Cootie Williams
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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Presenting Cootie Williams
Jazz - Pubblicato da Universal Digital Enterprises il 15 apr 1957
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Do Nothing Till You Hear from . . . Cootie
Jazz - Pubblicato da Warwick Records il 14 apr 1960
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Master Tape Records il 25 giu 2021
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Vintage Jazz No. 105 - EP: I Will Return To Paris
Jazz - Pubblicato da Vintage Music il 25 mag 1959
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Porgy And Bess Revisited
Cootie Williams, Hilton Jefferson
Jazz - Pubblicato da CoolNote il 30 set 2011
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Cootie Williams In Hi-Fi
Jazz - Pubblicato da Stardust Records il 1 ago 2011
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The Complete Recordings 1947-1952
Blues - Pubblicato da Blue Moon Rhythm & Blues il 1 gen 2013
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Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi
Jazz - Pubblicato da Moonbeams Records il 1 gen 1958
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Cootie & Rex in the Big Challenge
Jazz - Pubblicato da Fresh Sound Records il 1 gen 1957
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Cootie And The Boys From Harlem
Jazz - Pubblicato da CoolNote il 31 mag 2010
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Jazz at Stereoville
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Moon il 29 apr 2011
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Live in Paris (feat. Arnold Jarvis, Lester Jenkins, Larry Dale & George Clark)
Jazz contemporaneo - Pubblicato da Body & Soul il 3 nov 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1941 - 1944
Jazz - Pubblicato da Complete Jazz Series il 14 set 2009
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The ellington's days
Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da EPM il 8 apr 2003
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1949
Jazz - Pubblicato da Complete Jazz Series il 14 set 2009
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Essential Jazz Masters
Jazz - Pubblicato da Stardust Records il 1 ago 2011
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Cootie and Rex in the Big Challenge (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da The Jazz Corner il 23 mar 2015
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Cootie (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da The Jazz Corner il 7 ott 2016
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Nightclub
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra, Cootie Williams
Jazz - Pubblicato da nicer Clubbing il 11 ott 2021
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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra Selected Hits Vol. 2
Jazz - Pubblicato da Charly Records il 21 mar 2011
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