Toots Thielemans Centenary

[Ms Bean]

This Friday 29th April 2022 would have been Toots Thielemans' 100th birthday. I'm not sure if there's anything on local to you, but here's a good amount of stuff being put on (mostly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the US):

https://toots100.be/?msclkid=e5b89334b42a11ec8d947737428223f1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_Thielemans

 

[EDW]

Great musician.

FWIW- last Friday was Charles Mingus 100th!

 

[KohanMike]

Saw him live in new York in the mid-80s, great stuff.

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[Canada Jim]

Toots was mostly known as a master of the chromatic harmonica, but he was also a wonderful guitar player. His trademark was whistling in unison with his guitar improvisations. One of my favourite LPs is a Toots album I got in high school, before I realised that he also played harmonica, called The Whistler & His Guitar. He was one of Quincy Jones's first calls when he did a movie sound track.

 

[Down Up Dick]

Yeah, I liked him too. I’ve got at least one of his harp CDs and one of his books. I don’t play Chromatics, though I have some, but he sure could. Seems like a long time ago now, but then everything does.

 

[Canada Jim]

 

[Ms Bean]

One of the best for sure. His whistling and guitar skills are indeed famous, but his harmony singing was also first rate.

 

[Canada Jim]

One of the best for sure. His whistling and guitar skills are indeed famous, but his harmony singing was also first rate.

I love Elis's singing as well. Such a tragic early death, but a marvelous voice reminiscent of Astrud Gilberto.