American Tunes Digital MP3 Album exclusiveAmerican Tunes is the final recording from legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. Produced by Joe Henry, it features both solo piano recordings and others made with musicians like Jay Bellerose, Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Charles Lloyd, David Piltch, and special guests Rhiannon Giddens and Van Dyke Parks. There are works by Toussaint, Professor Longhair, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Paul Simon, and others. The Los Angeles Times says it's "a
dignity and sorrow of a heritage full of songs about lost love and cruel fate
" says the Boston Globe
"The quartet grooves fiercely
this is the first complete album pairing the work of the late
Mandolinist/singer Chris Thile and pianist Brad Mehldau
when it has been unearthed to be released for the first time
"The lyrics on this album by members of the band contain wordplay that explores the same profound feelings explored by Blake and Dickinson
which the Los Angeles Times called "haunting
making it one of his last great works
Olga Bell—and the Berlin-based chamber orchestra s t a r g a z e
Dead & Born & Grown was met with great critical acclaim and set the Staveley-Taylor sisters on the way to becoming one of the UK’s most celebrated indie exports
"The return of one of the most original bands of this century
