Bluesette
| "Bluesette" | |
|---|---|
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. It has since been covered by over one hundred artists.
Thielemans received Grammy Award nominations for Best Instrumental Theme in 1964 and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo in 1992 for the song.
In 2000, Bluesette was inducted in the Radio 2 Hall of Fame.