"Bluesette" is a jazz standard by Toots Thielemans where he used whistling … Read Full Bio ↴"Bluesette" is a jazz standard by Toots Thielemans where he used whistling and guitar in unison. First recorded by Toots in 1962, with lyrics added by Norman Gimbel the song became a major worldwide hit for several different singers and this still much beloved and requested piece has been re-recorded by him and commercially released on records/CDs many times over both in various studio versions and live on-stage performances performed in several different countries.

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01Bluesette2:59

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Toots Thielemans

02The mountain whistler2:49

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@conchiherves

Pobre, triste Bluesette poco de azul
No llores, no te preocupes
Usted puede apostar un día de suerte podrás despertar
Y su blues serán abandonados
Algún día afortunado amor hermoso llegará a ti

Si hay amor en tu corazón para compartir
Querido Bluesette, no se desespere
Un chico azul está esperando como tú
Para encontrar a alguien que sea un verdadero
Dos brazos amorosos que pueda anidar en quedarse

Prepárate, Bluesette
El verdadero amor viene
Su corazón solitario pronto estará tarareando

Pretty Blueset

te poco, musn't ser un doliente
¿Has oído la noticia todavía? Love 'vuelta de la esquina
Amor envuelto en el arco iris y atado con cintas de color rosa
Para hacer su próxima primavera su vez su anillo de bodas de oro

All comments from YouTube:

@franguccio1

50w↑17

They'll never be another like him. A true genius.

@sommelierramon

24w

Right. 1

@1101atlgirl

52w↑15

The orchestration on this is just beautiful. Toots is the same inimitable genius on the harmonica. And WHOEVER arranged those 10 seconds from 2:14 to 2:24 has my undying gratitude. #eargasm

@maxdelchambre2714

8y↑33

Toots speelde onder meer met Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Ellis Regina, Jacco Pastorius, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, Sting etc etc. Uiteindelijk wilde iedereen vooral met hém spelen. Daarom is het niet al te dwaas om te zeggen dat de mensheid met Het overlijden van Toots, de allegrootste muzikant allertijden verloren heeft.

@jose-ej7yz

35w↑2

Increible

@MrPuros

28w↑2

Daarom is hij ook een legende in de Belgische muziekwereld :)

@Heesjesopwielen

21w

Mooi gezegd pracht vent met meer dan geweldige muzikant 😍

@jeromedcb

14w

And bill evans

@leebattams

1y↑32

HEARD THIS 2 YEARS AGO AND I STILL PLAY IT ALMOST EVERYDAY CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS THE BEAUTY OF THIS TUNE!!

@FernMsTiri

2y↑76

I have heard this musician all my life. His harmonica is part of the soundtrack of my childhood. I always thought it was just the way music was played at that time. Today I find out it was ONE man. I'm joyful and sad. Joyful for the memories and sad he's gone. Thank you for the Google Doodle. Thank you from my heart, Toots ❤

@shansands

❤️

@andrewsusay

1y↑1

Sesame street. 💜

@ednaqueiroz223

2y↑68

Hoje, 29/04/22, bela homenagem a este gigante musical pelo 100o. aniversário, com o Doodle do Google!
Gratidão pelo legado musical!!! ❤❤❤

@howdyyall4335

2y↑1

Dios los bendiga 💓

@iamrichrocker

2y↑1

@ogodinhodanbap

2y↑1

Bela homenagem

@laudelinadias101

2y↑14

Eu nunca ouvi ninguém tocar gaita assim. Grande artista. Insubstituível.

@tzolo

2y↑2

Maravilla, vals milagroso, belleza armónica, colorido y lleno de gracia, Toots un genio absoluto !!!

@michaeltamburello

2y↑12

Miss Toots dearly, but his soulful harp lives on! Beautiful tune!

@conraddean6510

5y↑14

I doubt i will ever witness a harmonica performance to top this. Pure genius. One of my all time favourite standards, such a beautiful waltz

@andromatheus8011

Excellent

@preponette47

8y↑2

Merci de nous avoir fait rêver Toots ! tu resteras toujours le meilleur dans mon coeur et pour l'éternité.

@teablissful

8y↑133

Oh, Toots, you plucked this song right out of my soul. This melody has remained with me my entire life. It's the best "natural antidepressant" available. Thank you, Toots. You will live on in your music.

@kenvandenberge8680

Vc c s w 2kkkoopp00 o y 5 t e 2 w q 2111111

@lenanava5409

1y↑2

Same here...can listen to him whistling OR play the harmonica every day, ALL DAY!!!❤

@jerryehamric

12y↑93

At the age of 11 I first heard Toots, and when my mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas, my only request was a harmonica. After all these years, as I am now 60, I still love Toots and the harmonica. He is truly a master and one of the greatest exponents of the instrument.

@christopherlaurore1364

2y↑2

Eterno TOOTS THIELEMANS bela homenagem nesse dia 29/04/2022 ❤❤❤

@tiboojacquoudamour4885

2y↑1

Quelle petite merveille que j'aime également chanter quelquefois !!

@tiboojacquoudamour4885

2y↑1

❤❤

@SuperCarver2011

10y↑13

I keep listening to Toots the harp master play his composition..like no one else can! His phrasing brings chills down my spine...and that is GOOD JAZZ.!

@kyereCat

1y↑1

The perfect composition.

@Miguelino23Official

@kyereCat yup :)

@12-Tribes

You should see the version of he and Stevie Wonder live...incredible!!!!

@kennethbobu3989

3y↑32

He was the greatest master that instrument ever saw or heard.
First time I heard him I was a student in Monterey, and the record store I was in played his album with Bill Evans, Affinity. I was hooked. He is missed all the time...

@lenanava5409

1y↑10

He still gives me chills....listen to his music every day....Bluesette is the most beautiful, haunting tune ever! And what a man he was, so humble throughout his life!

@annemariegratz

Yes

@annemariegratz

Yes, that it what I feel listening to this.

@12-Tribes

Watch Stevie Wonder surprise him live. This version will definitely give chills!
https://youtu.be/Uzln9jXrX_g

@CedricsMom

2y↑36

Happy birthday, Toots! Your gifts to the world live on!!!

@williep3426

3y↑28

Saw Toots Thielemans playing live lots of times throughout the years. With some of his music he brought tears to my eyes. That happened to me again when I heard this beautiful man and great musician past away. Respect from me, a musician from Holland.

@miekedemeester3411

Sorry, from Belgium (Brussels, he had a unique accent when he spoke Flemish) He was a also a sweet and lovely person.

@renatebanjo7647

3y↑1

RIP Toots! DANKE für die schöne Musik.

@silvanysantos1923

2y↑4

A emoção que ele passa contagia❤️.
Merecida homenagem a um gigante.👏👏

@wilmamoura5550

1y↑2

Sem palavras! ESPETÁCULO!!Toots Thielemans...RIP

@tamaramazzoccoli5718

2y↑20

Never heard of him and now he is on my Pandora playlist. What an amazing musician!!!

@MrBumat

5y↑37

My dad who played bass and his orchestra had a whole night of jamsession with Toots in a basement of a funeral parlour in a small town in Sweden called Västervik in the 50’s . I’ve been told by my dad that Toots was a fantastic warm an generous person .

@CarlosStock-zs4fq

Música que toca os corações mais emperdernidos, somente pelo talento de um homem e um minúsculo instrumento. RIP TOOTS

@arturoguarneros6859

4y↑1

Una manera muy peculiar de tocar la armonica, excelente.

@michelberger3654

11y↑4

Quel talent et que d'émotion! Merci Toots, vous êtes un Grand parmi les Grands!

@johnchaparro5393

Don't exactly knows what you said,but sound good-and frenchy.

@tjartzy4265

23w

I can listen this tune everyday for ever.

@silvanusslaughter8363

9y↑45

Thank God for music and musicians like Toots and this orchestra.

@alicemends8351

7y↑1

Hi, You are a fun of tooth... how are you doing sir

@walternemesis

2y↑16

É muito bom poder ouvir e ver isso. É gostoso de ouvir, faz bem, emociona, acrescenta algo de bom.

@kaomamonego9067

sentir...amor...felicidade :D

@andreyholandafs

2y↑1

E com um trecho que parece Bossa Nova... :)

@talissontalis4724

21w

Eu simplesmente amo ouvir essa música, meche com minhas emoções, é como um bálsamo nos meus ouvidos, como ser humano de um talento inigualável era Toots Thielemans.
Saudades eternas.
Eu amo gaita, toda música que tenha gaita no meio e paro pra ouvir, até comprei uma, eu vou aprender a tocar pelo simples fato de achar grandioso e sublime o som.

@funkman0811

8y↑5

Just MAGIC He Is The Greatest Jazz Harmonica Player Ever

@whitepuddle

8y↑3

Eccellenti, musicalità, ritmo, ricchezza armonica, swing, spensieratezza...per uno standard di sua scrittura considerato un "evergreen" a livello planetario...Tutto questo emanato da una figura umana, oltre che immenso musicista, che tiene la breccia da parecchi lustri e che è caratteristico suonare un piccolissimo, tascabile strumento musicale.di non facile spremitura....provare per credere..!! Inconfondibile, imperdibile e insostituibile musicman a 360 gradi..!!.

@risoneidesantos6301

2y↑27

como ficou esse coração tanto no instrumento quanto na emoção.

@mrconstable1908

8y↑4

One of the all time Greats of jazz and life.

@Kenzodz23

10y↑7

On n'a pas envie que ça s'arrête, Toots c'est tout le temps fabuleux!

@Kenzodz23

10y

Danielle Lamouri Moi aussi; merci, Danielle :) biz

@oliviamartinez1871

21w

LO VI EN CU ME PARECE QUE EN EL 2004, MAESTRAZO, UNICO, MARAVILLOSO,ESTE TEMA ES DE MIS FAVORITOS.

@esmewvimes2901

2y↑2

Oh, wow! I can't believe that is a harmonica!! how have I gone my whole life without hearing this man play? I probably have heard him on a dozen soundtracks, playing with this or that artist I DID know, and having developed a palate, passion and appreciation of music late in life, I keep my YouTube subscription paid up so I can keep tripping over these unseen rocks at dusk, only to find they are brilliant and rare gems that I will now hunt for, and appreciate for the rest of MY life. For every grumble I have about the internet or what social media is turning people into, There are 100 more positive experiences out there just waiting to be found.

I mas a manager of a print shop, and on Saturdays the local Public Radio station would play 2 hours of American Routes. It exposed me to music I didn't know existed. I heard it, and I immediately could pick out which artists had been influenced by this of that artist, and some who had been pillaged and plundered. I learned about Bluegrass, and Real Country music, like Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, not Garth Brooks and Faith Hill country. (Nothing wrong if you like what I call Bedazzled Country, it's just not my cup of whiskey-laced tea.) Over the course of 2 hours, (2 1 hour shows) I would learn so much, and people would come and ask, what radio station is that?! It's available on-line, since my doofus station removed the show from their schedule.

It's funny. When I was married, I was always kind of stiff around my MIL and SIL. No particular reason, though I've always wondered if I might be just ever so slightly on the Asperger's end of the autism spectrum. My Parent Teacher meetings invariable went like this: Your daughter is a wonderful student. She always does her work, she gets good grades, she loves to read. We often see her by herself under a tree reading instead of playing with the other kids. Very smart, but a bit of a loaner." Little did I know that with about a 10 year exception, that was going to sum me up perfectly.

Anyway, I only mention it because I always had such a hard time speaking to my MIL. We had no commonality, including her son because he never would talk about himself or his childhood. He could be summed up by the word, "Sociopath." It's a term I wish I'd learned more about during all those hours of reading. But, when we were driving around, and American Routes came on, she was all over that! We had finally found something that we could both love and even, finally have something to talk about. My (ex) in-laws are all wonderful, beautiful, kind, and accepting people whom I still care a great deal for, despite the nuclear holocaust that was my marriage. Anyway, great music, really glad I pursued this doodle and I can enjoy his music for whatever time I have left.

@pretutu2200

2y↑4

Justa homenagem a quem nos homenageou por toda sua vida com o seu talento !!!

@zelopes923

7y↑1

Uma pérola!!!

@jeanpaulgilleron3766

toots quel merveilleux musicien vous étiez vous restez un des meilleurs et quelle facilité d'improvisationRIP

@lenanava5409

1y↑2

Not to forget his whistling.....amazing!

@lucianasavina

brilhante !

@vinpogi1228

4y↑12

So beautiful, my eyes wept...Rest in eternal Peace Toots...💓

@joan464

EPD MESTRE! GRÀCIES PER TOTA LA TEVA MAGNÍFICA MÚSICA !

@clarencemendonca579

Toots goes to town on this Gem
replete with awesome key modulations. Cool Jazz, fantastic stuff, thanks a billion for sharing.

@ignatiuspinto2901

his music will remain immortal.

@evgenylauck4893

10y↑12

Уникальный и неповторимый! Великий музыкант!

@capegirl52

8y↑2

Teddy Bear Toots is gone... but he leaves us a huge gift of his talents for us to enjoy. I recall the day he came knocking at our door, all excited that he had successfully completed composing a great tune, complete with lyrics that was about to become a hit, back in '61, while he lived in the same apartment building as we did in Yonkers, NY. I'm in tears now but so grateful we got to know him.

@makhilasjambok2103

Quel talent !

@andremuraroluthier

GÊNIO !!! tanto compondo quanto tocando...

@derrickbrown6939

1y↑1

He was legendary!

@manfredwolff3115

4y↑10

He was an unbelievable good musician and as we can hear he was a great composer.

@luizcarlosvoidela5425

8y↑9

MInhas sinceras homenagens a quem muito me encantou com a sensibilidade de suas notas e arranjos. Alem das maravilhosas gravações instrumentais de MPB. Fique em paz, amigo!

@Arcturian1111

2y↑2

Wow. I just saw this on the daily Google event. Toots is amazing.

@conchiherves

@CommanderCody771

A true genius, RIP Toots.

@dominiquelapointe8424

Un maître. Un art qui se perd malheureusement.

@mikejenningsbates

8y↑36

Words cannot express my sadness at the departure of one of the nicest, and most gifted musicians I have ever known.

@markoslouizkambauvas4563

2y↑2

Redmond - Поздравляю вас с вашими комментариями ! Я соглашусь с тобой. Счастье.

@HighCrystal

5y↑3

One of the most beautiful chord sequences ever written.

@paulsimmons3211

8y↑64

Remembering Jean "Toots" Thielemans this date...The Brussels-born harmonica playing, whistling jazz guitarist had a musical palette distinctively his own...Beautifully moody, utterly soulful and never to be forgotten...Rest peacefully "Toots" with the secure knowledge that your music will remain in our hearts, in our minds and in this world...Thank you, good night and God bless...Jean "Toots" Thielemans (1922-2016)......

@markoslouizkambauvas4563

2y↑2

Поздравляю вас с вашими комментариями ! Я соглашусь с тобой. Счастье.

@MariaMuriello

2y↑1

He’s amazing. Soothes my soul

@TheSjoeske

5y↑3

Een eer om deze man live te hebben zien spelen. Super 👌🏼

@cedricrcsa8989

Grand monsieur grand talent grande orchestre pas comme les sois disant artiste d'aujourd'hui

@joefrank700

12y

Great guitar player too. Just a great all around musician and I'll bet a wonderful human being as well.

@aikman21

8y↑16

brilliant musician and composer , thank you for all those magical years .... R I P Toots

@MezbahRijvee

RIP to this legend 🙏

@tomrluther

Great performance - WOW!

@dhlking1

32w

Toots was a true inspiration to myself and many other people. Obviously he’s a legend and his body of work speaks for itself. I’ve been listening to Jazz almost my whole life and I have never heard anything like him before in my life.

@zelopes923

Toots, obrigado pelo som que nos davam, tu e a tua harmónica!!!!! Descansa em Paz!

@LAUENEN49

Un maître qui s'éteint, à la presse indifférence des médias (comme se fut le cas pour Maurice André - en France-!. Merci Monsieur Thielemans pour vos belles mélodies, votre technique inventive, votre "feeling": vous nous avez fait passé par toutes les émotions à travers de vos musiques. Et tant pis pour les médias, si elles ne vous célèbrent pas à la hauteur de votre talent et de votre âme. Ce sont de pauvres minables, ignares et suffisants dans dans leur ignorance. C'est presque un hommage en votre faveur. Illuminez le Paradis des musiciens ...(le Paradis des journalistes n'existe pas, désolé pour eux!)

@geetarnut

9y↑23

What an incredible musician,, and he always plays warmly,, from the HEART,, he's 92 now!!!

@butters8561

Hey Sonny, I regret to inform you that Toots Thielemans has passed on. RIP Toots he will live on in our mouths

@annaannaof716

10y↑1

Vynikajúci muzikant!Vďaka Anika.

@jaysparc

2y↑1

Toots was a true jazz master. More music in that man's little finger than most will ever have in their whole body. RIP and God Bless.

@sergenalbandyan5566

11y

Un des musiciens les plus romantiques. Merci !!!

@francisbalemansj635

Een hele warme mooie getalenteerde muzikant... Wat een talentje is dit zeg wauw 😀

@barbpatton272

11y↑1

I discovered Toots nearly 47 years ago and had his first LP record (does anyone remember those!!!) The Maestro gets better and better with age. Thank you Mr Toots - I love you and your gift to make the harp sound like an instrument played in Heaven.

@michaelferenci5521

9y↑44

Puts such a smile on my face every time I hear this wonderful man.........Absolutely without a doubt the most accomplished jazz harmonica artist in the world !................love you toots!

@shelleyhallermann8657

Oh my God. He is wonderful. Totally totally enjoying this

@davidtropp6232

8y↑1

That sound, and its creator will be missed,......RIP Toots!

@MaryannaChanteuse

51w↑1

Quelle merveille... inoubliable et quel délice !!

@hugoyupari5514

10y

Hay melodìas que engrandecen el alma.

@rayc.8555

7y↑1

Thanks you sir for this wonderful music. Truly amazing!

@oscarfranzini1717

6y↑3

INCREÍBLE PERFECCIÓN.

@oscarfranzini1717

impresionante la maravilla de este tema con la armonica de toots descanse en paz Maestro.

@rousroshka

Maravilloso

@kasperilaug

11y↑1

Great big man, thank you for doing what you do so well !

@Buttcrack72

The thing about a great musician/actor is that they always leave a great footprint behind. Being recorded in whatever medium assure's their immortality. Put on the DVD or drop the needle on the turntable (or CD) and they are alive again. Always waiting for you to bring them to life again.

@mariannefouss764

8y↑2

Un très grand musicien et un homme d'une simplicité exemplaire ! Repose en paix Toots !

@sylviasalas8938

4y↑54

There will never be another Toots. A sound like no other. Bravo!!

@rondeneef

nope. ttotsie izz...................................................

@butters8561

@Daniella de groote ttotsie izz GAY

@edwardkrzynowek241

5y↑2

I've known and liked this song for a long time, but never knew the title or the name of the man who played it until today when I was reading about Paul Simon's movie, One Trick Pony. Let's face it, Stevie Wonder has done wonderful things with the harmonica, there's no one else like him (at least in my opinion). But, upon realizing this man's catalog of contributions to great recordings, I think the same thing can be said of him. They are both unique, and there's plenty of room in the world of music for both of them and their styles. RIP. BTW, the way this song changes tempo halfway through, effectively creating a different song, is a stroke of true artistic genius IMO.

@francoisdehandschutter7150

Le don inné des plus grands. RIP Toots

@belianis

11y

I had not heard this tune in decades; thanks for posting it.

@MarkHessler1

2y↑1

This song financially secured him at an early time in his life

@bewike

Bedankt voor je geweldige muzikaliteit. En altijd alles uit het blote hoofd, super knap!

@fredericbacro16

8y↑10

Fantastic musician and wonderful human being! R.I.P. and thank you for the music, Toots!

@howdyyall4335

So beautiful 🥰 God bless you all 💓

@frankatcheson5019

He has taught me so much about phrasing, letting the music breathe, holding onto to a note till it almost drops out of your hand! You woke me up Toots, now rest in peace, no, stay alive & teach the angels some new sounds!