Cootie Williams & His Orchestra
Cootie Williams, one of the finest trumpeters of the 1930s, expanded upon the role originally formed by Bubber Miley with Duke Ellington's Orchestra. Renowned for his work with the plunger mute, Cootie was also a fine soloist when playing open. Starting as a teenager, Cootie Williams played with a variety of local bands in the South, coming to New York with Alonzo Ross' Syncopators. He played for a short time with the orchestras of Chick Webb and Fletcher Henderson (recording with the latter), before joining Duke Ellington as Miley's replacement in February 1929. He was a fixture with Duke's band during the next 11 years, not only recording many classics with Ellington (including "Echoes of Harlem" and "Concerto for Cootie"), but leading some of his own sessions and recording with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, and Billie Holiday, in addition to being a guest at Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert in 1938. His decision to leave Ellington and join Goodman's orchestra in 1940 was considered a major event in the jazz world. During his year with B.G., Williams was well-featured with both the big band and Goodman's sextet. The following year he became a bandleader, heading his own orchestra which, at times in the 1940s, featured such up-and-coming players as pianist Bud Powell, tenorman Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, altoist/singer Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and even Charlie Parker.
Although he had a hit (thanks to Willis Jackson's honking tenor) on "Gator," by 1948 Cootie had cut his group back to a sextet. Playing R&B-oriented music, he worked steadily at the Savoy, but by the 1950s was drifting into obscurity. However, in 1962, after a 22-year absence, Cootie Williams rejoined Duke Ellington, staying even beyond Duke's death in 1974 as a featured soloist. By then his solos were much simpler and more primitive than earlier (gone was the Louis Armstrong-inspired bravado), but Cootie remained the master with the plunger mute. He was semi-retired during his final decade, taking a final solo in 1978 on a Teresa Brewer record, and posthumously serving as an inspiration for Wynton Marsalis' own plunger playing.
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Keep It Moving
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez Keep Moving le 11 févr. 2023
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Typhoon (The Mercury Recordings 1947 - 1949)
Cootie Williams & His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez Jazz Classics le 29 févr. 2020
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Old Fishers Fantasies
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez the new lokk music le 6 nov. 2020
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Original Hit Recordings
Cootie Williams & His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez CoolNote le 1 janv. 2000
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Dawn of the Century
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez Century Hills le 25 sept. 2021
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Forest Spirits
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez Forest Spirits le 25 mai 2021
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Back and Forth
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez Back and Forth le 26 févr. 2023
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The Song of the Liberty Bell
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez Liberty Bell le 5 mars 2023
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I Wonder If She's Waiting
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez shes waiting le 26 avr. 2023
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Rope Dancing
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez rope dancing le 13 janv. 2023
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Night Train
Cootie Williams & His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Sunday Club Records le 24 avr. 2014
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Cool Time Out
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez CTO go pro rec. le 18 janv. 2021
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Old Fishing Boat
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars
Jazz - Paru chez Old Fishing Boat le 1 juin 2021
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