Willie Cook (November 11, 1923 – September 22, 2000) was an American

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trumpeter. Cook was born in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, on November 11, 1923.Hogan, E
"Willie Cook"
AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2017. He grew up in

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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,

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, Jimmie Lunceford,

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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but a ...

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, B.B. King, and Count Basie. He joined Ellington's band in October 1951 as lead trumpeter and stayed for a decade. He moved to Sweden in 1982 after spending time in the country touring. He died of heart failure in Maria Regina Hospice in

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on September 22, 2000.Ratliff, Ben (October 21, 2000
"Willie Cook, 76, Lead Trumpeter with Gillespie and Ellington"
''The New York Times''.

Discography

With The Young Swedes *''Christl Mood'' ( Phontastic, 1985) With

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*''Roots of Scandinavian Blues'' ( Hot Club, 1983) With

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'' (Bluebird, 1937–1949, 995 With Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band *''Swings Again, Live!!!'' (Scranta, 1999) With Johnny Hodges *''

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References

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