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Williams rose to prominence as a member of Duke Ellington 's orchestra when the band was playing at the Cotton Club, with which he first performed from 1929 to 1940. He also recorded his own sessions during this time, both freelance and with other Ellington sidemen.
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.
10. Juli 2011 · 1928 übersiedelte Cootie Williams nach New York, bekam Jobs in den Orchestern von Chick Webb und Fletcher Henderson und stieß im Frühjahr 1929 zu Duke Ellington, an Stelle des großartigen...
29. Jan. 2024 · 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
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16. Sept. 1985 · Cootie Williams, the Duke Ellington Orchestra trumpet player whose internationally recognized signature was the growling, muted horn, died of a kidney ailment yesterday in Long Island Jewish...
Cootie Williams in his Own Words: The Ellington Era 1929-1940. “Down South I used to listen to Louis Armstrong on the radio, playing with Fletcher Henderson. from the Roseland. ‘Boy,’ I used to say to myself, ‘if I could only get to New York and hear him.’” “A funny thing was that Duke never asked me to play like Bubber [ Miley ].
Biographies. 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.