Performer
Toots Thielemans
Country
Belgium
- Listenings: 19
- Listeners: 3
Performer description
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.
Participated in
Billy Joel
Chris Minh Doky Quartet
Christian McBride Band
Count Basie Big Band
Earl Klugh
Jaco Pastorius
James Taylor
John Denver
Julian Lennon
Lena Horne
Lionel Richie
Melanie
Melanie Safka
Mina
Natalie Cole
Pat Metheny
Paul Simon
Peggy Lee
Quincy Jones
Rick Derringer
Stanley Turrentine
Vanessa Williams
Various Artists (Tributes)
Discography
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Beauty and the Beat!
Year: 1959
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Gather Me
Year: 1971
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Smackwater Jack
Year: 1971
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Gilberto with Turrentine
Year: 1971
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Gather Me
Year: 1971
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All American Boy
Year: 1973
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Farewell Andromeda
Year: 1973
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You've Got It Bad Girl
Year: 1973
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Still Crazy After All These Years
Year: 1975
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Mellow Madness
Year: 1975
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Word of Mouth
Year: 1981
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An Innocent Man
Year: 1983
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Valotte
Year: 1984
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Uiallalla
Year: 1989
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Midnight in San Juan
Year: 1991
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Secret Story
Year: 1992
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The Sweetest Days
Year: 1994
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We'll Be Together Again
Year: 1994
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In From The Storm - The Music Of Jimi Hendrix
Year: 1995
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Louder Than Words
Year: 1996
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Stardust
Year: 1996
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In a New York Minute
Year: 1998
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Sci-Fi
Year: 2000
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James Taylor at Christmas
Year: 2006
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A Swingin’ Christmas
Year: 2008