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swing jazz album by Mark O'Connor,

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. The trio later released two more similarly-themed albums, one live and one in the studio, under the name of "Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio". These were '' In Full Swing'' and '' Live in New York''. The album is a sort of dedication to Stéphane Grappelli, one of O'Connor's mentors and influences (Grappelli began to teach him when O'Connor was seventeen). The album draws upon the works of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli (and the

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standard, "Satin Doll") in addition to original works by O'Connor and Burr.

Track listing

#"Swingin' on the 'Ville" (O'Connor) – 5:11 #" Nuages" ( Django Reinhardt) – 5:31 #"Sweet Suzanne" (O'Connor) – 6:36 #"Satin Doll" (

) – 4:48 #" Minor Swing" ( Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 6:25 #"In the Cluster Blues" (O'Connor) – 8:24 #"Lament" (Jon Burr) – 5:12 #"Pickles on the Elbow" (O'Connor) – 7:54

Personnel

* Mark O'Connor – Violin *

– Guitar *

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also *Dorothea von Haeften – Album Photography *Marty O'Connor – Additional Photography *Dennis Gaul – Recording * jbQ, Yonkers, New York – Mastering {{Authority control Mark O'Connor albums 2001 live albums 2001 debut albums