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Man Bites Harmonica!

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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Toots Thielemans

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:25

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
December 30, 1957 and January 7, 1958 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City

Man Bites Harmonica! (1958)
  
The Whistler and His Guitar (1964)

Similar
  
Toots Thielemans albums, Jazz albums

Man Bites Harmonica! is an album by harmonica player Jean "Toots" Thielemans which was recorded in late 1957 and early 1958 for the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars. In his review, Scott Yanow states "Even four decades later, no jazz harmonica player has dethroned the great Toots".

Track listing

All compositions by Toots Thielemans except as indicated

  1. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) - 7:14
  2. "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:27
  3. "18th Century Ballroom" (Ray Bryant) - 3:46
  4. "Soul Station" - 6:58
  5. "Fundamental Frequency" - 4:54
  6. "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) - 4:30
  7. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:27
  8. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:16
  • Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on December 30, 1957 (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) and January 7, 1958 (tracks 2 & 7)

    • Personnel

  • Jean "Toots" Thielemans - harmonica, guitar
  • Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
  • Kenny Drew - piano
  • Wilbur Ware - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1East of the Sun7:18
    2Don't Blame Me2:30
    318th Century Ballroom3:49

    References

    Man Bites Harmonica! Wikipedia
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