Cootie Williamsに関する情報
Kenny Garrett honors his mentors on new CD San Francisco Chronicle Fortunately for Garrett, he found himself across the aisle from Cootie Williams. The legendary growl trumpet stylist, who'd been with the Ellington band on and off since 1929, turned out to be the teenager's friend, mentor and protector. |
Something Else! sneak peek: Joe Jackson, “I'm Beginning to See the Light” (2012) Something Else! Reviews Make special note of trumpeter Cootie Williams' return, too. He had only recently retaken his chair, after a two-decades long run as a leader and as a sideman with Benny Goodman. His voice is somewhat autumnal (Williams was into his 50s at the time of ... |
38th Annual Jazz Record Collectors' Bash Jazz-Quad Among the featured performers will be the big bands of Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, the Dorsey Brothers, Noble Sissle, Les Brown, Jack Payne, Ray Noble and Jack Hylton; soloists Louis Armstrong, Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Benny Goodman, ... |
Music Review: Jimmy Owens - The Monk Project Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) "Blue Monk" and "Epistrophy" are standards today, but these and some others were covered and recorded as early as 1942 by the Cootie Williams Band. "Well You Needn't" is classic too. From Monk's catalog of about 70 compositions, Owens also offers some ... |
The Duke's bittersweet final night Northern Star Online That night's guest trumpeter was Cootie Williams, a jump blues musician from Alabama whose use of the plunger is often credited with influencing renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Ellington's orchestra popularized the use of the plunger mute, ... |