Weekend music to chill by...Jazz Fiddling Edition!!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

Stephane Grappelli (taught Jean-Luc Ponty most of his licks)
and Yehudi Menuhin (famous classical fiddler) playing a duet of
Lullaby of Birdland, written in 1952 by George Shearing in honor of jazz great Charlie "Bird" Parker:

Covered by Ella Fitzgerald, Erroll Garner and many other artists.

Enjoy!!!

[Iterate]

1. Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grappelli - Joe Pass - NUAGES

With Niels Pederson on bass. Youtube is just a teaser; this deserves a good recording of the whole set played on the big system.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. That's good stuff!!

Too bad nobody in rock guitar seems to play clean anymore. Joe Pass played clean and Pat Methane plays clean.

Too much distortion that destroys the pitch is bad (I'm looking at you, Led Zep and descendants thereof)

Nuages means "Clouds" in French.

My dad (who was a cool dude into jazz) and I saw Stephane Grappelli in the late 70s or maybe early 80s in Houston at Rockefeller's, a nightclub that was more concert hall than drinking spot.

It was called Rockefeller's because it was the old Heights State Bank. The vault was a private dining room!!

Grappelli was TOO COOL! The club owner said he wasn't sure anyone would show up because they might not know who he was.

Grappelli was old. It was the most successful gig Rockefeller's ever had.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. Kick for the Sunday music appreciation bunch.

[grasswire]

4. nice taste! nt

[ManiacJoe]

5. Nice choice. Thank you!