This CD features a logical combination of two talented Frenchmen, violinist Stéphane Grappelli and pianist Michel Petrucciani, who had never recorded together before.
With the assistance of bassist George Mraz and drummer Roy Haynes, the co-leaders romp on a variety of standards.
Petrucciani was 32 at the time of this June 1995 set, a mere child compared to the 87-year-old Grappelli.
Despite his age, Grappelli's violin playing sounds as youthful and enthusiastic as it had been in the 1930s; the 60 years of practice had not hurt.
While Petrucciani's music is usually in the Bill Evans post-bop vein, he was happy to visit Grappelli's turf on this occasion, mostly playing veteran standards.
On such songs as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "How About You" (here mistitled "I Love New York in June"), "I Remember April," and "There Will Never Be Another You," Stephane Grappelli is both joyful and masterful.
Highly recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | These Foolish ThingsHarry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Little Peace in C for UMichel Petrucciani | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | FlamingoEdmund Anderson, Ted Grouya | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Sweet Georgia BrownBen Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | I Can't Get StartedVernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | I Got RhythmGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 7 | MistyJohnny Burke, Erroll Garner | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 06:56 | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | I Remember AprilGene DePaul, Pat Johnston, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Lover ManJames "Thunderbird" Davis, Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | There Will Never Be Another YouMack Gordon, Harry Warren | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Valse du Passe | Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Petrucciani | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 12 | I Love New York In June | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 55 mins | 126 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 327 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmund Anderson | Composer |
| 2 | Jean Ber | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 3 | Ben Bernie | Composer |
| 4 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 5 | Kenneth Casey | Composer |
| 6 | Yves Chamberland | Producer |
| 7 | James "Thunderbird" Davis | Composer |
| 8 | Jimmy Davis | Composer |
| 9 | Gene DePaul | Composer |
| 10 | Francis Dreyfus | Producer |
| 11 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 12 | Claude Ermelin | Engineer |
| 13 | Ralph Freed | Composer |
| 14 | Erroll Garner | Composer |
| 15 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 16 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 17 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 18 | Stéphane Grappelli | Primary Artist, Violin |
| 19 | Ted Grouya | Composer |
| 20 | Roy Haynes | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 21 | Pat Johnston | Composer |
| 22 | Patricia Johnston | Composer |
| 23 | Burton Lane | Composer |
| 24 | William Laxton | Photography |
| 25 | Harry Link | Composer |
| 26 | Holt Marvell | Composer |
| 27 | George Mraz | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 28 | Michel Petrucciani | Composer, Liner Notes, Performer, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 29 | Maceo Pinkard | Composer |
| 30 | Roger "Ram" Ramirez | Composer |
| 31 | Don Raye | Composer |
| 32 | Stéphane Reichart | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Jimmy Sherman | Composer |
| 34 | Jack Strachey | Composer |
| 35 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |