Toots Thielemans plays "Con Alma" by Dizzy Gillespie on harmonica together with the WDR BIG BAND under the direction of bandleader and arranger Henk Meutgeert. Another solo is played by Joachim Schönecker on guitar. Jeff Hamilton plays as guest on drums. Recorded at the Bühl Jazz Festival 2004.

In memory of the great jazz musician Jean Baptiste "Toots" Thielemans, who died in 2016 and would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 29, 2022.

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