American Tunes
The patriarch of New Orleans R&B recorded one last session before he passed away in November 2015. *American Tunes* features solo piano recordings made at Touissant’s home studio as well as others made with guests like Jay Bellerose, Bill Frisell, Rhiannon Giddens, and Van Dyke Parks. He’s in fine form, too, lending his singular style to songs by Professor Longhair, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Paul Simon, and beautiful originals like “Southern Nights.”
American Tunes is a posthumous album from the legendary musician, songwriter, and New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint, whose smartly funky touch enlivens a selection of standards.
American Tunes is a posthumous album from the legendary musician, songwriter, and New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint, whose smartly funky touch enlivens a selection of standards.
It's still with a heavy heart that I have to write that American Tunes is the final batch of recordings that Allen…
It's still with a heavy heart that I have to write that American Tunes is the final batch of recordings that Allen…
'American Tunes' gathers Allen Toussaint' final recordings into a dazzling survey of 20th Century piano masterworks
'American Tunes' gathers Allen Toussaint' final recordings into a dazzling survey of 20th Century piano masterworks
Pretty close to a perfect final curtain even if Toussaint didn?t plan it that way
Pretty close to a perfect final curtain even if Toussaint didn?t plan it that way