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Born: April 29, 1922 in Brussels, Belgium
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Although preceded by Larry Adler (who has actually spent much of his career playing popular and classical music), Toots Thielemans virtually introduced the chromatic harmonica as a jazz instrument. In fact, ever since the mid-'50s, he has had no close competitors. Toots simply plays the harmonica with the dexterity of a saxophonist and has even suc... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Jazz Olympics
2006 One More for the Road
2001 Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner
1998 Chez Toots
1996 Two Generations
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Influenced By: Django Reinhardt Charlie Parker Charlie Christian Benny Goodman Louis Armstrong More >> Followers: Carlos Pingarilho Stevie Wonder More >>

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