Toots Thielemans

About

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.

Albums/Songs:

• The Whistler and His Guitar
• The Sound: The Amazing Jean “Toots” Thielemans
• Footprints
• Live
• For My Lady
• Chiko’s Bar
• Toots Thielmans in Tokyo
• Changing Moods
• Fly to L.A.
• Martial Solal, Toots Thielemans
• Jazz Workshop Concert – Ruhrfestspiele 1962
• Just Friends
• Affinity
• Man Bites Harmonica!
• The Brasil Project
• Toots & Svend
• Captured Alive
• Elis & Toots
• Airegin
• Only Trust Your Heart
• Moods
• Red Square Blue: Jazz Impressions of Russian Composers
• Compact Jazz: Toots Thielemans
• Apple Dimple
• Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine & Friends

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