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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 (

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Bluesette (Bedårande sommarvals)
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Aquarela Do Brasil
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Coracao Vagabundo
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The Shadow of Your Smile (From "The Sandpiper")
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Bluesette
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Albums

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Martial Solal & Toots Thielemans

2025
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Bluesette

2015
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Toots Thielemans

2012
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The Jazz Harmonica

2021
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Toots Thielemans Harmonica

2014
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Harmonica Essentials '55-'58

2012
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Toots 90

2021
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Just Friends (feat. Ack van Rooyen, Jean Warland & Bruno Castelucci)

2014
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European Quartet Live

2021
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The Soul of Toots Thielemans

2013

Singles & EPs

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Make Someone Happy (feat. Toots Thielemans)

Single • 2023
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One More Toots

EP • 2013
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Vintage Jazz Nº 67 - EPs Collectors, "The Blues And I"

EP • 1959
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That's a Plenty

Single • 2016
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Pentecostal Feeling

EP • 2013
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Scarsdale

Single • 2016
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Whistle While You Work

EP • 2012
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Whistles, Plays Guitar And Harmonica

EP • 2013
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Zware Jongens

Single • 1984

Videos

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Toots Thielemans - Midnight cowboy - Toots 90 21-10-12 HD

muzieklampie • 1M views
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Toots Thielemans and Stevie Wonder, Polar Music Award

Stefano Muscovi • 1.3M views
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Misty - Backing Track with Sheet Music for Flute in C

Yasuhiro Fujii • 12K views
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BRASIL

cesar amores • 1.6K views
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Caetano Veloso & Toots Thielemans - Coração Vagabundo

marie maurice I • 30K views
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Toots Thielemans - Bluesette

NOTPvids • 3.7M views
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Bohemian Rhapsody Queen Tenor Sax

Tenor Sax Channel • 15K views
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Toots Thielemans - Bluesette -Transcription

Silvano Romano • 33K views
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Laurel Harned plays Bluesette by Jean Toots Thielemans on a 2024 Adrian Heinzelman Guitar

SiccasGuitars • 404K views

Live performances

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Presenting Elis Regina

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