One Note Samba and Bluesette 

After a long a productive musical life, Toots Thielemans has just offered his life to eternity. Let's feel awe and gratitude for this great musician, who has given the world so many wonderful tunes who play directly to the heart.

I can't believe this has escaped me on youtube for 6 years. Excellent.

It's Danish Singer Birgit Lystager! She's fabulous and 72 years old now. Love her!

And just to think that i had the great pleasure to talk with that wonderful legend Mr. Thielemans in a jazz club called Catalina`s in Los Angeles.... WOOOW.

Yes, he is TOOTS, the famous and excellent harmonica player for ever ... and ... guitar player, too ... when he was young. His whistle ... the same quality. From BraSil, Marcelo Batista

This are both very difficult songs to sing, and she makes them sound easy and utterly smooth, while smiling, and balancing that hat on her head.

So long Toots,you inspired us all..

A Belgian and a Danish play a song by a Brazilian in a style that is arguably developed through fusion with American music. Damn, music IS international!

Our hearts, your's and mine feel deeply at the losses of authentic artists (not the ones today who grab their crotches for recognition), of true talent and genius, such as is here in moving pictures, which stands as proof of there being no recording tricks, no lip synching; only true, high art, which plainly lives in this performance. And THAT's rare today!!!.. "Bluesette" by Toots is the all time greatest jazz waltz in the world and decorated with he playing the greatest harmonica solos ever, to boot ! ! Thanks for posting this, Mark in L.A.

Can't stop playing, hooked❤🍸😍😘🌷

of course, total musician that he is, he cannot stop producing sounds with his mouth, even when he's got another instrument in his hand ;-)

Toots was amazing. Amazing what a great American accent the singer has.

I'm going to cry he reaches me so much..and she is great too!!

Mr. Jobim's works sound wonderful no matter who performs them!

Toots was one of the greatest, love his playing😊

this music will never die as long as I am alive

Beautiful!!! I was stunned today to run across this video - Toots Thielemans and Birgit Listaer (sp?), two artists that are solid and confident in their talent, and expert performers. I listened - and again, and again! One thing no one seemed to notice right off was the expert whistling that was, I believe, Toots Thielemans. He is just tremendous!

To me the greatest music living legend Mr. Toots Theielemans, don´t you ever die Toots because my heart will die with you.

Thanks for highlighting his skills on the guitar an as a whistler-very considerable and too long forgotten

Absolutely Superb Renditions of Both Famous Jazz Songs of All Time PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing more romantic than some dude with glasses looking you in the eyes as he plays harmonica for you

R.I.P Toots Thielemans

Brilliant :) - Just love the way Toots slips in 2 bars of "The Girl Next Door" at 1:20

Bluesette Great Danmark and Maestro Toots Thilemans

lovely!

Bluesett is Amazing Still !!! 💞

RIP Toots. :^(

Une légende ce Toots!Musicien jouant parfaitement,de l'harmonica bien sûr mais aussi de la guitare et de la batterie!Génial!

This is so great RGSneaker! Thank you so much for posting for all of to enjoy. I never heard this singer before, very enjoyable and of course, have loved Toots for his whole career. Thanks again.

that was real nice thanks for upload

WooooooooW....Toots you`re magical....I love you.

Awesome. What a gem of a video. They looked like they were having fun.

DR (Denmarks Radio) Recording: Toots Thielemans, Birgit Lystager, Ben Webster, Kurt Riedel, Mads Winding, Finn Ziegler, Steen Holkenow Please check the whole playlist: Track 1.avi By the way: These recordings were given to me by the drummer Kurt Riedel - you can catch him on Facebook for more details Thanks Per

Siempre será excelente el Sr. Thielemans.

Que hermosa mujer.!, si se pudiera coincidir en el tiempo y el espacio, quien sabe si aun viva, su canto es sublime y de una nostalgia desgarradora, saludos desde Colombia...

How many musicians change the course of jazz? Toots was one of the greatest "ever". He created the harmonica as a jazz instrument - nobody had ever done that before. I got to seem him before he passed the Blue Note in NYC - one of the greatest concerts I ever got to hear.

Oh man this is bliss. Im in love with Bluesette!

Incredible combination

Wonderful! Will always love Toots!

This is just a little samba Built upon a single note Other notes are bound to follow But the root is still that note Now this new note is the consequence Of the one we've just been through As I'm bound to be The unavoidable consequence of you There's so many people Who can talk and talk, and talk And just say nothing Or nearly nothing I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I've come to nothing I mean nothing So I come back to my first note As I come back to you I will pour into that one note All the love I feel for you Any one who wants the whole show Re mi fa so la ci do He will find himself with no show Better play the note you know So I come back to my first note I must come back to you I will pour into that one note All the love I feel for you Any one who wants the whole show Re mi fa so la ci do He will find himself with no show Better play the note you know

Excelente ! Toots que artista tan completo, maravilloso! gracias

sweet voice - nice combo!!! love it!

Toots visited Sweden a lot in the 60's and 70's and speaks pretty good swedish

👍👏💐👍👏💐❤️❤️❤️very nice performance

Toots, helaas niet meer onder ons, een groot musicus en een bescheiden en beminnelijk mens. Dat hij ruste in vrede.

excellent....!

Charming.

Ben Webster chillin' in the background, at the end...

Just wish to listen to a longer version of One Note Samba

Maravilloso!!😘

Poor little, sad little blue Bluesette Don't you cry, don't you fret You can bet one lucky day you'll waken And your blues will be forsaken One lucky day lovely love will come your way Long as there's love in your heart to share Dear Bluesette, don't despair Some blue boy is longing just like you To find a someone to be true to Two loving arms you can nestle in and stay Get set, Bluesette True love is coming Your troubled heart soon will be humming (Instrumental) Pretty little Bluesette, musn't be a mourner Have you heard the news yet? Love is round the corner Love wrapped in rainbows and tied with pink ribbons To make your next springtime your gold wedding ring time So dry your eyes don't you fuss, don't you fret Goody-good times are coming Bluesette Long as there's love in your heart to share Oh dear Bluesette, oh don't despair Some blue boy is longing just like you To find a someone to be true to One lucky day lovely love will come your way That lucky day May just be today

❤ ❤ ❤

Really terrific! Thank you for posting.

He is soooooooo FN great!!!

Excellent!

Yo puedo añadir k sin música no soy nada... Forma parte de mi vida.🎉

Happy Birthday Toots! Great post, thanks so much.

Great Voice, And Beautiful

She's great!

Extraordinario dueto...impecable voz ¡

how can u not like that,makes u smile

Love you and miss you M ister Thielemans

waw,,,Toots Thielemans mmg top markotop,,, seniman tiup yang gak ada duanya

Nossa MPB está muito bem representada eu amei essa versão em inglês

Absolute perfection!!!

YES!

Excellent

Estou apaixonado por essa música 😍😍😍😍😍

Do any of you know or remember that, "Blusette" was the song played by Toots at the end of, "The Getaway?" Great movie, second best of the great Steve McQueen. "Bulitt" is first!

I've tried hard to sing Bluesette...seems not easy also One note Samba...nice songs!

Fabulous ❤

Estou apaixonado 😍😍😍😍😍 por essa música

Just listen people just listen xxx

Awesome!

Beautiful

so good

What a voice this singer has...from Denmark..!!

Like my kindergarten teacher from '67-'68...we've have done anything for her, at least the boys would!

This is the nearest to Vicki Carr's great version [can't find anywhere]. What a musical feast for the jazz harmonist.

Muito bom!!! Very good!

Aiiii caramba, she's a cutie, this Birgit. 😊❤😊❤😊

Very Nice!

Essa garota canta bem.

Toots could whistle and play guitar very well but he was the king of chromatic harmonica jazz/pop!

Ficou lindo. It was beautiful

classy.

Wunderschööön!

Suddenly I got the urge to rewatch That Man from Rio (1964).

The great Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund sang bluesette " Bedårande sommarvals" 1964 With lyrics from Tage Danielsson

Me encanta. Maravilloso Toot. La cantante impecable en su interpretación.

grandioso!

I LOVE IT S MUCT

Precioso.

Be!lissima esibizione

Genial

Hun er fantastisk!!!

He must've given hella good mustache rides back then. He will be missed.

Muito bom or very good!

Hi, Thanks for you commnts :-) I wrote their names in the playlist nfi, but here it is: DR Recording: Toots Thielemans, Birgit Lystager, Ben Webster, Kurt Riedel, Mads Winding, Finn Ziegler, Steen Holkenow

She reminds me of the Danish Anita O'Day!