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mother a pianist and church organist, d.1918. siblings four brothers (including twins, of whom only one lived) wife Catherine Williams. The sound of his trumpet - with a mute or played open - was a memorable part of the Duke Ellington band during 1929 to 1940, during some of its most classic years. He inspired Ellington to compose two numbers ...
Cootie Williams. Charles Melvin " Cootie " Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Show Less... Continue reading at Wikipedia... Birth and Death Data: Born July 10, 1911 ( Mobile ), Died September 15, 1985 ( New York City) Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1942.
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra (auch Cootie Williams Orchestra, Cootie and His Savoy Orchestra und Cootie Williams und sein Orchester) war eine amerikanische Bigband, die der Trompeter Cootie Williams von Ende 1941 bis 1947 leitete. Sie spielte nach Ansicht von Gunther Schuller in den frühen 1940er Jahren eine wichtige Übergangsrolle ...
Charles Melvin Williams. Trumpeter, Bandleader. (1910 - 1985) 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. Williams was able to expand on that role with his superior ...
1962 kehrte Cootie Williams zur Band von Duke Ellington zurück, um dort erfolgreich seine alte Rolle wieder aufzunehmen. Er blieb bis zu Ellingtons Tod 1974 in der Band und spielte auch danach noch gelegentlich mit dem von dessen Sohn Mercer geleiteten Orchester. Cootie Williams starb am 15. September 1985 in Long Island, New York City, im Alter von 74 Jahren.
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Allmusic. [1] Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 is a compilation album of recordings by jazz trumpeter Cootie Williams from 1941, 1942, and 1944 (no recordings were made in 1943 due to the 1942–44 musicians' strike ). It was released by Classics [2] in 1995. The April 1, 1942, session includes the first recording of "Epistrophy ...
