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August 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans has died. The 94 year old harmonica virtuoso was also a guitarist and – intriguingly – a whistler. He wrote standards. He played sessions with rock, pop and jazz superstars as well as performing his own shows and leading groups. And even if you haven’t heard the name before you have heard him […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Baron Thielemans, Benny Goodman, Bluesette, Eulogy, Guitar, harmonica, Jazz, Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Midnight Cowboy, R.I.P., R.I.P. Toots Thielemans, Sesame St., Sesame Street, Toots Thielemans, Whistler, Whistling ·

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November 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1741

Dizzy Gillespie, Digital At Montreux, 1980 (1981) I bought this for $1 because it was Dizzy Gillespie and Bernard Purdie and Toots Thielemans. I knew all of the players and I couldn’t see it working – so I was curious. Also the album is red vinyl and I thought that was fucking cool. This was […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Aretha Franklin, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Bernard Purdie, Digital At Montreux, Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux, Red Vinyl, Rob Winch, Steely Dan, Toots Thielemans, Vinyl ·

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