BEING A PRO MUSICIAN AND TEACHER ALL MY LIFE ALL I CAN SAY IS "THIS IS WHAT A SUPER TALENT SOUNDS LIKE"

Toots was a singularity. A top jazz guitarist, his musicianship and huge musical culture allowed him to do the near-impossible : to whistle and play at the same time in unison. Something George Benson will do years later. But when he plays harmonica, he elicits sparkles in our deepest soul and tears in our eyes. R. I. P. Jean "Toots" Thielemans...

@waynefoote3781

4 ай бұрын

what a great send up! YES!

Best jazz harmonica player. His whistling so good too. Lived to ripe old age 94 (died 2016). But his music lives on.

There are only very few ORIGINAL European jazz musicians and Toots is definitely one of them.

This gentleman is the reason John Lennon bought a Rickenbacker guitar.

Simplesmente sensacional

The King of chromatic harmonica!!

He's even whistling the key changes. Wow! Just wow!

be bop harmonica. that is fantastic.

un genio esta cab!

WOW! i never knew he played guitar .....whilst he sings too??? Yikes! Thank you toots what an inspiration!

I feel bad that I've never heard of this guy, my only excuse is that I wasn't born yet. 👏👏

Very impressive, I've never heard anything better on the harmonica

Sesame Street brought me here. I got a great sense of direction!!!!😂😂❤❤❤

How I love this master! Forever in my heart!

We miss you Maestro!!...Toots was a genius no doubt!!

Your musical satisfaction is my utmost delight, Toots, I love you so! Thank you very much for uploading this video. Love. 💕

Waouh superbe 💕💕.

Simply Brilliant.

Thanks for this!

Super!

... thats incredible

Toots could really blow. Thanks for this video.

Heaven, Toots is heaven to hear!

Unbelievable.

The Master!!!

Wow

Thanks for posting this! He is 39 years old here, anyone knows on what TV show this broadcasted? Rhythm section?

omfg you forget what a mfkr he was

I wonder what all those songs would sound like if the drums beat was falling at ONE and not at FOUR. It's a bit like listening a song in a concert while the person standing next to you claps at TWO and FOUR .

The greatest. BTW, He's playing a Chromatic in "G"

@chunga668

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the correction but he's playing a C Chromatic in solo tuning. The song is in the key of G (with a modulation to Ab at the end). Toots only played C Chromatic. He never played other tunings to my knowledge.

@willgalison

3 жыл бұрын

@@chunga668 Toots ABSOLUTELY played chromatics in other keys. I knew him well. When you say "solo tuning" do you mean "tenor tuning" with the lowest note )on a 12 hole) being G?

@chunga668

3 жыл бұрын

@@willgalison This conversation on slidemeister answers this question. I guess Toots did use other tunings but only on rare occasion. www.slidemeister.com/forums/index.php?topic=14831.0 Solo Tuning en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_tuning

@willgalison

3 жыл бұрын

@@chunga668 Well, I know it from Toots himself. And from learning his solos from various records. I still maintain that the video was on a G harp.

@mpharpsax

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a G Chromatic. He goes to the bottom hole and is playing G below middle C, the root of the tune. Wil Galison nails it again, just like when he makes beautiful music on the harmonica.

😀🌱🌾💙

and what about his guit whistle,accompanieing his guitar with his own sounds by whistling,way before George Benson did his guitar/scat

Jazz on a Rickenbacker

@engineer909

Жыл бұрын

Also, the inspiration for John Lennon buying a Rickenbacker 👍🎼

It's "Toots".

P H E N O M E N A L, btw, it's : T O O T S, not : 'Toot'.