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Description: In 1953 Toots moved to New York City where he became a member of Charlie Parker’s All Stars. But it was when he joined the legendary George Shearing Quintet where he played guitar and featured him to play some solos on harmonica. By this time, peoples perception of the harmonica was that of a kids toy and not taken seriously in music circles around the world. In fact, the only harmonica players that were making a dent musically were The Harmonicats and Larry Adler.nnBy the mid-1950’s Toots w
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