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Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans
  • Name: Toots Thielemans
  • Birthday: 1922-04-29
  • Also known as: Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans
  • Place of birth: Brussels, Belgium
  • Popularity: 0.459
Biography: Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz". He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player. His first professional performances were with Benny Goodman's band when they toured Europe in 1949 and 1950. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957. From 1953 to 1959 he... Read More

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Title Release date
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You   as  Self (archive footage) 2023-09-21
Toots Thielemans - Live at le Chapiteau Opera de Liege, May 17, 2012   as  harmonica 2014-04-08
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4   as  self 2010-10-22
V.A. North Sea Jazz   as  Self 2009-07-10
Christmas in Paris   as  Himself 2008-12-17
Between a Smile and a Tear   as  Self 2005-07-01
Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs   as  Himself 1992-01-01
Billy Joel: Live At Wembley Arena   as  harmonica 1984-06-06
The Paul Simon Special   as  Self 1977-12-08
Thunderclump   as  Pellegnillot (voice) 1974-09-26
En gång i Stockholm 1963-06-08