Open Sesame is a jazz album by Joe Fiedler featuring instrumental covers of classic Sesame Street songs. The album's street date was February 22, 2019, but shipped early from some distributors.
Several of the arrangements were performed at Joe Fiedler's Open Sesame concert in February 2019. A follow up album, Fuzzy and Blue, was released in 2021. Both albums were rereleased as one package called F is for Funny in 2024.
Track Listing[]
- Somebody Come and Play
- Sesame Street Theme
- Doin' The Pigeon
- Rubber Duckie
- Sing
- Has Anybody Seen My Dog
- Pinball Number Count
- Pigs Love Song (I Love Being a Pig)
- Pig Interlude 1
- Magic Pig
- Pig Interlude 2
- Bein' a Pig
- Jazzy 10
- The Batty Bat
- The People in Your Neighborhood
- Put Down the Duckie
- Jazzy Alphabet
Credits[]
- Joe Fiedler - trombone
- Jeff Lederer - soprano and tenor saxophones
- Sean Conly - electric bass
- Michael Sarin - drums
- Special guest Steven Bernstein - trumpet and slide trumpet
- Produced by Joe Fiedler
- Recorded at Oktaven Audio. March 31 - June 1, 2018
- Mixed and mastered by Dave Darlington
- Design by Fran Pontenpie