| "Bluesette" | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1964 7" vinyl single cover | |
| 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]
- ^ "New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Matt Micucci. "A short history of "Bluesette"". Jazziz.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Home: Grammy Awards: Grammy Awards 1964".
- ^ "35th Annual GRAMMY Awards". grammy.com.
- ^ "Toots Thielemans – Belgische mondharmonicaspeler" (in Dutch). historiek.ne. 29 April 2022.