Improvisations (Stéphane Grappelli album)

1957 studio album by Stéphane Grappelli

Improvisations

Studio album by

Stéphane Grappelli

Released| 1957
Recorded| February 6, 14, and April 10, 1956
Genre| Jazz
Label| Mercury
Stéphane Grappelli chronology
|  | Improvisations
(1957)  | Feeling + Finesse = Jazz
(1962)

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Allmusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [2]

Improvisations is a jazz album recorded in 1956, in Paris, by Stéphane Grappelli (violin), Maurice Vander (piano), Pierre Michelot (double bass) and Baptist "Mac Kac" Reiles (drums). It consists of mostly jazz standards.

## Track listing

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1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:05
2. "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:55
3. "Dans la Vie" (Louiguy) – 3:54
4. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 3:10
5. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Maschwitz, Sherwin) – 3:11
6. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Duke, Fetter, Latouche) – 3:02
7. "'S Wonderful" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:30
8. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:58
9. "If I Had You" (Campbell, Connelly, Shapiro) – 3:20
10. "Body and Soul" (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) – 2:35
11. "I Want to Be Happy" (Caesar, Youmans) – 2:14
12. "She's Funny That Way" (Moret, Whiting) – 2:29
13. "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 2:44
14. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 2:30
15. "Slow en Ré Majeur" (Wilder) – 4:01
16. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Duke, Fetter, Latouche) – 3:01

## References

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1. ^ "Improvisations - Stéphane Grappelli | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 591\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.