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Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, 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 played with George Shearing, and then led his own groups on tours in the U.S. and Europe. In 1961 he recorded and performed live one of his own compositions, "Bluesette", which featured him playing guitar and whistling. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_Thielemans) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Bluesette
Toots Thielemans
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Martial Solal & Toots Thielemans 2025
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The Jazz Harmonica 2021
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Bluesette 2015
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Just Friends (feat. Ack van Rooyen, Jean Warland & Bruno Castelucci) 2014
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The Soul of Toots Thielemans 2013
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Toots Thielemans 2012
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Harmonica Essentials '55-'58 2012
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Toots 90 (Live) 2012
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Smooth and Easy 2011
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European Quartet Live 2010
Singles & EPs
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Make Someone Happy (feat. Toots Thielemans) Single • 2023
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That's a Plenty Single • 2016
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Scarsdale Single • 2016
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Whistles, Plays Guitar And Harmonica EP • 2013
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One More Toots EP • 2013
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Pentecostal Feeling EP • 2013
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Whistle While You Work EP • 2012
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Zware Jongens Single • 1984
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Vintage Jazz Nº 67 - EPs Collectors, "The Blues And I" EP • 1959
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Misty - Backing Track with Sheet Music for Flute in C Yasuhiro Fujii • 5.5K views
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Toots Thielemans - Bluesette NOTPvids • 3.5M views
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Toots Thielemans - Bluesette -Transcription Silvano Romano • 32K views
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Laurel Harned plays Bluesette by Jean Toots Thielemans on a 2024 Adrian Heinzelman Guitar SiccasGuitars • 240K views
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Toots Thielemans - Midnight cowboy - Toots 90 21-10-12 HD muzieklampie • 916K views
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Toots Thielemans and Stevie Wonder, Polar Music Award Stefano Muscovi • 1.3M views
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Caetano Veloso & Toots Thielemans - Coração Vagabundo marie maurice I • 30K views
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