One More For The Road

One More For The Road

• THIELEMANS TOOTS ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD

A Tribute to the Harold Arlen songbook That Arlen's songs are not universally popular could be attributed to the fact that they are performed predominantly in jazz circles. Or that they have become associated with a single artist: Over The Rainbow will be forever linked with Judy Garland; One For My Baby with Frank Sinatra; and It's Only A Paper Moon, inevitably with Nat 'King' Cole. 20th-century musical legend 'Toots' Thielemans is determined to change this state of affairs. He has given Arlen's repertoire a new context, providing his arranger Jurre Haanstra with an inspired basis for improvisations at the highest level. And that takes daring that on this CD results in musical magic. Arlen's ballads and his jazz- and blues-inspired songs have been dusted off, given a good polish and now glisten in a new showcase.