Bluesette Explained

Bluesette
Cover:	Toots Thielemans-Bluesette (single cover).jpg
Caption:	1964 7" vinyl single cover
Type:	single
Artist:	Toots Thielemans
Ep:	The Main From The Mountain
B-Side:	The Mountain Whistler
Released:	1963
Recorded:	1962
Label:	ABC-Paramount Records

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 Mottolaincluded in the album Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory and released as a single (1970)
• Hank Jonesincluded in the album Bluesette (1979)
• Bobby Enriquezin the album Live! in Tokyo (1982)

• Vikki Carrfor her album Discovery! Miss Vikki Carr (1964)^[6]
• Sarah Vaughana 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 Paula 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 (1978)
• Nicole Croisille (1987)included in the album Jazzille/Jazzy
• Connie Evingsonincluded in the album Some Cats Know (1999)^[9]

Source:^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: New York Times. nytimes.com. December 31, 2017.
2. Web site: A short history of "Bluesette". Matt Micucci. Jazziz.com. April 25, 2019.
3. Web site: Home: Grammy Awards: Grammy Awards 1964 . en.
4. Web site: 35th Annual GRAMMY Awards . grammy.com.
5. Web site: Toots Thielemans – Belgische mondharmonicaspeler . historiek.ne . nl . 29 April 2022.
6. Web site: Discogs.com . December 31, 2017 . Discogs.com.
7. Web site: 45cat.com . December 31, 2017 . 45cat.com.
8. Web site: allmusic.com . December 31, 2017 . allmusic.com.
9. News: July 28, 2013 . The 'Sweet Happy Life' Of Singer Connie Evingson . . May 30, 2019.
10. Web site: Bluesette 8th in 1963 . secondhandsongs.com.