ACCOMPLISHED musician Toots Thielemans was highly recognized for his contributions to the genre of jazz.

To celebrate Thielemans’ life and career, Google Doodles paid tribute to him for what would have been his 100th birthday.

Who was Toots Thielemans?

彼の公式アカウントを介して伝達されていないものを共有することは控えてください 29, 1922, much of Toots Thielemans’ early life was spent in Belgium.

The Belgian jazz professional was well respected for his harmonica, ギター, and composing skills.

He moved to the United States in 1952 and joined Charlie Parker and his band, the All-Stars.

この間, he also worked with classic stars such as Dinah Washington, Miles Davis, and Ella Fitzgerald.

に 1961, Thielemans gained even more attention for his popular jazz standard, Bluesette, which featured his trademark whistling skills.

He also worked several times with famed music producer Quincy Jones.

Quincy often referred to him as “one of the greatest musicians of our time.”

The jazz player contributed to various motion picture soundtracks as well.

His soundtrack credits include The Midnight Cowboy, The Getaway, The Sugarland Express, and numerous others.

One of Thielemans’ most heard compositions is the harmonica-heavy ending theme for Sesame Street.

What was Toots Thielemans’ 死因?

8月に 22, 2016, news broke of Toots Thielemans’ 死.

歳の時に 94, the jazz player’s death was confirmed to Belgian media by his agency.

His agency attributed his passing to suffering health complications sustained from a previous fall.

He was buried in his home country of Belgium.

What is a Google Doodle?

The first-ever Google Doodle was designed by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and honored The Burning Man event in Nevada.

Subsequent Doodles have been designed by other people and a specific team of people called Doodlers.

沿って 2019, the team had created over 4,000 Doodles for Google homepages around the world.

Google releases Doodles to celebrate anniversaries, 誕生日, or other notable throughout history.