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Vor 2 Tagen · 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 ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Duke was dead by then, much lamented by all – especially his personal physician, Dr Luther Cloud (Lester Young’s doctor too), who saw him in his last days. “And he was such a nice-looking man,” he said, almost tearfully, meaning that by that time he no longer was. Anyway that film was crammed with interviews – with Duke’s sister Ruth, with Mercer his son, Cootie, Clark Terry, Al ...
14. Mai 2024 · Über uns. Im Jahr 2000 kam der erste, langersehnte Airedale zu uns: Young Duke genannt YUKON. Als wir 2004 unseren Zwinger beim KfT (Klub für Terrier e.V.)und FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) anmeldeten und schützen ließen, gab dieser Rüde unserem Zwinger den Namen.
14. Mai 2024 · Cootie Williams recorded the first version of Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight” on August 22, 1944. Little did pianist Thelonious Monk know that when he was writing the melody to the song that would become “Round Midnight,” he would be enshrining in ink one of the most famous songs in modern music.
20. Mai 2024 · Williams, for example, demonstrated his versatility in Ellington’s noted miniature concertos “Echoes of Harlem” and “Concerto for Cootie”. Some of Ellington’s numbers—notably “Caravan” and “Perdido” by trombonist Juan Tizol—were cowritten or entirely composed by sidemen.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Duke Ellington grew up in Washington, D.C., in a secure middle-class family that encouraged his interests in the fine arts. He began studying piano...
- Benefiting from the expertise of a large ensemble that included several important jazz artists, Duke Ellington broke away from the conventions of b...
- Often collaborating with his longtime composing-arranging partner Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington was responsible for big-band jazz classics such a...
- Duke Ellington was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, he led his band for more than 50...
7. Mai 2024 · Far East Suite is a 1967 concept album by Duke Ellington, inspired by his group’s tour of Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote the compositions. Track listing: All compositions by Ellington & Strayhorn except 9. by Ellington. “Tourist Point of View” – 5:09
4. Mai 2024 · Prized trumpet player Cootie Williams left to join Benny Goodman when Duke wouldn’t hike his weekly pay by $25. Rex Stewart threatened to quit over a similar $25 request, only this time...
