Hommage to Toots Thielemans
(Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Metropole Orkest with guests)
2022-04-29
Brussels, Belgium
Bozar
April 29 would have been Toots' 100th birthday. Reason enough to organize an evening with a lot of musicians/friends of Toots, that he shared his musical life with.
The changes on stage gave some understandable but maybe unwanted pauses and I eliminated a few of those. No music was lost.
DAB+ > Sony PCM-D100 (WAV 24/48) > Sound Forge 15 (Fade in-out, +2Db, 16/44) > CD Wave Editor (Tracking) > TLH (FLAC8) - grateful_c2d
Interviews with Tutu Puaone, Kenny Werner & Philip Catherine included
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Set 1 (with Brussels Jazz Orchestra)
01 Introduction
02 Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish arr. Kenny Werner)
Brussels Jazz Orchestra
03 The Man I Love (George Gershwin, arr. Nathalie Loriers)
Tutu Puoane & Brussels Jazz Orchestra
04 Autumn Leaves (Jacques Prévert - Joseph Kosma)
Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) Philip Catherine (guitar) Jos Machtel (bass) Toni Vitacolonna (drums)
05 Dance For Victor (Philip Catherine, arr. Bert Joris)
Philip Catherine (guitar) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Brussels Jazz Orchestra
06 Three Views Of A Secret (Jaco Pastorius, arr. Dieter Limbourg)
Grégoire Maret (harmonica) Philip Catherine (guitar) & Brussels Jazz Orchestra
07 One Note Samba (Ferreira De Mendonca/Antônio Carlos Jobim arr. Kenny Werner)
Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Brussels Jazz Orchestra
08 Song For My Lady (Toots Thielemans arr. Maria Schneider)
Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Brussels Jazz Orchestra
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Set 2 (with Metropole Orkest, directed by Vince Mendoza)
01 St Louis Blues (WC Handy)
Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
02 Days Of Wine And Roses (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer arr. Kenny Werner)
Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
03 The Dolphin (Luiz Eça arr. Kenny Werner)
Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
04 Rosa Turbinata (Rogier Van Otterloo)
Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
05 Smile (Charlie Shaplin arr. Vince Mendoza)
Tutu Puoane (zang) Kenny Werner (piano) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
06 Old Friend (Toots Thielemans) >>> Ne Me Quitte Pas (Jacques Brell arr. Kenny Werner)
Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
07 Choro Bandido (Edu Lobo - Chico Buarque)
Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) Claudio Lins (vocals)
08 Começar de Novo (Ivan Lins)
Claudio, Ivan Lins (vocals) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
09 Bluesette (Toots Thielemans, arr. Kenny Werner)
Claudio, Ivan Lins (zang) Tutu Puoane (zang) Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza
**** Somebody at the radio station pushed the wrong button and "Bluesette" was interrupted by the newsreader for about 5 seconds. Very strange indeed, especially during a life concert... and pure profanity if it happens in bluesette. I decided not to edit out the short interruption ***
encore:
10 What A Wonderful World (Bob Thiele/G.D.Weiss arr. Kenny Werner)
Tutu Puoane (zang) Kenny Werner (piano) Grégoire Maret (harmonica) & Metropole Orkest directed by Vince Mendoza