Oscar Peterson Stéphane Grappelli Quartet - Jazz in Paris (2000)

Vol. 1

1 Them There Eyes 04:50
2 Flamingo 05:36
3 Makin' Whoopee 04:35
4 Looking At You 04:44
5 Walkin' My Baby Back Home 05:00
6 My One And Only Love 09:47
7 Thou Swell 04:38

Vol. 2

1 I Won't Dance0 6:47
2 The Folks Who Live On The Hill 05:40
3 Autumn Leaves 06:35
4 My Heart Stood Still 05:06
5 Blues For Musidisc 08:37
6 If I Had You 06:50

Oscar Peterson - Piano
Stéphane Grappelli - Violín
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen -  Bass
Kenny Clark – Drums

One of the nice things about jazz is the cross-pollination of different players in multiple settings. No one would've thought of pairing swing violinist Stéphane Grappelli and bop pianist Oscar Peterson, for instance, but the match works very well. The pair have expanded into a quartet on this reissue with the aid of double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Kenny Clarke. The set, recorded in 1973 in Paris, includes a handful of standards, from Pinkard/Tracey/Tauber's "Them There Eyes" to Rodgers & Hart's "Thou Swell." As one might guess, Grappelli is in his own element on upbeat, swinging pieces like "Makin' Whoopee" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home." Peterson likewise joins in the spirit of these pieces, making them the most interesting interpretations on the album. Other material, like the lingering "Flamingo" and "My One and Only Love," are also enjoyable, but seem rather tepid in comparison. The latter composition is also handicapped by its nearly ten-minute length. Peterson and Grappelli end with a nice, bouncy version of "Thou Swell" that brings the whole affair to a satisfying close. Quartet, Vol. 1 isn't a perfect recording, but it is an enjoyable one, showing how much fun it is to pair unlikely musicians in the studio and see what happens. ---Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi

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