Allen Toussaint's final recording, American Tunes, released to critical acclaim earlier this month, continues to earn rave reviews. Paste calls it "a beautiful colleciton of tracks that showcase his love of music no matter the genre." NPR's Fresh Air says it's "a fond last look at a composer and pianist who helped refine classic New Orleans pop and rhythm & blues and then brought them into the modern world. We miss him already." You can hear the complete review here.
Allen Toussaint's final recording, American Tunes, released to critical acclaim earlier this month on Nonesuch, continues to earn rave reviews, including from NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. The legendary New Orleans musician's "touch and timing shine on his last record," says the show.
"The record's a fond last look at a composer and pianist who helped refine classic New Orleans pop and rhythm & blues and then brought them into the modern world," says Fresh Air's jazz critic Kevin Whitehead. "We miss him already."
You can hear the complete review, including music from the album, here:
Paste magazine calls American Tunes "a beautiful colleciton of tracks that showcase his love of music no matter the genre." Reviewer Eric Luecking says: "It's fitting that he and his band cover two Duke Ellington tunes. After all, it was Ellington who opined, 'There are two kinds of music: good music and the other kind.' By far, this album is the former." You can read that review at pastemagazine.com.
To pick up a copy of American Tunes, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include an instant download of the complete album; the album is also available to purchase there in MP3, FLAC, 96kHz/24bit HD digital formats, and in a two-LP vinyl version, which includes three bonus tracks.
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Toussaint is excellent.
Toussaint is excellent.