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Toots Thielemans
Acting
29 Apr 1922
† 22 Aug 2016
Brussels, Belgium
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....
Also Known As
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans
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Toots Thielemans's Movies
64%
Dunderklumpen!
26 Sept 1974
80%
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
21 Sept 2023
80%
The Paul Simon Special
08 Dec 1977
60%
V.A. North Sea Jazz
10 Jul 2009
80%
Billy Joel: Live At Wembley Arena
06 Jun 1984
30%
Christmas in Paris
17 Dec 2008
75%
Toots Thielemans - Live at le Chapiteau Opera de Liege, May 17, 2012
08 Apr 2014
0%
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4
22 Oct 2010
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Between a Smile and a Tear
01 Jul 2005
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En gång i Stockholm
08 Jun 1963
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Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
01 Jan 1992
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Toots Thielemans, a Jazz Legend
01 Jan 2008
