Name: Verve Jazz Masters '59: Toots Thielemans by Toots Thielemans
Brand: Toots Thielemans
SKU: 731453527126
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2.5 (112 reviews)

COMPILATION

The remarkable jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans has essentially had no competition ever since he decided to fully focus on that instrument, rather than the guitar, in the early 1950s. This sampler CD, Verve Jazz Masters 59 is, fortunately, programmed in chronological order, contains some rather rare tracks, and covers a wide period of time although it mostly focuses on the '70s and '80s. Thielemans is first heard with the George Shearing Quintet (which at the time included vibraphonist Cal Tjader) in 1953 playing "Undecided" and "Body and Soul." The '60s are represented by a quartet version of his "Flirt" and a forgettable movie theme with Quincy Jones & His Orchestra. A highlight is Thielmans whistling on "Hummin'" with Jones in 1970. The rendition of "Bluesette" (Thielemans one big hit) from 1975 is disappointingly pop-oriented, but there are fine versions of "Tenor Madness" (with a European group in 1975), "Killer Joe" (a duet with bassist Marc Johnson), "The Peacocks," and the straight-ahead "C to G Jam Blues." The interesting CD concludes with "For My Lady," which finds Thielemans accompanied by Shirley Horn and her trio in 1991. Although it would be preferable to have the original sessions reissued in complete form, overall this is a worthwhile sampler of the great Toots Thielemans. ~ Scott Yanow

1. Undecided

by George Shearing Quintet

Primary Artist: George Shearing Quintet; Main Performer
Composer: Charlie Shavers
Sid Robin; Composer
Lyricist: Charlie Shavers
Sid Robin; Composer
Producer: Leonard Feather; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sid Robin
Charlie Shavers; Other

2. Body And Soul

by Toots Thielemans, George Shearing Quintet

Primary Artist: Toots Thielemans
George Shearing Quintet; Main Performer
Composer: John W. Green; Composer
Author: Robert Sour
Frank Eyton
Edward Heyman; Production
Producer: Leonard Feather; Production

3. Flirt

by Toots Thielemans

Composer: Toots Thielemans; Composer
Primary Artist: Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Producer: Bernard De Bosson; Production

4. Soldier In The Rain

by Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Clarinet: Roland Kirk; Performer
Primary Artist: Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Guitar: Jim Hall; Performer
Harmonica: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Performer: Clark Terry
Jim Hall
Toots Thielemans
Roland Kirk
Zoot Sims; Performer
Saxophone: Zoot Sims; Performer
Trumpet: Clark Terry; Performer
Composer: Henry Mancini; Composer
Lyricist: Henry Mancini; Composer
Producer: Quincy Jones; Production
Composer Lyricist: Henry Mancini; Other

5. Hummin'

by Toots Thielemans, Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, Valerie Simpson

Primary Artist: Valerie Simpson
Toots Thielemans
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Nat Adderley; Composer
Lyricist: Nat Adderley; Composer
Producer: Creed Taylor; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nat Adderley; Other

6. Brown Ballad

by Quincy Jones, Toots Thielemans

Featured Artist: Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Ray Brown; Composer
Lyricist: Ray Brown; Composer
Producer: Ray Brown
Phil Ramone
Quincy Jones; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ray Brown; Other

7. You Are My Blues Machine

by Toots Thielemans

Bass Viol: Victor Kaihatu; Performer
Lyricist: Jean Thielemans; Composer
Engineer: Ferry Sluyter; Production
Drums: Evert Overweg; Performer
Guitar: Toots Thielemans
Joop Scholten; Performer
Harmonica: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Producer: Cornelis Martin Schrama
Dick De Winter; Production
Primary Artist: Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Keyboard: Rob Franken; Performer
Organ: Rob Franken; Performer
Percussion: Cornelis Martin Schrama; Performer
Tambourine: Cornelis Martin Schrama; Performer
Composer: Jean Thielemans
Toots Thielemans; Composer
Performer: Rob Franken
Toots Thielemans
Evert Overweg
Cornelis Martin Schrama
Joop Scholten
Victor Kaihatu; Performer
Studio Personnel: Ferry Sluyter; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jean Thielemans; Other

8. Bluesette

by Quincy Jones

Harmonica: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Primary Artist: Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Performer: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Composer: Jean Thielemans
Norman Gimble
Toots Thielemans; Composer
Lyricist: Norman Gimble
Jean Thielemans; Composer
Producer: Quincy Jones; Production
Composer Lyricist: Norman Gimble
Jean Thielemans; Other

9. Big Bossa

by Toots Thielemans

Bass Trombone: Bertil Voller; Performer
Bass Viol: Rob Langereis; Performer
Bassoon: Joep Terwey
Kees Olthuis
Frans Baan
H. Schulpzand; Performer
Cello: René Van Ast
Henk Sekreve
Henk Lambooij; Performer
Double Bass: Willem De Vries; Performer
Drums: Bruno Castellucci; Performer
Flute: Ary Jongman; Performer
Guitar: Eef Albers; Performer
Harmonica: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Harp: C.b. Doets Sevenstern; Performer
Horn: Adriaan Van Woudenberg
Joop Meijer
Iman Soeteman; Performer
Composer: Cornelis Martin Schrama; Composer
Lyricist: Cornelis Martin Schrama; Composer
Conductor: Ruud Bos; Conductor
Keyboard: Rob Franken; Performer
Producer: Cornelis Martin Schrama; Production
Oboe: Niels C. Jannette Walen; Performer
Percussion: Rob Meyn; Performer
Performer: Ruud Bos
R. Silberman
Rob Meyn
René Van Ast
P.e. Hoekstra
Niels C. Jannette Walen
M. Jansen-engelen
Michel Francois
Juraj Illes
J.s. Nemeth
Joop Meijer
John Bannet
J. Nederhorst
Jacques Van Wouw
H. Schulpzand
H. Sanders
Henk Lambooij
H. Emmelot
Gijsbert Beths
G.f. Peeters-goossens
Frans Blanket
Frans Baan
F. Kroon
Eddie Engels
C.b. Doets Sevenstern
Bertil Voller
Barbara Chasson
Ary Jongman
Andra Lehota
Wim Kat
Willem De Vries
Adriaan Van Woudenberg
Rob Langereis
Kees Olthuis
Joep Terwey
Bruno Castellucci
Ferdinand Povel
Bart Van Lier
Henk Sekreve
Rob Franken
Iman Soeteman
Karl Schouten
Toots Thielemans
Eef Albers
Fons Diercks; Performer
Primary Artist: Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Piano: Ruud Bos; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Ferdinand Povel; Performer
Trombone: Bart Van Lier
Jacques Van Wouw; Performer
Trumpet: Wim Kat
Fons Diercks
Eddie Engels
John Bannet; Performer
Viola: G.f. Peeters-goossens
Karl Schouten
Barbara Chasson; Performer
Violin: H. Sanders
Andra Lehota
F. Kroon
Juraj Illes
Michel Francois
M. Jansen-engelen
P.e. Hoekstra
R. Silberman
H. Emmelot
Frans Blanket
Gijsbert Beths
J.s. Nemeth
J. Nederhorst; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Ruud Bos; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cornelis Martin Schrama; Other

10. Tenor Madness

by Toots Thielemans

Bass Viol: Niels-henning Ørsted Pedersen; Performer
Primary Artist: Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Drums: Bruno Castellucci; Performer
Guitar: Wim Overgaauw; Performer
Harmonica: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Keyboard: Rob Franken; Performer
Performer: Bruno Castellucci
Toots Thielemans
Niels-henning Ørsted Pedersen
Wim Overgaauw
Rob Franken; Performer
Composer: Sonny Rollins; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Rollins; Composer
Producer: Cornelis Martin Schrama
Dick De Winter; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sonny Rollins; Other

11. Nocturne

by Toots Thielemans, Gals & Pals

Featured Artist: Gals & Pals
Gals And Pals; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Composer: Evert Taube; Composer
Lyricist: Evert Taube; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Evert Taube; Other

12. Vai Passar

by Toots Thielemans, Sivuca

Accordion: Sivuca; Performer
Primary Artist: Sivuca
Toots Thielemans; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Luizão; Performer
Bass (vocal): Luizão; Performer
Drums: Paulo Braga; Performer
Guitar: Richard Silveira; Performer
Harmonica: Toots Thielemans; Performer
Keyboard: Luiz Avellar; Performer
Percussion: Marcel; Performer
Performer: Richard Silveira
Toots Thielemans
Sivuca
Marcel
Luiz Avellar
Paulo Braga
Luizão; Performer
Composer: Francis Hime
Chico Buarque; Composer
Lyricist: Chico Buarque
Francis Hime; Composer
Producer: Rune Öfwerman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Chico Buarque
Francis Hime; Other

13. Killer Joe

by Marc Johnson

Primary Artist: Marc Johnson; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Golson; Composer
Lyricist: Benny Golson; Composer
Producer: Kiyoshi Koyama; Production
Composer Lyricist: Benny Golson; Other

14. The Peacocks

by Pierre Michelot

Primary Artist: Pierre Michelot; Main Performer
Performer: Maurice Vander
Toots Thielemans
Pierre Blanchard
Billy Higgins; Performer
Composer: James G. Rowles; Composer
Lyricist: James G. Rowles; Composer
Producer: Pierre Michelot
Jean-philippe Allard; Production
Composer Lyricist: James G. Rowles; Other