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1941-1944 [Classics] by Cootie Williams & His Orchestra released in 1995. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 0.00 / 0.00. New Releases. Discover. Genres Moods Themes. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk Internation ...
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 ...
Cootie Williams, Trumpeter born. On this date, we mark the birth of Cootie Williams in 1908. He was a Black trumpeter whose mastery of mutes and expressive effects made him one of the most distinctive jazz musicians. Charles Melvin Williams was born in Mobile, Alabama. A self-taught trumpeter, Williams toured with several bands, including ...
18. Aug. 2023 · However, Williams’ rich open horn sound and his distinctive plunger-muted playing quickly became an important part of the bigger palette with which Ellington worked. By the time of his last year with the band, 1940, Cootie was one of the most distinctive musicians in a group of highly individualistic players.
Indeed, when Cootie Williams returned to the band more than twenty years later, he would play Nance's solo on "A Train" almost exactly as the original. Nance in Duke Ellington's orchestra, 1943 Nance was often featured on violin, and was the only violin soloist ever featured in Ellington's orchestra (especially noteworthy is his violin contribution to the original 1942 version of "The 'C' Jam ...
31. Aug. 2020 · Cootie Williams. When Bubber Miley was fired, Duke Ellington immediately hired Cootie Williams, a young trumpeter who had played with Fletcher Henderson. At first Williams was not sure of his role in the band but, after hearing Tricky Sam Nanton’s brilliance with the plunger mute, it dawned on him that he was in Miley’s chair. With Nanton ...
12. Jan. 1999 · Big Band, Bop, Jazz Blues, Swing, ... 1945-1946 by Cootie Williams & His Orchestra released in 1999. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 0.00 / 0.00. New Releases. Discover. Genres Moods Themes. Blues ...
