"Bluesette" | |
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Single by Toots Thielemans | |
from the EP The Main From The Mountain | |
B-side | "The Mountain Whistler" |
Released | 1963 |
Recorded | 1962 |
Label | ABC-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]