Cootie Williams And His Orchestra - Cootie Williams In Stereo (1958/2015) [DSD256 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Cootie Williams, one of the finest trumpeters of the 1930s, expanded upon the role originally formed by Bubber Miley with Duke Ellington's Orchestra. Renowned for his work with the plunger mute, Cootie was also a fine soloist when playing open. This sessions from 1958 shows that Williams' broad style was still mightily intact some 30 years after joining the Ellington fold.

Unlike the other Ellington sidemen projects in this series, Williams performs on "Cootie Williams in Stereo" with a full-blown big band, turning in swinging readings of such chestnuts as "Just in Time" and "Summit Ridge Drive". Oddly, these big-band sides don't honor the Duke musically except when Cootie and the band tackle old favorites like "Caravan". Other tracks skirt the place where blues and R&B meet Jazz, at the end of a dark alley.

Tracklist:

01 - Just in Time
02 - Summit Ridge Drive
03 - Nevertheless, I'm on Love with You
04 - On the Street Where You Live
05 - I'll See You in My Dreams
06 - Caravan

Arranged by Bill Stegmeyer.
Produced by Fred Reynolds. Engineered by John Norman.
Recorded on March 25, 1958 - April 8, 1958 at Webster Hall, New York.
Transferred from a 15ips 2-Track Tape by High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT).



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