"Quincy Jones once said that my grandma must have slept with a brother."
-- Toots Thielemans
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On this special edition of Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center, which was taped at Cleveland, Ohio's Severance Hall, Dr. Taylor welcomes an old friend who's one of jazz's most beloved legends -- guitarist, whistler, and harmonica player Toots Thielemans. With virtuosity to match a bebop saxophonist, the Belgium-born master introduced the chromatic harmonica to the jazz world.
On-demand audio from this show:
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Listen to Toots talk about his formative years in Belgium.
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Listen to Toots tell how Louis Armstrong saved him from a career in mathematics.
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Listen to Toots talk about "Bluesette," one of his signature compositions.
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Listen to Toots talk about his involvement with the movie Midnight Cowboy.
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Listen to Toots explain the mechanics of Brazil's melancholy harmonies.
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