Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans celebrates his 90th birthday (2012)

October 21, 2012 - Belgian harmonicist Toots Thielemans celebrates his 90th birthday with Karel Boehlee (p, synth), Hein van de Geyn (db) and Hans van Oosterhout (d) plus pianist Kenny...

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We remember Toots Thielemans. ‘Toots, 94, Une (dernière) Fois’

This day (August 22, 2016), in Brussels, Belgium, died Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans a.k.a Toots Thielemans, a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as...

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Toots Thielemans turns 90 on stage (2012)

August 17, 2012 - Toots Thielemans celebrates his 90th birthday with a band named Toots Thielemans '90' at "Jazz Middelheim Festival" in Antwerp, Belgium

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Shirley Horn records ‘You Won’t Forget Me’ with Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Toots Thielemans et al (1990)

Shirley Horn's 'You Won't Forget Me' is a studio album recorded on June 12 & August 13, 1990 and featuring Miles Davis' last appearance as a sideman and released in...

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Toots Thielemans records ‘Only Trust Your Heart’ with Fred Hersch, Marc Johnson, Harvie Swartz & Joey Baron (1988)

Toots Thielemans' 'Only Trust Your Heart' is an album recorded in April and May 1988 with Fred Hersch, Marc Johnson, Harvie Swartz & Joey Baron and released by Concord.Track Listing...

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Polydor publish Toots Thielemans’ ‘Live’ recorded in Holland (1974)

Toots Thielemans' 'Live' is an album recorded in Holland with an European rhythm section and released on April 4, 1974 by Polydor Of Holland.Track Listing : 1.Days Of Wine And...

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Gregoire Maret meets Toots Thielemans (2011)

February 5, 2011 - Toots Thielemans will sit in with the Gregoire Maret Quartet - that is Grégoire Maret (harm), Federico Gonzalez Peña (kb), Reggie Washington (b) and Clarence Penn...

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Toots Thielemans records ‘Man Bites Harmonica!’ an album for Riverside (1958)

Toots Thielemans' 'Man Bites Harmonica!' is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 7, 1958.Track Listing : 1.East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman) - 07:14 . 2.Don'T Blame...

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This week In Jazz Legends 34/52

How well do you know the music of Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tynerr, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever, Stan Kenton, Jimmy...

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This week In Jazz Legends 17/52

John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Toots Thielemans, Fred Hersch,...

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‘We Are Live’ N°2 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

Julian Lennon’s "Too Late for Goodbyes" pairs heartbreak with upbeat 80s polish, bolstered by Toots Thielemans’ harmonica, while ELO’s "Last Train to London" bridges disco and pop with glossy strings...

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Quincy Jones releases ‘Q’s Jook Joint,’ an album featuring Stevie Wonder, Bono and Ray Charles among other famous guests (1995)

Quincy Jones' 'Q's Jook Joint' is an album (his first in six years) released on November 7, 1995 by Qwest.Track Listing : 1.Jook Joint Intro (Quincy Jones) - 01:32 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour October 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Labelle, Tom Waits, Lady Gaga, Leonard Cohen, Michael Bublé, The The, Meat Loaf, Everly Brothers, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, The Shins We...

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Happy Birthday Fred Hersch. ‘Individualistic Beauty’

This day (October 21, 1955), in Cincinnati, Ohio, is born Fred Hersch, a contemporary American jazz pianist.Tracklist : 1 . Round Midnight (2021) 2 . Wichita Lineman (2020) 3 ....

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Paul Simon releases his fourth album : ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’ featuring ’50 Ways to Leave Your Lover’ (1975)

Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years' is hise fourth studio album co-produced with, Phil Ramone and released on October 6, 1975 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Still Crazy After...

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We remember Art Farmer. ‘The State of Art’

This day (October 4, 1999), in New York, died Art Farmer, an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.Tracklist : 1 . Blue Monk 2 . w/ Milt Jackson, Benny Golson,...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Abraça Jobim,’ an album of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s songs (1980)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella Abraça Jobim' is a studio album devoted to the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim and recorded on September 17–19, 1980 and March 18–20, 1981.Track listing : ....

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Happy Birthday Martial Solal. ‘French Keys’

This day (August 23, 1927), in Algiers, Algeria, is born Martial Solal, a French jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Dave Liebman - 1 (2015) 2 . Improvisation...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To OutKast, Bette Midler, Portishead, Return to Forever, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery, Modern Jazz Quartet, Bobby McFerrin, Dennis Wilson We Celebrate Vernon Reid, John Lee...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 17 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Mary J. Blige, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Go-Betweens, Nat King Cole, Fourplay, Esperanza Spalding, Brian Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Tom Waits We Celebrate Belinda...

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