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Bluesette

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"Bluesette"
1964 7" vinyl single cover
Single by Toots Thielemans
from the EP The Main From The Mountain
B-side"The Mountain Whistler"
Released1963
Recorded1962
LabelABC-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

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Instrumental version

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Vocal version, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel

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References

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