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Charles Melvin " Cootie " Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, [1] and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Biography. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Williams began his professional career at the age of 14 with the Young Family band, which included saxophonist Lester Young. [2] .
Charlie Melvin „Cootie“ Williams (* 10. Juli 1911 in Mobile, Alabama; † 15. September 1985 in Long Island in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazztrompeter . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Bedeutung. 3 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra. 4 Diskographische Hinweise. 5 Literatur. 6 Weblinks. 7 Anmerkungen. Leben.
Vor 22 Stunden · Trumpeter Cootie Williams (1911-1985) will always be most famous for his association with Duke Ellington. He became Bubber Miley’s successor as Ellington’s plunger mute specialist during 1929-40 and, after a 22-year “vacation, he returned for another dozen years (1962-74). Williams had his own sound, could also play top-notch unmuted solos, and was always happy to acknowledge the ...
10. Juli 2011 · Nachdem er mehr als zehn Jahre Duke Ellingtons Orchester angehört hatte, unterzeichnete der schwarze Trompeter Cootie Williams im November 1940 einen einjährigen Vertrag bei dem weißen ...
25. März 2024 · One of the most definitive and sui generic sounds of the trumpet has been that from Cootie Williams, who helped define the original “jungle” sound of Duke Ellington’s Orchestra. This four disc, 92 song anthology covers the famed horn man from his pre-Ellington days through his most famous time with the Duke, then venturing out ...
A self-taught trumpeter, Williams toured with several bands, including Lester Young’s family band, in his mid-teens before moving to New York in 1928. The next year he replaced the seminal Bubber Miley in the plunger-muted trumpet role in Duke Ellington’s band, a role that was fundamental to the band’s sound.
Cootie Williams was an integral part of Duke Ellington ’s band and a valued soloist from 1929-1940. He replaced trumpeter Bubber Miley whose plunger mute and growl contributed to the Ellington band’s distinctive sound.
