Toots Thielemans
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Toots Thielemans was a Belgian jazz musician renowned as one of the greatest harmonica players in jazz history, also celebrated for his whistling and guitar work.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian person
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composer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ harmonica player ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ whistler ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Baron title of the Kingdom of Belgium
NERFINISHED
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NEA Jazz Masters Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Thielemans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOf | Bluesette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-08-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thielemans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Baptiste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron ⓘ |
| instrument |
chromatic harmonica
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guitar ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
jazz harmonica playing
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whistling and guitar unison solos ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| nickname | Toots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harmonica work on Sesame Street theme
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theme music for the film Midnight Cowboy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bluesette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
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Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
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Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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