Stephane Grappelli With and Without Django

Balmer, Paul

Published by Sanctuary Publishing Ltd., London,, 2003

About this Item

Octavo; hardcover, with silver-gilt spine titles; 428pp., with 16pp. of monochrome plates. Mild wear; text block and page edges toned; mild spotting to the preliminaries. Dustwrapper mildly edgeworn; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Charting Grappelli's upbringing in the semi-rural slums of Montmartre, life under the Nazi rule of World War Two to his meeting with Django Reinhardt and the emergence of Swing, this extensive biography covers the full range of the master violinist's career. His life took in the heady heights of the jazz world of the 1950s and the wide variety of musicians and singers he performed with included Art Tatum, Paul Whiteman, a fresh-faced Nigel Kennedy, and of course Bing Crosby. Unearthing countless rare photographs and memorabilia from his personal archives, as well as undertaking many interviews with surviving friends and musical contemporaries, the author also conducts the last interview before his death, making this the definitive account of this jazz legend's life and career.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stephane Grappelli With and Without Django
• Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd., London,
• Publication Date: 2003