Bluesette
| "Bluesette" | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1964 7" vinyl single cover | |
| Single by Toots Thielemans | |
| from the EP The Main From The Mountain | |
| B-side | "The Mountain Whistler" |
| Released | 1963 |
| Recorded | 1962 |
| Label | ABC-Paramount Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Toots Thielemans |
Bluesette is a jazz standard, composed by Toots Thielemans. First recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1962, with lyrics added by Norman Gimbel, the song became an international hit.[1] It has since been covered by over one hundred artists.[2]
Thielemans received Grammy Award nominations for Best Instrumental Theme in 1964 and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo in 1992 for the song.[3][4]
In 2000, Bluesette was inducted in the Radio 2 Hall of Fame.[5]
Selected cover versions
Instrumental version
- Chet Atkins – for his album Progressive Pickin' (1964)
- Tito Puente and his orchestra – (1966)
- Ray Charles – for his album My Kind of Jazz (1970)
- Tony Mottola – included in the album Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory and released as a single (1970)
- Hank Jones – included in the album Bluesette (1979)
- Bobby Enriquez – in the album Live! in Tokyo (1982)
Vocal version, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel
- Vikki Carr – for her album Discovery! Miss Vikki Carr (1964)[6]
- Sarah Vaughan – a single release in 1964[7]
- Chet Atkins – for his album Progressive Pickin' (1964)
- Johnny Mathis (1965) (The Complete Global Albums Collection#Singles and Unreleased, Vol. Two)
- The Four Tops – for the album On Top (1966)
- Billy Paul – a single release in 1969
- Sue Raney (1969) – later included in the compilation album Breathless (1997)[8]
- Quincy Jones – for his album Mellow Madness (1975)
- Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich – for the album Together Again: For the First Time (1978)
- Nicole Croisille (1987) – included in the album Jazzille/Jazzy
- Connie Evingson – included in the album Some Cats Know (1999)[9]
Source:[10]
References
- ^ "New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Matt Micucci. "A short history of "Bluesette"". Jazziz.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Home: Grammy Awards: Grammy Awards 1964".
- ^ "35th Annual GRAMMY Awards". grammy.com.
- ^ "Toots Thielemans – Belgische mondharmonicaspeler" (in Dutch). historiek.ne. 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "The 'Sweet Happy Life' Of Singer Connie Evingson". NPR. July 28, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Bluesette 8th in 1963". secondhandsongs.com.