Toots Thielemans Quartet 1

[ProfRaccoon]

To become as fluent and fast as Toots, I have to practise at least 200 years, but I keep on playing my hard bopper hohner :-). Toots plays every note perfectly here, great recording!

[Sulitariu]

Le top.

Bravo.

[AlwaysOnlineGaming]

Your username is being called by toots

[jazzgargoyle]

thanks for sharing...

[MrSunlander]

Thank you for this.  Toots and you all are jammin!

[videomakkers]

wooooooow

[ravelfan88]

He is doing the impossible..Playing at this tempo. Even in the key of C, every 3rd or 4th note is a DRAW. Try reversing your air flow that fast. Also, on a chromatic, each hole can produce 4 different tones AND they each feel the same to your mouth. He sits alone.

[ravelfan88]

@ravelfan88 sorry, he's playing in G

[aihoschema]

@ravelfan88 agreed 100% I don't know if the airflow is reversed by the diaphragm or if it's a tounge technique for fast passages.... I have a Hohner Super 64 - I know how it works and I did some fair amount of practising (I am a pianist/keyboarder/arranger etc.) - just to find out that it is a waste of time. I will end up mediocre at the most. I leave that to the greats like Toots.

[gitarische]

They say now that an harmonica is no lead instrument, i play guitar but Toots makes it a Leadinstrument great !!

[aihoschema]

@gitarische Don't listen to those naysayers. The chromatic Harmonica is an excellent lead instrument - if played by total genuises like Toots or Stevie it is every bit as expressive and soulful as it gets.

[theHellzapoppin]

t'es mortel, fieu.

[perroenmoto]

toots on fire!

[bobjimijanis]

Incredible.

Ongelofelijk.

[javijazztazz]

Toots is My favorite harmonica player... I didn't know Bud Spencer was a drummer LOL ;)

[steve7onfire]

Is this Jean Toots Thielemans?. I thought he was a Rickenbacker endorsed jazz guitarist.

[scar4b]

thats a fat bass too..

Theo de Jong: Amsterdam embrases you!

[eduardo4959]

prachtig

[robertojimenez204]

pmfzero- Last time i Checked, the first tune was called "Tenor Madness" by Sonny Rollins. Nice to talk to a jazz fan!

[tsiminiera]

that's jazzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

[Max1baL]

¡Extraordinaria ejecución!

Extraordinary performance!

[robertojimenez204]

Great! The tune is Tenor madness from Sonny Rollins.

[pmfzero]

@robertojimenez204  - actually, C Jam Blues is a Duke Ellington standard,

[landztranz]

@pmfzero But the first song is definitely Tenor Madness. If you listen to other clips of the song, you know.

[goreri]

@robertojimenez204 That's one fine tune right!

[Elyesicoman]

The best harmo player of the world! thanks mr thielemans to be you!

Belgium rocks!

[kimmijo]

Fantastic talent!

[Qpidon]

besides the point buddy.

[gldegl]

Yes.. he's the best on chrom,, and Levy's the best on diatonic.. Any fairly good harp player knows that...

[pengy94]

hey i saw this guy in a christmas concert 2 nights ago!he's so pro!he's actually the best harmonica player in the world!

[abath07]

Wow, what year was that?

[theodejong]

Somewhere around 1983...

[Wolfspiderxl]

Mr 'Midnight Cowboy' Himself, I met a female harpist, over from County Cork, whilst playing at a jazz club in Leeds, who upstaged everyone, by playing his style.

[wally2cv]

Toots for president

[witboek]

He is Belgian

[EendjeKwak]

@Witboek

En daar zijn we in Nederland jaloers op. :-)

[Aplustradomus]

realsmooth...

[SIMTAINE]

Hi Theo,my name is SIMTAINE and not simptaine,anyway all the best to you,félix

[theodejong]

I'm sorry. I changed it. All the best to you too!!!

[SIMTAINE]

thank's man,all the best to you too,Félix

[ACannonball]

that's tenor madness

[dwightkschrute80]

I love that sweet harmonica sound! Play the blues, baby! Go Toots!

[thevintagecloth]

hammond.....

Your mean person

the guy(thompson) just put few harp players down and ask us to pick...WTF!

you went nuts.....

I think he was just asking for some input..but not your kind!

thompson heres my pick ...

Toots all the way!

[CBirdP]

you are a fucker

[HammondB200]

People like you make me sick, always making comparisons. (sorry Theo for poluting your commentslist from this wonderful piece of music)

[grandexandi]

gentem, to passado com tamanha precisão

[bresciano3]

a me sembra Giuliano Ferrara......qualche chilo fa.

[frigorifero80]

ahahahah vero...

[frigorifero80]

ma alla batteria c'è Bud Spencer?

[Axx182]

LOL

he really looks like him !!!

[thompsonlake]

1.Toots

2.Stevie Wonder

3.Norton Buffalo

You pick the order?

or the style?

[HammondB200]

I pick your eyes out, retard. Stop the comparisons

[oasugtpskjhgfiouesl]

Perfect!

And he's belgiën !!! so actually also dutch!

And im dutch :)

[LancelotVantuyckom]

belgium will never be dutch , not in a million years. So that makes him belgian

and i'm a belgian :)

[ligeiro]

haha... then you're also Indonesian, coz you've probably been eating our food

[jarlpermentier]

Zaaalig gewoon...

[aLaRmCaLL1983]

Does anyone have or know where i can find a video of Toots performing "for my lady"

or videos where he whistles?

thank you

[HammondB200]

yes search for "bleusette bossa". (yes, i typed it good). watch?v=rl8Zn1I32Q0

[gymman1031]

Best harmonica player ever?

[jaapjaapblues]

yeah, tenor madness

[charrocanroll]

that´s great!!!

i have my ticket for his show in mexico!!!

amazing!

[HammondB200]

smokend

[marcioscialis]

Brazilian Harmonica Player (my video)

Thanks!

[FranzLiszt]

I didn't knew he was THAT good! (being Belgian...) Very nice!!!

[bradley1107]

fucking A he has soul in his playing. TOOTS YOU ARE THE MAN!

[thebluesbreakers2]

this makes me happy to be belgian

[mambojazz1]

Thanks a million for posting this. I play harmonica and I just love toots to death

[FredDenmark]

Toots is a wonderful person with a lot of love to his harmonica. He lived in Copenhagen, Denmark for a while - everybody just wanted him to join studios conserts etc. His the one !

[mattotten]

Toots is altijd een genot en hier in topvorm.

[Comuna]

THA' MAN!!!  THANKS

[ddroseman]

Thanks for posting this.

[henrysoyer]

toots is easy going but yesterday he shined in Amsterdam.

85 years old!

[sottoilmetro]

giuliano ferrara alla batteria

[Straker58]

ehehe... vero gli somiglia un casino!

[stefanomuscovi]

Si... quando era magro ;-)

[swingbossa]

I even enjoy listening to the Sesame Street theme or the Old Spice commercials, because it's Toots and he puts his mark on EVERYTHING he plays. It's not even the virtuosity, but the sense of fun and play that grabs me every time. His album with Elis Regina is priceless. This is a great clip; thanks for the upload!

[natalbeach]

even I can see nothing I enjoy the great thilemans in a long session of the best harmonica tunes!

we wait urgend for the new disk he prepared with antonio serrano and what kind of musik? of piazzola the unic tango genio from argentina!

[kernkopje]

the video incorrectly labels this as "C jam Blues", it's tenor madness. Great, great playing!

[ignaciomoran]

Toots IS burning. The rhythm section didn't impress me as much but Toots is a team player who gives everyone an opportunity to play & have fun. Having seen Toots live many times in New York & San Fran w/great American jazz players has left me spoiled as a listener. His quartet w/Fred Hersch, Marc Johnson & Joey Baron remains as the quintessential Toots band.

[ricbear]

I don't know - Michel Herr is a great player, just not well known outside of France & Belguim.

[dhaeze]

it's BelgIUm

[rekingooo]

wow absolutely. Great!!! cant stop looking at the vid (in motion, not paused im not a freak)

[alliax]

OK, right! This video on youtube show toots with grey hair whereas the others show him with white hair, and you can tell the difference regarding the velocity!

[sunghobu]

the virtuoso player of one of a kind! amazing!