b. Jean Baptiste Thielemans, 29 April 1922, Brussels, Belgium. A child prodigy, Thielemans played the accordion at the age of three (a home-made version; a real one would have considerably outweighed him), switching to harmonica in his mid-teens. A few years later he added the guitar to his instrumental roll-call and also became an accomplished whistler. The guitar apart, Thielemans' chosen instruments were not especially suited to jazz, but he displayed enough invention and assurance to be hired by Benny Goodman for a European tour in 1950 and by George Shearing in 1953 for a spell in his quintet that lasted over five years.

Listen to Toots Thielemans at Finetune.

• (2007)  Live In The Netherlands
• (2007)  Only Trust Your Heart
• (2006)  One More For The Road
• (2005)  Do Not Leave Me
• (2000)  The Live Takes Vol. 1
• (1998)  Chez Toots
• (1996)  Verve Jazz Masters '59: Toots Thielemans
• (1993)  The Brasil Project Vol. II
• (1992)  The Brasil Project

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