| The Reunion | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | April 11, 1976 at Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer Studio, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:58 | |||
| Label | MPS 15482 [1] | |||
| Producer | Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer | |||
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The Reunion is a 1976 album by jazz pianist George Shearing and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. [2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Ron Wynn reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "Shearing's sessions are usually more introspective and light than upbeat and hot, but Grappelli's soaring, exuberant violin solos seem to put a charge into Shearing, who responds with some of his hottest playing in many years". [2]
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