Bluesette
Bluesette is a jazz standard, composed by Toots Thielemans. It was composed in the key of B-flat major.[1] First recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1961, with lyrics added by Norman Gimbel, the song became an international hit.[2] It has since been covered by over one hundred artists.[3]
Selected cover versions
- Vikki Carr - for her album Discovery! Miss Vikki Carr (1964).[4]
- Sarah Vaughan - a single release in 1964.[5]
- Johnny Mathis (1965) (The Complete Global Albums Collection#Singles and Unreleased, Vol. Two)
- Sue Raney (1969) - later included in the compilation album Breathless (1997).[6]
- Mel Tormé - included in the album Together Again: For the First Time (1978)
- Bobby Enriquez - in the album Live! in Tokyo (1982)
- Nicole Croisille (1987) - included in the album Jazzille/Jazzy
- Connie Evingson - included in the album Sweet Happy Life (2013)[7]
- Hank Jones - included in the album Bluesette (London 1979) (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
- Elvina Makarian (Armenian Jazz singer)
References
- The real book. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. 1 September 2004. p. 56.
- "New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- Matt Micucci. "A short history of "Bluesette"". Jazziz.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- "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.
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