Toots Thielemans in New Orleans
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Brussels-born guitarist-harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans has played with the best and brightest jazz musicians in the business, from George Shearing and Sonny Rollins to Quincy Jones. This 1998 live date captures the elegant and swinging Thielemans live in New Orleans at Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street. With a top-flight band consisting of pianist Fred Hersch, bassist Harvie Swartz, and drummer Adam Nussbaum, Thielemans digs into his delicious and eclectic songbook of standards and originals. Thielemans's mellow Joe Pass-like guitar lines and his poetic and piercing harmonica strains imbue favorites like "The Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Meaning of the Blues" with illuminating lyricism. Thelonious Monk's tricky "Three in One" is brilliantly navigated, and Thielemans's signature tune "Bluesette" still retains its haunting melodic colors, musically painted by timeless genius. --Eugene Holley Jr.
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You can't imagine Toots Thielemans in a bad mood. He is a man who is completely content with his life and work, and his personality reflects this joie de vivre almost as much as his music. He is quite simply the greatest, and probably the first, jazz harmonica player. Born in Brussels, Belgium, his first instrument was guitar, which he taught himself to play. In 1948, he journeyed to America and joined the George Shearing Quintet. He subsequently recorded with countless American jazz greats, including Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans. For this recording, he surrounds himself with a surging rhythm section featuring Fred Hersch, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass; and Adam Nussbaum, drums. "Toots Thielemans in New Orleans" was recorded before a live audience at Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street, showing this great artist in top form. Tracks: Days of Wine and Roses, Round Midnight/Little Rootie Tootie, Meaning of the Blues, Green Dolphin Street, Three in One, If You Go Away, Only Trust Your Heart, Bluesette.
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Brussels-born guitarist-harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans has played with the best and brightest jazz musicians in the business, from George Shearing and Sonny Rollins to Quincy Jones. This 1998 live date captures the elegant and swinging Thielemans live in New Orleans at Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street. With a top-flight band consisting of pianist Fred Hersch, bassist Harvie Swartz, and drummer Adam Nussbaum, Thielemans digs into his delicious and eclectic songbook of standards and originals. Thielemans's mellow Joe Pass-like guitar lines and his poetic and piercing harmonica strains imbue favorites like "The Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Meaning of the Blues" with illuminating lyricism. Thelonious Monk's tricky "Three in One" is brilliantly navigated, and Thielemans's signature tune "Bluesette" still retains its haunting melodic colors, musically painted by timeless genius. --Eugene Holley Jr.Description
You can't imagine Toots Thielemans in a bad mood. He is a man who is completely content with his life and work, and his personality reflects this joie de vivre almost as much as his music. He is quite simply the greatest, and probably the first, jazz harmonica player. Born in Brussels, Belgium, his first instrument was guitar, which he taught himself to play. In 1948, he journeyed to America and joined the George Shearing Quintet. He subsequently recorded with countless American jazz greats, including Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans. For this recording, he surrounds himself with a surging rhythm section featuring Fred Hersch, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass; and Adam Nussbaum, drums. "Toots Thielemans in New Orleans" was recorded before a live audience at Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street, showing this great artist in top form. Tracks: Days of Wine and Roses, Round Midnight/Little Rootie Tootie, Meaning of the Blues, Green Dolphin Street, Three in One, If You Go Away, Only Trust Your Heart, Bluesette.Customer Reviews:
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