Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli (French pronunciation: [stefan ɡʁapɛli]; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called "the grandfather of jazz violinists" and continued playing concerts around the world well into his eighties. For the first three decades of his career, he was billed using a gallicised spelling of his last name, Grappelly, reverting to the Italian spelling Grappelli in 1969. The latter is used when referring to the violinist, including reissues of his early work. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Paris (capital city and largest city of France), Died December 1, 1997 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, composer, piano
Notes: Name also appears as Stephane Grappelly.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-59 of 59 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 4971 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | I wonder where my baby is tonight | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 4973 | 10-in. | 3/22/1939 | My melancholy baby | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 4975 | 10-in. | 3/22/1939 | Twelfth year | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | P 77240 | 10-in. | March 1935 | Lilly belle | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | P 77354 | 10-in. | April 1935 | Ultra fox | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | P 77434 | 10-in. | July 1935 | Avalon | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | P 77440 | 10-in. | July 1935 | Clouds | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | P 77539 | 10-in. | September 1935 | Some of these days | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | P 77540 | 10-in. | September 1935 | Djangology | Quintette du Hot Club de France | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grappelli, Stéphane," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103073.
Grappelli, Stéphane. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103073.
"Grappelli, Stéphane." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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External Sources
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LCNAR: Grappelli, Stéphane - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81023039
Wikidata: Stéphane Grappelli - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q206244
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/66651889
MusicBrainz: Stéphane Grappelli - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bfc03211-a3a2-4700-8fa3-00968c02c5d0
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/68758 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/68758
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