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Unpublished recordings by Stéphane Grappelli on the piano, for the first time accessible to music lovers. Improvisations around great jazz standards: Tea for Tow, Satin Doll, Time after Time, Looking at you... Stéphane Grappelli will be remembered as a legend of the violin, but we must not forget that the piano was his first instrument. According to him, it was the essential instrument for mastering chords and harmonies. Although the talented violinist was also an excellent pianist, recorded testimonies of Stéphane Grappelli at the piano are very rare. These unreleased recordings reveal an artist in a playful mood, who, from standards to paraphrases, deploys the full extent of his inspiration, served by an exceptional talent. A magnificent discovery on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of the musician !
Stephane Grappelli