Cootie

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Cootie is the nickname of Charles "Cootie" Williams, a prominent American jazz trumpeter known for his work with Duke Ellington and his distinctive growling plunger-muted style.

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instanceOf bandleader
human
jazz trumpeter
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedAct Benny Goodman
Duke Ellington
Johnny Hodges
Rex Stewart
birthName Charles Melvin Williams
collaboratedWith Ella Fitzgerald
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-07-10
dateOfDeath 1985-09-15
endTimeOfMembership 1940 (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
1941 (Benny Goodman Orchestra)
endTimeOfReturn 1974 (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
genre big band
jazz
swing
givenName Charles
instrument trumpet
led Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
memberOf Benny Goodman Orchestra
Duke Ellington Orchestra
nickname Cootie
notableFor growling plunger-muted trumpet style
work with Duke Ellington
notableTechnique growl trumpet
plunger mute effects
notableWork Concerto for Cootie
Do Nothing till You Hear from Me
Echoes of Harlem
occupation bandleader
trumpeter
placeOfBirth Mobile, Alabama, United States
linked to: Mobile, Alabama
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
position featured soloist in Duke Ellington Orchestra
recordLabel Capitol Records
Columbia Records
Okeh Records
returnedTo Duke Ellington Orchestra
startTimeOfMembership 1929 (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
1940 (Benny Goodman Orchestra)
startTimeOfReturn 1962 (Duke Ellington Orchestra)

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Cootie Williams nickname Cootie
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