When Cootie Left the Duke, Pt. II (Podcast #17-010)

Ellington Reflections · Aug 19, 2017

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“I didn’t drink at all until I got my band.” – Cootie Williams

The recordings heard on this podcast episode:

‘Round Midnight (CD: “Big Bands at The Savoy, Cootie Williams & Luis Russell” JUCD 2064)

Recorded 12 February 1945 at the Savoy Ballroom, NYC

Cootie Williams, Harold “Money” Johnson, Ermit V. Perry, George Treadwell – trumpet; Ed Burke, Bob Horton – trombone; Charlie Parker, Frank Powell – alto sax; Lee Pope, Sam Taylor – tenor sax; Ed de Verteuil –…