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| 1. | Winter in Madrid
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| 2. | Willow Weep for Me
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| 3. | Satin Doll
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| 4. | Bags' Groove
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| 5. | We'll Be Together Again
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| 6. | Hot Toddy
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| 7. | Try a Little Tenderness
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| 8. | Talk to Me
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| 9. | Le Trottoir
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| 10. | Honeysuckle Rose
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| 11. | Flirt
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Jazz
Toots Thielemans - Guitar
Georges Arvanitas - Piano
Philippe Combelle - Drums
Roland Lobligeois - Double Bass
* Alain Tercinet - Liner Notes
* Christophe Henault - Digital Remastering
* Daniel Richard - Production Coordination
* Martin Davies - English Translations
Although Toots Thielemans is far better-known for his virtuoso harmonica playing, he sticks exclusively to guitar on this pair of studio dates, initially taped in 1961 for Polydor. Accompanied by pianist Georges Arvanitas, bassist Roland Lobligeois, and drummer Philippe Combelle, Thielemans leads a primarily laid-back session with the focus on the leader, covering standards ("Willow Weep for Me" and "We'll be Together Again"), adding a soft wordless background vocal to "Satin Doll," and giving a loping treatment to Milt Jackson's "Bags' Groove." No matter that none of Thielemans' compositions have come close to matching the widespread popularity of his huge hit, "Bluesette"; two blues he wrote for this date, "Le Trottoir" and "Flirt" (the latter of which is the only track to feature his famous whistling), are very enjoyable. Even if this Verve CD reissue falls short of being an essential purchase, any fan of Toots Thielemans will want to acquire it.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Toots Thielemans
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Apr 29, 1922 in Brussels, Belgium
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Latin Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Standards
Although preceded by Larry Adler (who has actually spent much of his career playing popular and classical music), Toots Thielemans virtually introduced the chromatic harmonica as a jazz instrument. In fact, ever since the mid-'50s, he has had no close competitors. Toots simply plays the harmonica with the dexterity of a saxophonist and has even successfully traded off with the likes of Oscar Peterson.
Toots Thielemans' first instrument was the accordion, which he started when he was three. Although he started playing the harmonica when he was 17, Thielemans' original reputation was made as a guitarist who was influenced by Django Reinhardt. Very much open to bop, Thielemans played in American GI clubs in Europe, visited the U.S. for the first time in 1947, and shared the bandstand with Charlie Parker at the Paris Jazz Festival of 1949. He toured Europe as a guitarist with the Benny Goodman Sextet in 1950, and the following year moved to the U.S. During 1953-1959, Toots was a member of the George Shearing quintet (mostly as a guitarist) and has freelanced ever since. He first recorded his big hit "Bluesette" (which featured his expert whistling and guitar) in 1961, and ever since has been greatly in demand (particularly for his harmonica and his whistling) on pop records (including many dates with Quincy Jones) and as a jazz soloist. Toots' two-volume Brasil Project was popular in the 1990s and found him smoothly interacting on harmonica with top Brazilian musicians.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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