Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson was arguably the greatest high-note trumpeter of all time. His solo on "Satin Doll" from Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert is a perfectly coherent chorus consisting of notes that are so high that it is doubtful if another trumpeter from all of jazz history could hit more than one or two. He first learned trumpet while at the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston and toured with the Carolina Cotton Pickers, a group in which he made his recording debut. During 1935-1944, Anderson played with many groups including those of Claude Hopkins, Lucky Millinder, Erskine Hawkins, and Lionel Hampton. Hampton loved his high-note mastery, although Hawkins reportedly fired Anderson out of jealousy. In 1944, Cat Anderson was first hired by Duke Ellington and it ended up being the perfect setting for him. Ellington enjoyed writing impossible parts for Cat to play, and Anderson received publicity and a steady income. He was more than just a high-note player, being a master with mutes and having a fine tone in lower registers, but no one could really challenge him in the stratosphere (although Maynard Ferguson, Jon Faddis, and Arturo Sandoval have come close). Anderson was with Ellington during 1944-1947, 1950-1959, and off and on during 1961-1971. Occasionally he would go out to lead his own bands but he always came back. After Ellington's death, Cat Anderson settled on the West Coast where he often played with local big bands, including an exciting one led by Bill Berry.
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Cat Speaks (Paris, France 1977)
Jazz - Lançado por Disques Black & Blue em 4 de jun. de 1977
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Plays WC Handy
Jazz - Lançado por Disques Black & Blue em 1 de jul. de 2002
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American Swinging In Paris
Jazz - Lançado por Parlophone (France) em 1 de jan. de 2002
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A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
Jazz - Lançado por Charlie Parker Records em 28 de out. de 1959
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Wild Onions
Jazz - Lançado por Squatty Roo Records em 4 de set. de 2018
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Cat Anderson
Jazz - Lançado por Inner City Records em 8 de fev. de 2010
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A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Cat Anderson, The Ellington All Stars
Jazz - Lançado por Charlie Parker Records em 1 de jan. de 2012
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Ellington, Duke: Live From the 1956 Stratford Festival
Classical - Lançado por Music and Arts Programs of America em 1 de jan. de 1989
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Cat Anderson
Jazz - Lançado por Inner City Records em 8 de fev. de 2010
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Ellingtonia
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de jan. de 2015
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Shine On
Jazz - Lançado por nagel heyer records em 3 de jun. de 2019
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