American Tunes is the final recording from New Orleans jazz and R&B pianist Allen Toussaint, released on Nonesuch Records on June 10, 2016. It was produced by Joe Henry and includes music from a 2013 solo session at the pianist's home studio in New Orleans and an October 2015 session featuring musicians Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Greg Leisz, Jay Bellerose, and David Piltch, with special guest vocalist Rhiannon Giddens and pianist Van Dyke Parks, recorded in Los Angeles the month before Toussaint died.[1]
The album title is taken from the 1973 Paul Simon song "American Tune," which Toussaint performs on the album. Also included are songs written or recorded by Toussaint, Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd), Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, and Fats Waller.[1]
Allen Toussaint was due to play with Paul Simon in a New Orleans benefit concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness, an organization Toussaint co-founded, on December 8, 2015; instead, Simon played the concert without Toussaint in tribute to the musician.[2] "Allen Toussaint brought New Orleans to the world," Simon has said, "and he left before he could bless us with the complete genius of his music."[3]
^ ab"American Tunes". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^"Paul Simon pays soulful tribute to Allen Toussaint at New Orleans benefit concert". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^"The Story Behind Allen Toussaint's Final Recording, "American Tunes"". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
AmericanTunes is the final recording from New Orleans jazz and R&B pianist Allen Toussaint, released on Nonesuch Records on June 10, 2016. It was produced...
"AmericanTune" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third single from his third studio album, There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)...
and Porky Pig. The term Looney Tunes has since been expanded to also refer to the characters themselves. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were initially...
occasionally produced new Looney Tunes shorts that have been released theatrically. Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Golden Collection The...
This is a list of episodes from the American animated television series Looney Tunes Cartoons. The show premiered on May 27, 2020, on HBO Max. "Curse of...
The Great American Songbook is the loosely defined canon of significant 20th-century American jazz standards, popular songs, and show tunes. According...
investment company All pages with titles beginning with Tune All pages with titles containing Tune Looney Tunes, a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series Tone (disambiguation)...
who come together to produce Big Shiny Tunes albums. The most frequently appearing band in the Big Shiny Tunes series is Nickelback, who appeared on 7...
The fuguing tune (often spelled fuging tune) is a variety of Anglo-American vernacular choral music. Fuguing tunes form a significant number of the songs...
and toddlers. Two films were released, Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures and Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures, featuring the same voice cast...
first person to work with Luny Tunes when they produced her single "Quiero Saber", as she trusted their talent. Luny Tunes were given their big break by...
I really want to do is to direct a Looney Tunes short". She was surprised that he was a fan of Looney Tunes and booked him a meeting with studio president...
The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and aired on Cartoon Network for two seasons from May 3, 2011...
TuneIn is a global audio streaming service providing news, radio, sports, music, and podcasts to over 75 million monthly active users. TuneIn is operated...
Looney Tunes (originally titled Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production in the United States, and Bugs! in some markets for its first season) is an American animated...
of Fiddle Tunes for Banjo. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-1-61065-900-0. Retrieved 30 April 2013. An Introduction to Crooked Tunes by Butch Ross...
and Merrie Melodies filmography Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies Looney Tunes Golden Collection List of Looney Tunes television series Ford, Rebecca (May 2...
to tunes and trying to name them for a prize of their choice each time. The first player to name three tunes won the round and 10 points. Pick-a-Tune, where...
"Turkey in the Straw" then became linked to the tune of "Zip Coon". The song is related to a number of tunes of the 19th century and the origin of these songs...
their show tunes into major pop music hits, sometimes aided by film adaptations and exposure through variety shows.) Although show tunes no longer have...
Global Information