Toots Thielemans

The Amazing Sound of `Toots` (FSRCD 526)

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The Amazing Sound of `Toots`

Toots Thielemans

Fresh Sound Records

8427328605267

ZZZ 119633

FSRCD 526

JAZZ

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The Amazing Sound of `Toots`

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Urbie Green, Billy Byers, Chauncey Welsch, Santos Russo, Lou McGarity, Al Godlis, Billy Rauch, Jack Satterfield (tb), Toots Mondello, Artie Beck (as, cl), Carl Prager (bs, cl), Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts), George Berg (ts, cl), Al Epstein, Danny Bank (bars),

RECORDED New York, 1955-1958

Trackinglist:

1 On The Alamo
2 Don’t Be That Way
3 I Put All The Eggs In One Basket
4 Sophisticated Lady
5 Scotch On The Rocks
6 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
7 Stars Fell Of Alabama
8 Diga Diga Doo
9 So Rare
10 Skylark
11 Sonny Boy
12 Cocktails For Two
13 The Nearness Of You
14 In A Sentimental Mood
15 You Took Advantage Of Me
16 Cool And Easy
17 Body And Soul
18 The Cuckoo In The Clock
19 Tangerine
20 Early Autumn
21 Them There Eyes
22 A Handful Of Stars
23 Can’t Lovin’ Dat Man
24 Clap Yo’ Hands

Jean “Toots” Thielemans arrived in the U.S. from his native Belgium in 1951. His first works in jazz were as a guitarist, instrument on which he achieved recognition as soon as he joined the George Shearing Quintet in late 1952. However, he was also a skilful harmonica player. The present selection was intended to introduce the several facets of the instrument as exposed by Toots Thielemans’ thorough musicianship, his swing, and his unique achievements in versatility. For him, the ingredients of jazz are the beat (the motor) and sound, melody, and harmony (the intelligence). In this collection you will find Toots playing harmonica on every track, and even overdubbing guitar solos on four of them. With feats like this, not only he proved that jazz is a music of many moods, but he also brought a new perspective to the use of the harmonica in the jazz field; because one thing is certain: he can make it swing!