Recorded at the Metronome Studio, Copenhagen, January 23 & 24, 1965.
Frenchman Stephane Grappelli and the Great Dane Svend Asmussen had had
parallel careers as jazz violinists for over 30 years when they finally
met up for this Storyville session in 1965; they had only previously
recorded together as part of Duke Ellington's Violin Summit of a couple
years earlier. Since they both have similar swing-based styles, it is
not at all surprising that Grappelli and Asmussen consistently
complement and inspire each other throughout this fine set. In addition
to two Asmussen songs, Grappelli's "Love Is Back" and Toots Theielmans'
"Blue Lady," the sextet (with guitarists Ole Molin and Jorn
Grauengaard, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer William Schiopffe)
plays four joyful standards. Recommended.
