Swing From Paris (Original Recordings 1935-1943) - Stephane Grappelli

Advantages: gives mum's ARMS A REST
Disadvantages: NONE

...its a godsend!!! i have a slightly different colour from argos but the same swing/baby seat/toddler rocker my littly monkey joshua loves it as a swing. he loves being bounced and moving around and hates being still so this has been invaluble he loves being in it and as an added bonus it gives my arms a break! he falls asleep in it and really helped through the colic stage! i chose this as i thought it would last longer and get more out of it than others and i think i will get lots of use out of it for at least another year or two. my cousins daughter (2 years) came to visit and she was straight into all the baby teddys and then was occupied in the rocker. the frame collapses for storage but seat is solid so maybe not for you if your struggling for space! seat cover comes off to be washed and batteries last ages! great item highly... Read review

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Advantages: Some of the best Jazz violin playing ever heard
Disadvantages: Very few

...Stephane Grappelli does jazz like no other. Although he started off as a pianist, studying at the Paris conservatoire, Grappelli soon became one of the pioneers of jazz violin, indeed violin improvisation. Crazy rhythm is a compilation of some of Grappelli's most well known versions of jazz classics, recorded in the early 70s. What shocked me on the first listen is the real character he gets out of the violin, from youthful exhuberance in tracks like Crazy Rhythm and Sweet Georgia Brown to more conversational, lyrical tones in Ain't Misbehaving. Grappellis bow and strings certainly convey more emotion than many of the world's better singers. Crazy Rhythm really shows off Grappelli's technical expertise, which is not lacking in the slightest. This is aided by the fact he is unconstrained by a score, as all classical musicians are... Read review

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Advantages: Great Trad Jazz
Disadvantages: None

...Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt was one of the first important jazz musicians to be born in Europe. He spent most of his youth in the gypsy encampments close to Paris, France, playing banjo, guitar and violin. At an early age he started playing professionally at dance halls in Paris. When he was 18, he was injured in a fire in his caravan loosing the use of his 3rd and 4th fingers on his left hand. After this he focused on the guitar and developed an original style of playing that emphasized his undamaged fingers. The man is nothing short of the original guitar god influencing everyone from the Beatles, Tony Immoni, B. B. King, Willie Nelson, and myself. I lost the use of my left forefinger due to an accident. I decided that if Django could do it with 2 fingers then I could do it with 3 fingers!!!!!! Stéphane Grappelli is quite... Read review

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