Toots Thielemans & The Thierry Lang Trio - Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol.44: Toots Thielemans Presents The Thierry Lang Trio (2019)

This album from Toots Thielemans and the Thierry Lang Trio comprises never before released, unique material from the first time these two legends played together at the Cully Jazz Festival.

In 1989, Toots Thielemans and the Thierry Lang Trio joined together to perform a concert at Cully Jazz Festival. The result was so special that the promoter of Cully Jazz Festival decided to repeat the experience the following year, something quite rare in the programming of any festival. This never-released-before-material was recorded by Radio Suisse Romande (now the RTS, Radio Television Suisse) and contains tracks from both events. "Our meeting was the almost inevitable result of our common admiration for Bill Evans' harmonic and melodic world. And Bill is still a mentor whose influence Thierry never hides." Toots Thielemans "There have been important and enriching encounters throughout my career which have enabled me to become the person I am. The one I enjoyed with Toots has been one of the greatest music lessons of my life. The first notes we played together were so intense and so magical that I would have wished time to stand still." Thierry Lang