140-gram 2LP set with three vinyl-only bonus tracks

Featuring Bill Frisell, Rhiannon Giddens, Charles Lloyd and Van Dyke Parks

The final recording from the late New Orleans legend!

Nonesuch releases American Tunes, a new studio album by legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. Toussaint had just completed the album when he passed away in November of 2015.

Recording took place at two sets of sessions with producer Joe Henry: solo piano at Toussaint's New Orleans home studio, and with Jay Bellerose, David Piltch, Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Greg Leisz, and guests Rhiannon Giddens and Van Dyke Parks in Los Angeles. There are works by Toussaint, Professor Longhair, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Paul Simon, and others.

Track Listing:
Side 1
Delores' Boyfriend
Viper's Drag
Confessin' (That I Love You)
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Lotus Blossom

Side 2
Waltz For Debby
Big Chief
Rocks In My Bed
Danza, Op. 33
Hey Little Girl

Side 3
Rosetta
Come Sunday
Southern Nights
American Tune

Side 4
Her Mind Is Gone
Moon River
Bald Head