01	You Are The Sunshine Of My Life			by Stevie Wonder			05:09
	02	Love For Sale			by Cole Porter			05:19
	03	Angel's Camp			by Martin Taylor			04:02
	04	Willow Weep For Me			by Ann Ronell			04:31
	05	Chicago			by Fred Fisher			04:59
	06	Taking A Chance On Love			by Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter & John LaTouche			05:40
	07	Minor Swing			by S. Grappelli, Django Reinhardt			04:03
	08	Let's Fall In Love			by Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler			04:52
	09	Just You, Just Me			by Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages			09:16

Recorded live 1980; Originally as "At The Winery," released 1981 as CCD-4139
Grappelli, Violin & electric viola;
John Etheridge, guitar;
Martin Taylor, guitar;
Jack Sewing, Bass Stereo ??


At the Winery
Date of Release Sep 1980 (recording)

Violinist Stephane Grappelli plays his usual repertoire (standards ranging from Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" to "Chicago" and the Reinhardt-associated piece "Minor Swing") in a quartet with the guitars of John Etheridge and Martin Taylor and bassist Jack Sewing. The music, although a bit predictable, is enjoyable, for Grappelli has never lost his enthusiasm for playing swinging jazz. He performs "Let's Fall in Love" and "Love for Sale" as if he had just discovered those songs. - Scott Yanow

1. You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Wonder) - 5:08
2. Love for Sale (Porter) - 5:21
3. Angel's Camp (Taylor) - 4:02
4. Willow Weep for Me (Ronell) - 4:32
5. Chicago (Fisher) - 5:00
6. Taking a Chance on Love (Duke/Fetter/Latouche) - 5:41
7. Minor Swing (Grappelli/Reinhardt) - 4:04
8. Let's Fall in Love (Arlen/Koehler) - 4:53
9. Just You, Just Me (Greer/Klages) - 9:15

Leonard Feather - Liner Notes
Stephane Grappelli - Violin, Viola (Electric), Electric Viola
Martin Taylor - Guitar
Phil Edwards - Engineer, Remixing
John Etheridge - Guitar
Dave Fischer - Photography
George Horn - Mastering
Carl Jefferson - Producer
Jack Sewing - Bass, Drums
Jim Hilson - Technical Engineer

CD Concord Jazz CCD-4139
CS Concord Jazz CJ-139-C



STEPHANE GRAPPELLI - Violin, Electric Viola
JOHN ETHERIDGE - Guitar
MARTIN TAYLOR - Guitar
JACK SEWING - Bass

This album corresponds well with the DVD of Grappelli in San Francisco. Many of the same tunes are played, although Etheridge replaces Diz Dizley on rhythm guitar (an improvement in my opinion). Recorded live at the Paul Mason Winery in Saratoga, California in September of 1980, Grappelli here is 72 years old and playing as superbly as ever. It's quite fitting that Grappelli played at the winery at this point in his life, since he aged like a fine wine and produced some of his greatest work as a senior citizen.

The only thing I didn't care for was the use of the electric viola on Taking A Chance On Love and Willow Weep For Me. Not that his playing wasn't great, but nothing compares to the tone of his acoustic violin. But Grappelli was never one to rest on his laurels. He was always interested in learning and trying new approaches to music, and I suppose the occasional experimentation with electric viola represents that.

One departure in this recording is the third tune - Angel's Camp - composed by lead guitarist Martin Taylor in reference to a location east of Stockton, California where Grappelli occasionally played. Taylor's guitar work here is foundational to the tune and tastefully done as always.

Minor Swing is one of my favorite Grappelli/Reinhardt tunes. This arrangement with Taylor and Etheridge's dueling guitars gives it a different feel from other recordings I've heard. Nicely done.

Grappelli always seemed to shine in front of a crowd, and his crowds were never more inspirational or appreciative of his genius than the fine people of the bay area (possibly because of the popularity there of the David Grisman Quintet, with whom Grappelli toured a year earlier) around 1980. They really loved the man, as this recording clearly shows. Do yourself a favor if you buy this album and get the San Francisco DVD.