Birthday
1922/04/29
Day of death
2016/08/22 (94 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brussels, Belgium
Also know as
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans
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....Read more
(1974) Dunderklumpen!
as Pellegnillot (voice)
(2009) V.A. North Sea Jazz
as Self
(1984) Billy Joel: Live At Wembley Arena
as harmonica
(2008) Christmas in Paris
as Himself
(1977) The Paul Simon Special
as Self
(2023) Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Toots Thielemans - Live at le Chapiteau Opera de Liege, May 17, 2012
as harmonica
(2010) Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4
as self
(2005) Between a Smile and a Tear
as Self
(1963) En gång i Stockholm
as ---
(1992) Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
as Himself
(1958) NDR Jazz Workshops
as Self
(2005) De Wereld Draait Door
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(1975) Musik ist Trumpf
as Self
(1981) De TV Show
as Self