[Machine Translation] Alan Toussaint, the "alchemist of sound," has been active as a producer, arranger, songwriter, studio band leader, player, and singer, spreading the appeal of the New Orleans sound throughout the world. Toussaint, who passed away suddenly last November. After his sudden death in November last year, his "latest and final" studio album was released on the Nonesuch label. Produced by Joe Henry and featuring Rhiannon Giddens and Van Dyke Parks, "American Tunes" contains the "American Songs" that he wanted to pass on to the future, and a musical legacy that should be handed down from generation to generation.