Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Born in Mobile...
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of Cootie is a children's game for two to four players. The object is to be the first to build a three-dimensional bug-like object called a cootie. The...
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Bud Powell discography (section With Cootie Williams)
Tempus Fugue-It (Proper) – Four disc set, from 1944 recordings with Cootie Williams to the first sessions for Blue Note and Clef in 1949–50. The Complete...
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Cootie Williams (1911–1985), American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter Cootie, a slang term for head lice infestation Cootie, an alternate...
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Bud Powell (section 1943–1945: Cootie Williams's band)
stride and ragtime that had been prevalent. Upon joining trumpeter Cootie Williams's band in 1943, he received attention from the broader musical community...
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died in 1932 at the age of 29, but he was an important influence on Cootie Williams, who replaced him. In 1929, the Cotton Club Orchestra appeared on stage...
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restaurant industry in the 1940s, but still played on the side with Cootie Williams and for several years with Earl Hines on baritone sax. His last performances...
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Clearwater Coco Montoya Coco Robicheaux Cool John Ferguson Coot Grant Cootie Stark Cootie Williams Corky Siegel Cornbread Harris Country Jim Bledsoe Cousin Joe...
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the first (Variety VA-515-1) was published. The band members were: Cootie Williams – trumpet Juan Tizol – trombone Barney Bigard – clarinet Harry Carney...
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father from 1940 until 1941, and later worked as road manager for Cootie Williams' orchestra (1941 until 1943 and again in 1954). Ellington returned...
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The Solid Trumpet of Cootie Williams is an album by trumpeter Cootie Williams that was recorded in 1962 and released on the Moodsville label (a Prestige...
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'Round Midnight (song) (category Andy Williams songs)
The first recording was made by Cootie Williams on August 22, 1944, after the pianist Bud Powell persuaded Williams to record the tune. Monk first recorded...
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African Drums (RCA Victor, 1959) Cootie Williams & Rex Stewart, The Big Challenge (Jazztone, 1957) Cootie Williams & Rex Stewart, Porgy & Bess Revisited...
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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...
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Rushing Sam Taylor The Treniers Big Joe Turner Titus Turner Eddie Vinson Cootie Williams Jimmy Witherspoon Mitch Woods "Elmore Nixon Biography, Songs, & Albums"...
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then played for Big Bill Broonzy. During the 1940s, he was with the Cootie Williams Orchestra. He recorded such tunes as "Cherry Red". There is some controversy...
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Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi is an album by trumpeter Cootie Williams, recorded in 1958 and released on the RCA Victor label. Cub Koda on AllMusic said the...
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(Columbia, 1962) Sylvia Syms, Syms by Sinatra (Reprise, 1982) Cootie Williams, Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958) "Project 3 Executives – Tony Mottola"...
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sextet with Christian, Count Basie, longtime Duke Ellington trumpeter Cootie Williams, former Artie Shaw tenor saxophonist Georgie Auld and later drummer...
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64 (1964) Ups 'n Downs (c. 1965) With others Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 (Cootie Williams, Classics, 1944) New York Journeyman – Complete...
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re-imagines the jazz guitar solo." "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 4:58 "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 3:20 "The End of...
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Gonsalves' "profoundly emotional" tribute to both Sidney Bechet and Hodges, Cootie Williams, Norris Turney, and Harold Ashby. In his review for Sounds, Jack Hutton...
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Jones?" (Richard Rodgers) – 4:42 "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 3:38 "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern) – 4:01 "Blues for Alican"...
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earlier, he had worked for renowned jazz trumpeter Cootie Williams as his road manager. Cootie Williams bought a home in Addisleigh Park in 1947. While residing...
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Count Basie, Andy Kirk, Don Redman, Erskine Hawkins, Benny Carter and Cootie Williams. Benziger House Bailey House 14 (right) and 16 (left) St. Nicholas...
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Wataru Lu Watters Freddie Webster Kenny Wheeler Pharez Whitted Cootie Williams Mike Williams Steamboat Willie Snooky Young Webster Young Johnny Zell Ed Zandy...
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Do Nothing till You Hear from Me (redirect from Concerto for Cootie)
instrumental ("Concerto for Cootie") that was designed to highlight the playing of Ellington's lead trumpeter, Cootie Williams. Russell's words were added...
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Lyon) Cheikh Fall as Percussion (Lyon) Michel Pérez as Guitar (Lyon) Tony Williams as Drums (Lyon, New York) Freddie Hubbard as Trumpet (New York) Cedar Walton...
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Award, 1955) The Big Challenge with Cootie Williams (Jazztone, 1957) Porgy & Bess Revisited with Cootie Williams (Warner Bros., 1959) Chatter Jazz with...
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Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Sextet): Benny Goodman — clarinet Cootie Williams — trumpet George Auld — tenor saxophone Count Basie — piano Charlie...
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