Cootie plays Duke, Part I (Podcast #22-012)

Ellington Reflections · Nov 29, 2022 · 40m

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The recordings heard on this podcast episode:

Echoes of Harlem (CD: “Cootie Williams and his Orchestra 1945-1946” Classics 981)

Recorded 29 January 1946, New York City

Cootie Williams, Bob Merrill – trumpet, vocal; Ermit V. Perry, George Treadwell, Billy Ford, Clarence “Gene” Redd – trumpet; Ed Burke, Robert Horton, Edward Johnson – trombone; Rupert Cole, John Jackson – alto sax; Everett Gains, Sam Taylor – tenor sax; Bob Ashton – baritone sax; Arnold Jarvis – piano; Sam…