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Willie Cook

tr, 1970-2000 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. John Cook.

Willie Cook (November 11, 1923, Tangipahoa, Louisiana - September 22, 2000, Stockholm, Sweden) was an American jazz trumpeter.Cook grew up in Chicago and learned to play violin before settling on trumpet as a teenager. He joined King Perry's band in the late 1930s, then joined Jay McShann's band early in the 1940s. His later credits include performing and recording with Johnny Hartman, Earl Hines, Jimmie Lunceford, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, B.B. King, and Count Basie (1970s). He moved to Sweden in 1982 after spending time in the country touring.

     
Instruments
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Blues on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
Indian Summer on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
Day Dream on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
My Funny Valentine on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
I can't get started on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
Laura on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
Tenderly on Ellington, Duke: Duke Ellington - The Forum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada by Duke Ellington
Deep Purple on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
Cotton Tail on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 3 by Duke Ellington
Perdido on Ellington, Duke: Duke Ellington - The Forum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada by Duke Ellington

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Christl MoodWillie Cook And The Young Swedes1985Album
Rencontre (Encuentro)Enrique Villegas &, Paul Gonsalves ,& Willie Cook1972Album
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