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Best of the Jazz Violins by Joe Venuti. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Various – The Best Of The Jazz Violins. Tracklist. Credits. Bass – Marco Ratti ( tracks: 1 to 7), Slam Stewart ( tracks: 8 to 14) Drums – Gil Cuppini ( tracks: 1 to 7) Guitar – Jimmy Shirley ( tracks: 8 to 14) Piano – Johnny Guarnieri ( tracks: 8 to 14), Lou Stein ( tracks: 1 to 7)
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- CD, Compilation
- Germany
- Lester Recording Catalog-CDC 8532
Venuti pioneered the violin as a solo instrument to the jazz world. He was known for a fast, "hot" playing style characteristic of jazz soloists in the 1920s. His solos have been described as incredibly rhythmic with patterns of duplets and running eighth and sixteenth notes. He favored a lively, fast tempo that showed off his ...
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1998 CD release of "The Best Of Jazz Violin" on Discogs.
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- CD, Compilation, Stereo
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- 1998
Joe Venuti (1903–78), a Philadelphia native, is widely considered the father of jazz fiddling. Thought to have invented the basics of syncopated swing bowing, Venuti was blessed with sharp rhythmic instincts, a knack for logical, compact phrasing, and a virtuosic left hand. His penetrating tone, mixture of fast and very slow slides, and quick ...
The Best of the Jazz Violins by Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti released in 1989. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Joe Venuti, regarded by some as the Father of Jazz Violin, enjoyed a recording career under his own billing that stretched from 1926 to 1978. Besides momentary lapses in the years after 1935 and one big gap from 1961 to 1967, this activity is practically continuous.
