This 1996 Scottish release predates the CD Celebrating Grappelli (released under Stephane Grappelli's name shortly after his death on Dec.
1, 1997 but with Taylor, in fact, as the leader) by over a year, yet it overlaps considerably with that album.
Several tracks that were dropped to make room for additional material with Grappelli are found on this disc: the easygoing ballad "Going Home Again," the Gypsy-flavored "Monti," and an additional vocal by Claire Martin on the well-crafted "Hi Lily, Hi Lo," a piece rarely heard in a jazz setting.
Years Apart should be acquired instead of Celebrating Grappelli because most fans will already have the Grappelli-Taylor duets heard on the latter album, which were repeated from their earlier Linn CD, Reunion.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Sue Just You | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Going Home Again | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Undecided | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Musette For a Magpie | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Czardas | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Hi Lily, Hi Lo | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Dinah | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Years Apart | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | The Gypsy | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Chicago | Spirit of Django Band, Stéphane Grappelli, Martin Taylor | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Manoir De Mes Rкves | Martin Taylor | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 49 mins | 113 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 296 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Emblow | Accordion |
| 2 | John Goldie | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 3 | Stéphane Grappelli | Arranger, Guest Artist, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Violin |
| 4 | Terry Gregory | Acoustic Bass Guitar |
| 5 | Calum Malcolm | Engineer, Producer |
| 6 | Claire Martin | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Douglas McBride | Cover Image |
| 8 | Dave O'Higgins | Arranger, Saxophone |
| 9 | Gerard Presencer | Flugelhorn, Guest Artist |
| 10 | Django Reinhardt | Arranger |
| 11 | Spirit of Django Band | Primary Artist |
| 12 | James Taylor | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 13 | Martin Taylor | Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Producer |
| 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). |