La primera vez que escuché a Grappelli conocí la dulzura y la alegría que quería para mi vida! Es mi inspiración! Gracias por compartir este momento único!
The amazing thing about Stephane is that the older he got, the better he got and his contemporaries couldn't believe that was the case because so many artists struggle with age. One of the many reasons he is my all-time favorite jazz player. Someone once said that he was incapable of playing an inelegant phrase. So true!
EVERY MINUTE SOMEONE IS BORN.., AT WHICH STAGE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THAT LITTLE CHILD IS GOING TO BECOME. ALL HUMANS GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR LIVES. BUT SOMETIMES THERE COMES ALONG A GENIUS OF THE HIGHEST CATEGORY. WELL THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT ONE ''STEPHANE GRAPPELLI'' WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM. SADLY HE IS NO LONGER WITH US BUT THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY WE CAN ENJOY ''STEPHANE'' ANY TIME WE WISH. NOW THE VIOLIN IS NOT THE EASIEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TO MASTER.., (I KNOW BECAUSE I AM ALSO A VIOLINIST..., AINT TOO BAD) BUT STEPHANE WAS PURE GENIUS.., ABSOLUTE GENIUS. WHEN HE PUTS THAT VIOLIN UNDER HIS CHIN AND THE BOW TO IT., IT IS PURE MAGIC..., SMOOTH, SWEET, SUPERB, FANTASTICO. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW GOOD JAZZ FIDDLERS AROUND..., BUT STEPHAN WAS FROM ANOTHER PLANET. HE WAS ALSO VERY GOOD AT BEFRIENDING LITTLE GROUPS LIKE THE BASIST AND GUITARIST ON THIS RECORDING. MANY MUSIC LOVERS WILL SURELY MISS STEPHANE. HE WAS UNIQUE. DAVIDO.
FORGOT TO MENTION THAT HE WAS ALSO AN EXCELLENT PIANIST..., HE WAS ONLY ONE MAN BUT ALSO ''TWO MUSICIANS''. AS THE FRENCH WOULD SAY ''IL EST FORMIDABLE'' DDV.
