(Swing, Gypsy) Stephane Grappelli - Le Toit de Paris (1969) - 2002, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is a welcome re-release for Grappelli fans, featuring the violinist in top form with a European rhythm section playing a mixture of standards,lesser known tunes and originals. The session took place in 1969 whilst Grappelli was semi - resident at The Paris Hilton ( from 1967 - 1972 ). At that time he was employed to play in the restaurant for the benefit of the diners.
The disc is full of the expected charm and virtuosity and it is interesting to hear the development of Stephane's ideas from his days with Django Reinhardt. There is the same sense of effortless swing but there are also overtones of the music that had evolved in the subsequent years. In places one can hear quite modernistic passages particularly in his revised use of the diminished scale and chord.
The accompaniment on this session is excellent and in the best of taste . Although there is the odd solo from someone else, the whole is very much a Stephane Grappelli occasion . His tone is full and flowing and there is a vibrancy to his playing that became more apparent in his maturity. His compositions on this set are poignant and reflective and redolent with his Gallic personality. "Raincheck" is one of Billy Strayhorn's lesser known tunes ( there is a great version of it on Joe Henderson's "Lush Life" ) and Grappelli gives a thoughtful interpretation of it on this session. The other Ellington associated piece is also very good - "What Am I Here For", which was an early feature for Ben Webster.
Overall this is a most attractive issue which is strong enough on melody to appeal to those listeners who are not primarily Jazz followers.

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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 1969
REM DISCID C208820D
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b3"
PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
TITLE "Le Toit de Paris"
FILE "01. Rain Check.flac" WAVE
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    TITLE "Rain Check"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    PREGAP 00:00:32
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Camélia"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 02:38:65
FILE "02. Camélia.flac" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 03:41:64
FILE "03. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good).flac" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Andrée"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 03:09:49
FILE "04. Andrée.flac" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "What Am I Here For"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 03:13:03
FILE "05. What Am I Here For.flac" WAVE
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  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Tabou"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
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FILE "06. Tabou.flac" WAVE
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  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Denise"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 02:37:21
FILE "07. Denise.flac" WAVE
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  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Flamingo"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
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FILE "08. Flamingo.flac" WAVE
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    TITLE "Time On My Hands"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 03:00:44
FILE "09. Time On My Hands.flac" WAVE
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  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Zelda"
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FILE "10. Zelda.flac" WAVE
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  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Anna"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
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  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Light"
    PERFORMER "Stéphane Grappelli"
    INDEX 00 02:44:39
FILE "12. Light.flac" WAVE
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    TITLE "So Long"
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