Friday, July 10, 2009

Stephane Grappelli - Warsaw - How high is the moon

This is my all time, all time favorite violinist, can't play anything like him, but who knows....a little practice? one day maybe :-) he plays fast hot jazz but is always sweet & melodic. I saw him in Christchurch when he was on a world tour in his nineties, they wheeled him on in a wheel chair, but he played like a 20yr old. His playing is always fluid and relaxed, no matter how fast he gets.

First part of the tune is slower, then he takes flight into his classic style of improvisation.

haven't found a vid of Stephane's Autumn leaves yet so this is "how highs the moon"

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