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Stéphane Grappelli

Stéphane Grappelli (French pronunciation: ​[stefan ɡʁapɛli]; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997, born Stefano Grappelli) 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 Grappelli in 1969. The latter, Italian spelling is now used almost universally when referring to the violinist, including reissues of his early work.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1908 (Paris), Died December 1, 1997 (Paris)

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 51-58 of 58 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 51-58 of 58 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grappelli, Stéphane," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103073.

Grappelli, Stéphane. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103073.

"Grappelli, Stéphane." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103073

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