. If you like the music this is a great cd of jazz music.

This recording shows again the importance of good sound engineers. The excellent recordings reflext majestuous the great music of these musicians. Mind you, this was done more than 20 years ago! Thanks!!

You can Pearl Django with that group by the same name, up there somewhere in the North-West. I believe it's Seattle. Or you can Django with Howard Alden on Woody Allen's soundtrack "Sweet & Lowdown". Just ask Bierelli LaGrande. He's been Djangoing for years. And, Hot Dawg! You can Django with Stephane & David Grisman. That one's a gas. How about a little Djangoing with Jimmy as in Jimmy Rosenberg. You know who he is, don't you? Man you can even Django with your mother on the living room rug on New Years Eve, along with Pierre Blanchard & Dorado Schmitt. Check out their fine collection called "Rendez-Vous" But if you really want to Django your ass off. This here Young Django fella, (Philip Cathrine) sure is HOT S**T. Let's not forget the tasteful pickin' by Larry Coryell. Go Larry Go! So rozin up the bow. Tune up the old six string and Let Her Rip! Young Django you sure can swing!!!!!!!!

This is an exceptional recording due to the virtuosity of the artists and the beautiful music.

Thanks Mr.Grappelli and the other guys.

I discovered Stephane in the early eighties and fell in love with this one. About the same time I was listening to David Grisman. Rarely do you experience such feeling as when listening to this. He's the Miles Davis of Djangology.