Person
Toots Thielemans
Albums
162
Members
6
Active
1922–2016
Origin
Belgium
Biography
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (born 29 April 1922, Brussels, Belgium), known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as well as his whistling. Thielemans is credited as one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century.
He has worked as a bandleader (scoring an international hit in the 1960s with his song "Bluesette"), as a sideman (notably on many projects with composer/arranger Quincy Jones), and has appeared on dozens of film soundtracks. In 2009 he became NEA Jazz Master, the highest honour for a jazz musician in the United States.
He may be best-known to some of the American public as the performer whistling the melody in commercials for Old Spice cologne.
Discography
Obsession / Vladivostok
Toot's Quartet
So Rare / Stars Fell On Alabama
The Sound
The Sound: The Amazing Jean "Toots" Thielemans
Ghitana / The Sheik Of Araby
Sleepy Lagoon / Jack Of Hearts
Time Out For Toots
Man Bites Harmonica!
The Soul Of Toots Thielemans
Whistle While You Work
Blues Pour Flirter
Road To Romance
Toots Thielemans Whistles, Plays Guitar And Harmonica
Jazz Workshop Concert - Ruhrfestspiele 1962
Pentecostal Feeling
Bluesette / The Mountain Whistler
Toots
Toots Thielemans
Bluesette / Duke's Place
The Whistler and His Guitar
Too Much! Toots!
Contrasts... The Provocative Musical Genius Of Toots Thielemans
A Musical Flirtation With Toots Thielemans
Toots
Elis & Toots
A Taste Of Toots
Toots & Svend
Captured Alive
Dunderklumpen
Live
Live
The Wonderful Music Of Toots Thielemans
Toots Thielemans / Philip Catherine / & Friends
Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine & Friends
Bluesette
Old Friend
Live 2
Moods
Toots Thielemans
Affinity
Live 3
Live 3
Slow Motion
Toots Möter Taube (Toots Thielemans Spelar Melodier Av Evert Taube)
Collage
Best Hits
Live 2
Live in the Netherlands
Toots & Louis
Changing Moods
Midnight Cruiser
Apple Dimple
Bluesette
Chiko's Bar
The Silver Collection
Toots Thielemans
Your Precious Love
Your Precious Love
Chiko’s Bar
Credits
Pièces Pour Instruments À Vent
Premiére
Psycle
Pure As Rain
Red Devils Boogie / That's A Plenty
Reflections
Reflections: Live At Budokan '81
Rencontre
Rio De Janeiro Blue
Rosinha De Valença-Flavio Faria, Featuring Toots Thielemans
Salut L’Artiste / Courage Fuyons
Salut L'Artiste / Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire
Satin Affair
Satin Brass
Satin Latin
Sci-Fi
Second-Hand Mädchen
Seul Dans Ton Coin
Shearing In Hi Fi
Shearing On Stage!
Shining On You
Sie Zu Ihm...
Slow
Slow Motion
Smooth & Swinging
Soft And Silky
Soft Summer Breeze
Song Of The Sun
Song Of The Sun
Spring Is Here / Minor Trouble
Stardust & Sunshine
Steel Tenor Madness - Jazz Session
Stephanie Davis
Strike Up The Band
Subsequently
Summer In The City
"Summertime" - Digital At Montreux 1980
Sun Games
Take Care
Tendre
The Ballad Of C.P. Jones
The Best Of George Shearing
The Best Of The Movie Themes 1970
The Brasil Project
The Brasil Project, Vol. 2
The Complete Capitol Live Recordings Of George Shearing
The Crocodile Smile
The Fox
The French Collection (Jazz Impressions Of French Classics)
The George Shearing/Cannonball Adderley Quintets At Newport
The Getaway The Love Theme ("Faraway Forever")
The Glory Of Their Times
The Good Book + Gather Me
The Grand Encounter
The Green Leaves Of Summer
The Guitar Session
The Lady Is A Tramp / Body And Soul
The Lady Is A Tramp / Cool Mambo
The Live Takes
The Many Souls Of Turley Richards