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Toots Thielemans

h, g, *1922 BE, Brussels
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans

Toots Thielemans (born Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans on 29 April 1922, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian jazz musician. He is known for his guitar and harmonica playing, as well as his whistling skills.

     
Instruments
  • Harmonica
  • Guitar
  • Electric guitar
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
  • Latin
  • R&B/Soul
Plays With
Artiesten Voor Levenslijn
Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
Jaco Pastorius Big Band
Jazz Workshop, Ruhr Festival 1962
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
The George Shearing Quintet
The Oscar Peterson Big 6
The Secret 7
Toots Thielemans Duo
Toots Thielemans Et Son Orchestre
Toots Thielemans Quartet
Toots Thielemans Trio
Gaby Lang
Tsunehide Matsuki
Leata Galloway
Roby Seidel
Yukihide Takekawa
Marijosé Alie
Lois Wyse
Jazz Circle
Trio Neumann
Toots Thielemans And His American Band
The Children Of Prague
The Belgian All Stars Big Band
The Rainbow Band
The Power Station
Nikki Langley
Philip Catherine And Friends
Bluesiana Hot Sauce
Popular Tracks   
Samba de Orfeu on The Brasil Project Vol. II by Toots Thielemans
Stars Fell On Alabama on Columbia Jazz by Toots Thielemans
Caminhos Cruzados on Surrender by Jane Monheit
Zen on La nuit ensoleillée by Philippe Sarde, Toots Thielemans & Larry Coryell
Bluesette on Columbia Jazz by Toots Thielemans
ひとりぼっちのララバイ on アドリブ by Kei Ishiguro
Skylark on Columbia Jazz by Toots Thielemans
Cocktails for Two on Columbia Jazz by Toots Thielemans
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) on One More For The Road by Toots Thielemans
Un tour de manège on Chambre avec vue by Henri Salvador

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
His Ultimate CollectionToots Thielemans2018Compil.
The Real... Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2017Compil.
The Legendary Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2017Compil.
Smile - Het Beste Van TootsToots Thielemans2016Compil.
Four Classic AlbumsToots Thielemans2016Compil.
Top 40 Toots (His Ultimate Top 40 Collection)Toots Thielemans2016Compil.
Contrasts + Guitar And Strings ... And ThingsToots Thielemans2014Compil.
Trilogy (Three Original Albums On 3 CDs)Toots Thielemans2014Album
AireginToots Thielemans2014Album
Toots - Heart & SoulToots Thielemans Featuring Herbie Hancock, Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ron Carter Plus Tony Mottola2014Compil.
Bluesette (MODO remix)Toots Thielemans2013Single
Pentecostal FeelingToots Thielemans2013Single
Toots 90Toots Thielemans2012Album
The Best OfToots Thielemans2012Compil.
Best Of 90 Jaar Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2012Compil.
BluesetteToots Thielemans2012Compil.
Yesterday & TodayToots Thielemans2012Compil.
What A Wonderful WorldToots Thielemans2012Album
American StandardsClaes Crona Trio, Toots Thielemans2011Album
European Quartet LiveToots Thielemans2010Album
Fender RhodesRob Franken Featuring Jimmy Owens, Clark Terry, Ernie Wilkins & Toots Thielemans2009Compil.
Cool Jazz CollectionToots Thielemans2009Compil.
The Amazing Sound of "Toots" ThielemansToots Thielemans2008Compil.
Hit CollectionToots Thielemans2008Compil.
The Jazz Master Class Series From NYUToots Thielemans2007Album
First Class Jazz - Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2006Compil.
One More For The RoadToots Thielemans2006Album
Together WithToots Thielemans Together With Beth Hart, Till Brönner2006Album
New Belcanto Opera Meets JazzMike del Ferro Featuring Toots Thielemans and Richard Galliano2005Album
Do Not Leave MeToots Thielemans2005Album
Toots Blues 1950-1952Toots Thielemans, Les Thompson2004Compil.
Music From The Motion Picture: Between A Smile And A Tear (A Tribute To Jazzclub Montmartre In Copenhagen)Johnny Griffin, Toots Thielemans, Lisa Nilsson, Didier Lockwood, Niels Lan Doky, Mads Vinding, Albert Heath2004Album
Lady Be GoodDanish Radio Big Band & Etta Cameron Featuring Toots Thielemans2004Album
Lullaby Of BirdlandThe George Shearing Quintet Featuring Toots Thielemans2004Compil.
Live From New OrleansToots Thielemans2004Album
Funny GlassesDirk Van Der Linden Trio And Guests Featuring Toots Thielemans2004Album
Just FriendsToots Thielemans / Jonny Teupen / Paul Kuhn2003Album
La LoungerieSherazade Featuring: Toots Thielemans, Rocco Granata, Karunesh2002Compil.
Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2001Compil.
BluesetteToots Thielemans2001Compil.
Quiet EveningsToots Thielemans2001Album
LiveToots Thielemans2001Album
Toots Thielemans & Kenny WernerToots Thielemans & Kenny Werner2001Album
Gelukkige Verjaardag Will !Bart Peeters : Dana Winner : Get Ready! : Erik Van Neygen & Sanne : Johan Verminnen : Noordkaap : Helmut Lotti : Toots Thielemans : The London Symphony Orchestra : Gordon : Janu : Malcolm Roberts Zingen Will Tura2000Compil.
Midnight CowboyToots Thielemans2000Album
Bluesette For EverToots Thielemans2000Compil.
The Clarinet ChoirWalter Boeykens, Toots Thielemans2000Album
The Warm Sound Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2000Compil.
Hard To Say Goodbye - The Very Best Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2000Compil.
The Happy Sound Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2000Single
The Best Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans2000Compil.
The Live TakesToots Thielemans1999Album
Make Someone HappyMike del Ferro, Toots Thielemans, Sonia Genu, Stefan Lievestro, Hans Eijkenaar1999Album
RencontreFumio Karashima Et Toots Thielemans1999Album
Ne Me Quitte PasToots Thielemans1999Album
Chez TootsToots Thielemans1998Album
One More TootsToots Thielemans1998Single
Chet & TootsÅke Johansson Trio With Chet Baker & Toots Thielemans1998Album
Accentuate The PositiveJoe Kennedy & Toots Thielemans1998Album
The Silver CollectionToots Thielemans1997Compil.
Toots 75Toots Thielemans1997Compil.
Two GenerationsToots Thielemans, Philip Catherine And Friends1996Album
Verve Jazz Masters 59Toots Thielemans1996Compil.
La Vie Comme Elle PasseAdamo & Toots Thielemans1995Single
Visions Of The HeartToots Thielemans & Walter Christian Rothe1995Album
Circle Of Smiles (Theme From Baantjer)Toots Thielemans1995Single
LauritaRichard Galliano With Michel Portal, Didier Lockwood, Toots Thielemans, Palle Danielsson, Joey Baron1995Album
The Blue PeachThierry Lang Trio Featuring Toots Thielemans1995Album
OzioLibens Featuring Toots Thielemans And Maurizio Giammarco1994Album
Concerto Pour HarmonicaToots Thielemans, Fred Hersch, Christian Gavillet, Big Band De Lausanne, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Roby Seidel1994Album
East Coast West CoastToots Thielemans1994Album
The Brasil Project, Vol. 2Toots Thielemans1993Album
LibertadGitano Boys & Guest Artist Toots Thielemans1993Single
Best of Harmonica MoodToots Thielemans1993Compil.
North Sea Jazz Sessions - Volume 4Toots Thielemans, Dave Pike, Helen Merrill, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Eddie Jefferson, Louis Van Dyke Trio1992Album
L'Or De L'Île CarnSirius Avec Toots Thielemans1992Album
Martial Solal & Toots ThielemansMartial Solal & Toots Thielemans1992Album
The Brasil ProjectToots Thielemans1992Album
For My LadyToots Thielemans With Shirley Horn Trio1991Album
Muzikale Landschappen Van Bij Ons. Deel 7 - Toots Thielemans: Jazz Van Bij Ons.Toots Thielemans1991Compil.
Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1991Compil.
Make Someone HappyMary Kay Special Guest Star Toots Thielemans1991Album
SpotlightToots Thielemans1990Album
FootprintsToots Thielemans1990Album
Ne Me Quitte PasToots Thielemans1989Album
Toots Thielemans In TokyoToots Thielemans1989Album
Romantic GalaToots Thielemans1988Album
Ballade Pour Damien / Ballade Voor Damiaan 1889-1989Toots Thielemans, Frederik Devreese, Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino1988Single
Only Trust Your HeartToots Thielemans1988Album
LiveToots Thielemans1987Compil.
Ne Me Quitte PasToots Thielemans1987Album
Home ComingToots Thielemans1987Album
Toots & SvendToots Thielemans & Svend Asmussen1987Album
My Cherie AmourToots Thielemans1986Compil.
Daniel Wayenberg / Louis van Dijk / Toots ThielemansDaniel Wayenberg / Louis van Dijk / Toots Thielemans1986Album
World-Hits Auf Der Mundharmonika Played On The Mouth-OrganToots Thielemans, Benny Clark1986Album
Just FriendsToots Thielemans / Jonny Teupen / Paul Kuhn1986Album
A Arte De Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1986Compil.
Rough DiamondsToots Thielemans1985Single
BluesetteToots Thielemans1985Compil.
Bande Originale Du Film "Une Femme Ou Deux"Kevin Mulligan / Evert Verhees / Toots Thielemans1985Album
Your Precious LoveToots Thielemans1985Single
Rendez-vous In RioToots Thielemans1985Album
Chiko's BarToots Thielemans & Sivuca1985Album
Your Precious LoveToots Thielemans1985Album
Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1985Compil.
Bande Originale Du Film "Une Femme Ou DeuxKevin Mulligan / Evert Verhees / Toots Thielemans1985Single
The Silver CollectionToots Thielemans1985Compil.
Autumn LeavesToots Thielemans1984Compil.
BluesetteToots Thielemans1984Compil.
Zware JongensToots Thielemans1984Single
Harmonica JazzToots Thielemans1984Album
Bringing It TogetherStéphane Grappelli, Toots Thielemans1984Album
Changing MoodsGasty Meyer, The Belgian All Stars Big Band Featuring Benny Bailey & Toots Thielemans1983Album
Up To The Kissing GateMilkshake Banana + Toots Thielemans1983Album
Midnight CruiserToots Thielemans, Lee Oskar1983Album
Christian Escoudé Group Featuring Toots ThielemansChristian Escoudé Group Featuring Toots Thielemans1983Album
Moon RiverChristian Escoudé Group Featuring Toots Thielemans1983Single
Jazz - HarmonicaToots Thielemans1983Compil.
Spotlight On Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1982Compil.
Live In The NetherlandsToots Thielemans + Joe Pass + Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen1982Album
Toots & LouisToots Thielemans1982Album
Steel Tenor MadnessToots Thielemans1982Album
Toots In TivoliToots Thielemans Met The South Jazzband1981Album
"Summertime" - Digital At Montreux 1980Mongo Santamaria With Dizzy Gillespie And Toots Thielemans1981Album
Best HitsToots Thielemans1981Album
Vzpomínka Na Duben / Pro Tvou LáskuToots Thielemans, hr Bigband Řídí Heinz Schönberger1981Single
Bluesette / Autumn LeavesToots Thielemans1981Single
Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1981Compil.
CollageToots Thielemans1980Album
When I See YouBill Ramsey / Toots Thielemans1980Album
Apple DimpleToots Thielemans1980Album
KaleidoscopeToots Thielemans & Tsunehide Matsuki1980Album
Nice To Meet YouEugen Cicero / Toots Thielemans1980Album
HöresundÖsten Warnerbring, Daimi, Toots Thielemans1979Album
Johnny LarsenC. V. Jørgensen, Kasper Winding, Ole Arnfred, Toots Thielemans1979Album
AffinityBill Evans / Toots Thielemans1979Album
Live 3Toots Thielemans1978Album
Killer JoeToots Thielemans1978Single
Slow MotionToots Thielemans1978Album
Toots Möter Taube. Toots Thielemans Spelar Melodier Av Evert Taube.Toots Thielemans1978Album
The Guitar SessionJay Berliner, Gene Bertoncini, Toots Thielemans, Richard Resnicoff1977Album
A Portrait In MusicToots Thielemans1977Compil.
MoodsRogier Van Otterloo Featuring Thijs Van Leer - Louis van Dijk - Toots Thielemans1976Album
MetroToots Thielemans1976Single
Sherlock Jones Original SoundtrackToots Thielemans1975Album
The Best of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1975Compil.
BluesetteToots Thielemans1975Compil.
Sweet & LovelyToots Thielemans1975Album
Old FriendToots Thielemans1975Album
DunderklumpenToots Thielemans Och Beppe Wolgers1974Album
The Wonderful Music Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1974Compil.
Toots Thielemans / Philip Catherine / & FriendsToots Thielemans, Philip Catherine1974Album
Captured AliveToots Thielemans1974Album
LiveToots Thielemans1974Album
Toots & SvendToots Thielemans & Svend Asmussen1973Album
BluesetteToots Thielemans1973Compil.
Yesterday And TodayToots Thielemans & Svend Asmussen1973Single
The Salient OneToots Thielemans1973Compil.
The Jazz Waltz / The SwanToots Thielemans1970Single
A Taste Of TootsToots Thielemans1970Album
Toots In HollandToots Thielemans With Orchester Bert Paige1970Album
Father O'ConnerToots Thielemans1969Single
Elis & TootsElis Regina & Toots Thielemans1969Album
LisaToots Thielemans1969Single
TootsToots Thielemans1968Album
A Musical Flirtation WithToots Thielemans1967Album
Contrasts... The Provocative Musical Genius Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1966Album
Bezaubernde Background MusikToots Thielemans1965Album
Too Much! Toots!Toots Thielemans1965Album
The Whistler And His GuitarToots Thielemans1965Single
Bluesette / Duke's PlaceToots Thielemans1964Single
The Whistler And His GuitarToots Thielemans1964Album
"Toots" Whistles, Plays The Harmonica, Plays The GuitarToots Thielemans1964Single
Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1963Album
TootsToots Thielemans1963Single
Bluesette / The Mountain WhistlerToots Thielemans1963Single
Jazz Workshop Concert - Ruhrfestspiele 1962Friedrich Gulda, Herb Geller, Toots Thielemans, Ack Van Rooyen, Hans Koller1962Album
TootsToots Thielemans1961Album
The Man I LoveToots Thielemans, George Shearing, Al McKibbon, Johnny Rae, Bill Clark1961Single
Blues Pour FlirterToots Thielemans1961Album
Road To RomanceToots Thielemans With Orchester Kurt Edelhagen1961Album
Lonely RoomArne Domnérus And Toots Thielemans1961Single
Whistles, Plays Guitar And HarmonicaToots Thielemans1960Single
The Soul Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans & Ray Bryant Trio1960Album
Whistle While You WorkToots Thielemans With Reinhold Svensson1960Single
The Green Leaves Of SummerArne Domnérus, Toots Thielemans1960Single
MistyToots Thielemans1960Single
Whistle While You Work / Carry Me Back To Old VirginiaToots Thielemans With Reinhold Svensson1959Single
TootsToots Thielemans1959Single
N° 1 - Son Harmonica, Sa Guitare Et Ses RythmesToots Thielemans1958Single
Time Out For TootsToots Thielemans1958Album
Man Bites HarmonicaToots Thielemans1958Album
Sleepy Lagoon / Jack Of HeartsToots Thielemans1956Single
Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans1955Compil.
Stars Fell On AlabamaToots Thielemans1955Single
Jean "Toots" ThielemansToots Thielemans1955Single
Jean "Toots" ThielemansToots Thielemans1955Single
The SoundToots Thielemans1955Album
So Rare / Stars Fell On AlabamaToots Thielemans1954Album
La Petite Gavotte / Low Down BluesToots Thielemans1952Album
Vladivostok / ObsessionToots Thielemans1952Album
Toot's QuartetToots Thielemans1952Compil.
The Nearness Of YouToots ThielemansCompil.
For Lovers OnlyBert Kaempfert, Toots Thielemans, Don ByasCompil.
The Sheik of Araby / GhitanaToots ThielemansSingle
Yesterday And TodayToots Thielemans And Svend AsmussenAlbum
Lisa (Alla Stora Liknar Djur)Toots ThielemansSingle
Live 2Toots ThielemansAlbum
Carry Me Back To Old VirginiaToots ThielemansSingle
Manhattan / BluesetteToots ThielemansSingle
Theme From Peyton PlaceToots ThielemansSingle
Jungle Fantasy / Black CoffeeToots ThielemansSingle
The King Of Swing In Sweden 1950Benny Goodman With Roy Eldridge, Zoot Sims, Toots ThielemansAlbum
Non Costa NienteToots ThielemansSingle
The Sound Of Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans With Orchester Bert PaigeCompil.
City, Caught In The Act (Thema Van Heterdaad)Johan Hoogewijs With Special Guest Toots ThielemansAlbum
Pentecostial FeelingToots ThielemansSingle
Toots On TourToots ThielemansAlbum
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