Allen Toussaint – Songbook (2-CD)
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Allen Toussaint spent decades as one of New Orleans' most essential behind-the-scenes architects, shaping the sound of countless artists who passed through Sea-Saint Studios, but Songbook strips all of that away and places him alone at the piano with the songs themselves. The 20 previously unheard recordings added to this edition offer a rare window into a 2009 performance that captured him at his most unguarded, just a few years before his passing in 2015.
Allen Toussaint’s critically acclaimed Songbook album is available for the first time on vinyl on this 2-LP edition. A new 2-CD format is also available featuring the original album plus 20 unreleased bonus recordings. Recorded at Joe’s Pub in New York City in 2009 the album brings together Toussaint, a piano and his extensive catalog of songs. With the spotlight on his originals, it includes "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)," "Holy Cow," "Get Out of My Life, Woman," and more.
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UPC: 888072741676
Label: Rounder
Release Date: 5.29.26
Format: CD