La Chanson des Rues- Grapelli 1988

La Chanson des Rues- Stephane Grapelli 1988
Stephane Grappelli was born in Paris, France to Italian parents. Sent to an orphanage as a youth after his mother died when he was 4 and his father left to fight in World War I. He began playing the violin at age 12, and attended the Conservatoire de Paris studying music theory, between 1924 and 1928. He gained fame in Paris as a violin virtuoso. He also worked as a silent film pianist while at the conservatory and played the saxophone and accordion. He called his piano "My Other Love" and released an album solely playing piano of the same name. His early fame came playing with the Quintette du Hot Club de France with Reinhardt.
Stephane now plays it during a concert in London in 1988 celebrating his 80th birthday.
His group consist of British guitarist Martin Taylor, French guitarist Mark Fosset and Dutch bassist Jack Sewing. This clip is a trip back in memory for Stephane from hisearly Parisian days when he was busking on the streets to make ends meet.