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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Backward
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra, Cootie Williams
Jazz - Pubblicato da Backward il 5 dic 2022
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The Saving Idea
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da toast & egg il 19 mag 2017
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Blues For you
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da Sandmann & Walther il 16 mag 2016
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The One and Only: Cootie Williams
Jazz - Pubblicato da Kateland il 23 ago 2013
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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra Selected Hits Vol. 1
Pop - Pubblicato da Charly Records il 21 mar 2011
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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra Selected Hits Vol. 2
Pop - Pubblicato da Charly Records il 21 mar 2011
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Where or When
Jazz - Pubblicato da nagel heyer records il 7 mar 2018
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The Greatest Of Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams & Booker Little (All Tracks Remastered)
Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams, Booker Little
Jazz - Pubblicato da Millennium Digital Remaster il 15 gen 2023
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They'll Never Take the Good Years
Jazz - Pubblicato da Nagel heyer records il 26 set 2016
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Bebop Story, The Early Years Vol 6, 1944 (Hq remastered 2022)
Cootie Williams, Bud Powell, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Jazz - Pubblicato da Vintage Recordings il 21 nov 2022
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Unusual Sounds
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da golden times il 17 giu 2017
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Caravan / My Old Flame (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Hit Singles Records il 28 mag 2020
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Rinky Dink (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Hit Singles Records il 1 apr 2021
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Soothe Me
Jazz - Pubblicato da Nagel heyer records il 18 ago 2017
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Moodsville Volume 27: Solid Trumpet (Remastered)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Sinetone AMR il 7 apr 2014
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Moodsville Volume 27: Solid Trumpet
Jazz - Pubblicato da Sinetone AMR il 31 gen 2014
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Golden Moments
Jazz - Pubblicato da cappo digital il 20 dic 2016
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Christmas Time Is Fairy-Tale Time
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da cappo digital il 22 dic 2016
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