Cootie Williams Do Nothing Till You Hear From Cootie

Collectables Jazz Classics (series)

Personnel includes: Cootie Williams (trumpet).

Originally released on Warwick (2027). Includes liner notes by Mark Marymount.

Personnel: Cootie Williams (trumpet).

Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.

Recording information: 1959.

Here's a straight-up reissue of Cootie's 1960 album for the Warwick label. It's a cozy small-band date, with Williams employing his plunger mute to great effect on standards like "Always," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." Cootie even takes a stab at vocalizing on the old warhorse "When the Saints Go Marching In," and his readings of "Blue Skies," "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," and "Caravan" are three more highlights of this storming little session. ~ Cub Koda