From Warsaw To Saratoga – Stéphane Grappelli

by | Apr 27, 2018 | Quartet/Quintet

Here’s Grappelli in a rare 1991 live appearance in Warsaw, Poland.  It’s a surprising arrangement of How High The Moon.  Stéphane Grappelli had something very few musicians have … although it’s hard to imagine, like fine wine he got even better with age!

When this recording of Fascinating Rhythm was made Grappelli had been playing with his trio for two years.  Performed in Saratoga, California at the Paul Masson Winery on the 4th of July1982, musicians include the always amazing Stéphane Grappelli (v), Diz Disley (rhythm g), Martin Taylor (g), and Jack Sewing (b).

Between Two Worlds – Andre Previn

by | Apr 13, 2018 | Orchestral, Trio

Andre Previn is a pianist, composer, conductor and arranger masterfully standing astride two musical genres … both classical music and jazz. Many fans don’t realize that he had one foot in jazz before his other became firmly planted as a classical musician. Here we sample a touch of his conducting, arranging and piano artistry with “Rhapsody In Blue” before stepping back a few years into a swinging performance of Lerner and Loewe’s “Get Me To The Church On Time.”

The Great Drum Solo – Joe Morello

by | Apr 6, 2018 | Stuff

Wanna’ hear a guy play the hide off some drums?  Bassist Gene Wright really got into his solo and apparently overstayed his welcome.  Joe Morello seems to have become just a bit perturbed and, after providing some increasingly not so gentle hints, he launched into the most awesome drum solo never seen!  This is some rare footage provided to Drummerworld from the archives of Andy Lüscher.  Notice the one handed action early on and how easy Joe makes it all look.