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Toots Thielemans [1922-0] Belgian
Rank: 105
Musician


Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian and American jazz musician. He was known for his harmonica playing, as well as his guitar, whistling skills, and composing. 

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My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician.
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And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality.
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You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning. Morning
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My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.
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The harmonica is a great instrument.
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Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians.
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Well, being a jazz musician is not a rose garden!
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