Allen Toussaint finished recording “American Tunes” just weeks before his death in November, an elegant and fitting adieu from the New Orleans master.
Solo piano versions of tunes from the Professor Longhair canon like “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” and “Hey Little Girl” sand down the edges without sacrificing passion and Toussaint shows how deeply rooted he was in that tradition which he both inherited and expanded.
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