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Toots ThielemansToots Thielemans Toots Thielemans Belgian jazz musician and harmonica player (1922–2016) Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans ([tuts tiləmans]), was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, 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".[2] He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player.[3] Quick facts Background information, Birth name ... Toots Thielemans Thielemans in 2006 Background information Birth name Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Thielemans Born (1922-04-29)29 April 1922 Brussels, Belgium Died 22 August 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 94) Braine-l'Alleud,… (Source: Wikipedia)
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