TOOTS THIELEMANS

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Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was known for his harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistling skills.

Born in Brussels, Thielemans began his career as a guitar player. In 1949 he joined a jam session in Paris with Sidney Bechet, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Max Roach and others. In 1949 and 1950 he participated in European tours with Benny Goodman, making his first record in Stockholm with fellow band member, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims. In 1951 he became a band member of the singer-songwriter and compatriot Bobbejaan Schoepen. (At the time, he was still performing strictly as a guitarist.)

He moved to the United States in 1952 where he was a member of Charlie Parker's All-Stars and worked with Miles Davis and Dinah Washington. From 1952 to 1959 he was a
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TOOTS THIELEMANS The Sound: The Amazing Jean 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Sound: The Amazing Jean "Toots" Thielemans
Bop 1955
TOOTS THIELEMANS Man Bites Harmonica! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Man Bites Harmonica!
Bop 1958
TOOTS THIELEMANS Time Out for Toots album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Time Out for Toots
Bop 1958
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Soul of Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Soul of Toots Thielemans
Bop 1960
TOOTS THIELEMANS Road To Romance (With Orchestra Directed By Kurt Edelhagen) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Road To Romance (With Orchestra Directed By Kurt Edelhagen)
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1961
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans
Bop 1961
TOOTS THIELEMANS Blues pour Flirter album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blues pour Flirter
Bop 1961
TOOTS THIELEMANS Try A Little Tenderness (aka Spotlight On Toots Thielemans) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Try A Little Tenderness (aka Spotlight On Toots Thielemans)
Bop 1961
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Romantic Sounds of Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Romantic Sounds of Toots Thielemans
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1962
TOOTS THIELEMANS Falling In Love With album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Falling In Love With
Bop 1964
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Whistler And His Guitar album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Whistler And His Guitar
Bop 1964
TOOTS THIELEMANS Too Much! Toots! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Too Much! Toots!
Bop 1965
TOOTS THIELEMANS Bezaubernde Backround Musik album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bezaubernde Backround Musik
Bop 1965
TOOTS THIELEMANS Contrasts... The Provocative Musical Genius Of Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Contrasts... The Provocative Musical Genius Of Toots Thielemans
Bop 1966
TOOTS THIELEMANS A Musical Flirtation With album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Musical Flirtation With
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1967
TOOTS THIELEMANS Guitar and Strings...and Things album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar and Strings...and Things
Bop 1967
TOOTS THIELEMANS Yesterday And Today album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Yesterday And Today
Bop 1967
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots!
Bop 1968
TOOTS THIELEMANS Aquarela Do Brasil album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Aquarela Do Brasil
Bossa Nova 1969
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots In Holland (With The  Bert Paige Orchestra) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots In Holland (With The Bert Paige Orchestra)
Bop 1970
TOOTS THIELEMANS A Taste Of Toots album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Taste Of Toots
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1970
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots & Svend (with Svend Asmussen) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots & Svend (with Svend Asmussen)
Bop 1972
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots And Svend  ‎– Yesterday And Today album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots And Svend ‎– Yesterday And Today
Bop 1973
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Salient One album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Salient One
Bop 1973
TOOTS THIELEMANS Dunderklumpen (with Beppe Wolgers) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dunderklumpen (with Beppe Wolgers)
Bop 1974
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans / Philip Catherine & Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans / Philip Catherine & Friends
Bop 1974
TOOTS THIELEMANS Captured Alive (aka Airegin) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Captured Alive (aka Airegin)
Bop 1974
TOOTS THIELEMANS Old Friend album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Old Friend
Bop 1975
TOOTS THIELEMANS Sherlock Jones Original Soundtrack album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sherlock Jones Original Soundtrack
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1975
TOOTS THIELEMANS Sweet & Lovely album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sweet & Lovely
Bop 1975
TOOTS THIELEMANS Slow Motion album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Slow Motion
Bop 1978
TOOTS THIELEMANS Affinity (feat. Bill Evans) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Affinity (feat. Bill Evans)
Bop 1978
TOOTS THIELEMANS Collage album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Collage
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1980
TOOTS THIELEMANS Apple Dimple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Apple Dimple
Bop 1980
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans & Tsunehide Matsuki : Kaleidoscope album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans & Tsunehide Matsuki : Kaleidoscope
Soul Jazz 1980
TOOTS THIELEMANS Quiet Evenings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Quiet Evenings
Cool Jazz 1981
TOOTS THIELEMANS Steel Tenor Madness album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Steel Tenor Madness
Bop 1981
TOOTS THIELEMANS Midnight Cruiser album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Midnight Cruiser
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1983
TOOTS THIELEMANS Harmonica Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harmonica Jazz
Bop 1984
TOOTS THIELEMANS Your Precious Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Your Precious Love
Bop 1985
TOOTS THIELEMANS Bluesette album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bluesette
Bop 1985
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots & Sivuca :Chico's Bar album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots & Sivuca :Chico's Bar
Bossa Nova 1985
TOOTS THIELEMANS World-Hits Auf Der Mundharmonika Played On The Mouth-Organ album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
World-Hits Auf Der Mundharmonika Played On The Mouth-Organ
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1986
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans / Jonny Teupen / Paul Kuhn : Just Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans / Jonny Teupen / Paul Kuhn : Just Friends
Bop 1986
TOOTS THIELEMANS Home Coming album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Home Coming
Bop 1987
TOOTS THIELEMANS Romantic Gala album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Romantic Gala
Bop 1988
TOOTS THIELEMANS Only Trust Your Heart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Only Trust Your Heart
Bop 1988
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans In Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans In Tokyo
Bop 1989
TOOTS THIELEMANS Footprints album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Footprints
Post Bop 1990
TOOTS THIELEMANS For My Lady album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For My Lady
Bop 1991
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Brasil Project album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Brasil Project
Bossa Nova 1992
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Brasil Project Vol.2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Brasil Project Vol.2
Bossa Nova 1993
TOOTS THIELEMANS East Coast West Coast album cover 4.00 | 2 ratings
East Coast West Coast
Bop 1994
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans & Walter Christian Rothe : Visions Of The Heart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans & Walter Christian Rothe : Visions Of The Heart
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1995
TOOTS THIELEMANS Chez Toots album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chez Toots
Post Bop 1998
TOOTS THIELEMANS Midnight Cowboy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Midnight Cowboy
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2000
TOOTS THIELEMANS One More for the Road album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One More for the Road
Bop 2006
TOOTS THIELEMANS What A Wonderful World album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
What A Wonderful World
Bop 2012
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans Meets Rob Franken - Studio Sessions 1973-1983 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans Meets Rob Franken - Studio Sessions 1973-1983
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2022
TOOTS THIELEMANS Johan Hoogewijs, Toots Thielemans : Tout de suite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Johan Hoogewijs, Toots Thielemans : Tout de suite
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2024

TOOTS THIELEMANS EPs & splits

TOOTS THIELEMANS live albums

TOOTS THIELEMANS Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live
Bop 1974
TOOTS THIELEMANS Live 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live 2
Bop 1975
TOOTS THIELEMANS Live 3 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live 3
Bop 1978
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots In Tivoli album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots In Tivoli
Bop 1982
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans & Louis Van Dijk ‎: Toots & Louis album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans & Louis Van Dijk ‎: Toots & Louis
Bop 1982
TOOTS THIELEMANS Live in the Netherlands album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in the Netherlands
Bop 1982
TOOTS THIELEMANS Ne Me Quitte Pas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Post Bop 1987
TOOTS THIELEMANS TheLive Takes (aka The Live Takes, Volume 1) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
TheLive Takes (aka The Live Takes, Volume 1)
Bop 1999
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2001
TOOTS THIELEMANS European Quartet Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
European Quartet Live
Bop 2011
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans European Quartet - 90 yrs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans European Quartet - 90 yrs
Bop 2012
TOOTS THIELEMANS Cully 1989 & 1990 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cully 1989 & 1990
Post Bop 2019

TOOTS THIELEMANS demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

TOOTS THIELEMANS re-issues & compilations

TOOTS THIELEMANS The Silver Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Silver Collection
Bop 1985
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans  Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans Live
Bop 1987
TOOTS THIELEMANS Compact Jazz: Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Compact Jazz: Toots Thielemans
Bop 1992
TOOTS THIELEMANS Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toots Thielemans
Bop 1995
TOOTS THIELEMANS Verve Jazz Masters 59 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Verve Jazz Masters 59
Bop 1996
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Best of Toots Thielemans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best of Toots Thielemans
Bop 2000
TOOTS THIELEMANS Images album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Images
Bop 2001
TOOTS THIELEMANS The Very Best Of (Hard to Say Goodbye) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Very Best Of (Hard to Say Goodbye)
Bop 2001
TOOTS THIELEMANS Yeterday And Today (2CD) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Yeterday And Today (2CD)
Bop 2012

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TOOTS THIELEMANS movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)

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Live at le Chapiteau Opera de Liege
Bop 2014

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TOOTS THIELEMANS East Coast West Coast

Album · 1994 · Bop
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"East Coast West Coast" extends the Thielmans tradition of classic, laid back, bop oriented albums. The idea here is to mesh east coast and west coast USA musicians on the same album. The cast is extraordinary--here's a recap if you haven't looked in-depth:

Toots Thielemans — Harmonica Ernie Watts — Sax (Tenor) Joshua Redman — Sax (Tenor) Terence Blanchard — Trumpet Jerry Goodman — Violin Mike Mainieri — Vibraphone Herbie Hancock — Piano Lyle Mays — Piano Bruce Barth — Piano Alan Broadbent — Piano Michael Lang — Piano John Scofield — Guitar Robben Ford — Guitar Charlie Haden — Bass Christian McBride — Bass Dave Carpenter — Bass Troy Davis — Drums Peter Erskine — Drums



Interestingly enough, this is the project that brought Scofield and Ford together for the first time.

The music here is what you'd expect-understated, lovely standards performed by first-rate professionals. The sound is clear and precise, and the album works well as background music or heavy listening.

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