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Nelson Williams
tr, 1917-1973 US, Montgomery, Alabama
Musician of Jazz
Nelson "Cadillac" Williams (September 26, 1917, Montgomery, Alabama - 1973, Voorburg, the Netherlands) was an American jazz trumpeter.Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with Cow Cow Davenport while still a teenager. In the 1930s he played in the territory bands Trianon Crackerjacks and Brown Skin Models, and acted as musical director for the Dixie Rhythm Girls. Around 1940 he left Alabama for Philadelphia, where he played with Tiny Bradshaw before joining the U.S. Army during World War II.
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Scheveningen Blues on Big Band Bops, Vol. 15 by Dutch Swing College Band, Nelson Williams & Vikki Carr St James Infirmary on Big Band Bops, Vol. 15 by Dutch Swing College Band, Nelson Williams & Vikki Carr Ko-Ko on Big Band Bops, Vol. 15 by Dutch Swing College Band, Nelson Williams & Vikki Carr Eve on Big Band Bops, Vol. 15 by Dutch Swing College Band, Nelson Williams & Vikki Carr We Remember Duke on Vintage Jazz No. 105 - EP: I Will Return To Paris by Cootie Williams Perdido on Vintage Jazz No. 105 - EP: I Will Return To Paris by Cootie Williams Sweetheart on Music for the Night "une heure de slow" by Various Artists Eve on Eve [Mono Version] by Nelson Williams Ol' Man River on Eve [Mono Version] by Nelson Williams Sweetheart on Eve [Mono Version] by Nelson WilliamsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Traditionalists In Europe | Albert Nicholas, Herb Fleming, Nelson Williams, Benny Waters, Joe Turner | 1972 | Album |
| Rhythm Is My Business | Nelson Williams And The D.C.Cobbs Trio, Nelson Williams | 1967 | Album |
| Bugle Call Rag / The Sheik Of Araby | Mr. Adams Jazzopators Featuring Nelson Williams | 1961 | Single |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Nelson Williams featuring Jochen Schmidt-Oehm Quartet | 1960 | Single |
| So Much In Love / Detroit Is Jumping | Nelson Williams with The Jazzopaters | 1960 | Single |
| Nelson's Blues | Nelson Williams | 1959 | Single |
| When The Saints Go Marchin' In | Nelson Williams | 1958 | Album |
| Eve | Nelson Williams Con, Jean Bonal | 1955 | Single |
| Five Horn Groove | Nelson Williams | Album |
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