Man Bites Harmonica! is an album by harmonica player Jean "Toots" Thielemans which was recorded in late 1957 and early 1958 for the Riverside label.[1]

Man Bites Harmonica!
Studio album by Jean Thielemans
Released	1958
Recorded	December 30, 1957 and January 7, 1958 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:25
Label	Riverside RLP 12-257
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Toots Thielemans chronology
The Sound (1955) Man Bites Harmonica! (1958) The Whistler and His Guitar (1964)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars. In his review, Scott Yanow states "Even four decades later, no jazz harmonica player has dethroned the great Toots".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Toots Thielemans except as indicated

1. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) - 7:14
2. "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:27
3. "18th Century Ballroom" (Ray Bryant) - 3:46
4. "Soul Station" - 6:58
5. "Fundamental Frequency" - 4:54
6. "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) - 4:30
7. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:27
8. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:16

• Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on December 30, 1957 (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) and January 7, 1958 (tracks 2 & 7)

Personnel

• Jean "Toots" Thielemans - harmonica, guitar
• Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (1, 3-6, 8)
• Kenny Drew - piano
• Wilbur Ware - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References