Concerto for Cootie: The Life and Times of Cootie Williams
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Availability:In StockContributor:Steven C. BowieSeries:American Made MusicPublish date:10/24/2025Pages:456
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of MississippiISBN-13:9781496859440ISBN-10:1496859448UPC:9781496859440Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Music, African American & Black, Genres & StylesBook Topic:JazzSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCK9WGPJG8
Concerto for Cootie: The Life and Times of Cootie Williams
Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move--it was still taboo for African Americans to share the...
Series: American Made Music
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of MississippiISBN-13:9781496859440ISBN-10:1496859448UPC:9781496859440Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Music, African American & Black, Genres & StylesBook Topic:JazzSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCK9WGPJG8
Steven C. Bowie curates and hosts the Duke Ellington-themed podcast Ellington Reflections. He has presented papers on Cootie Williams and Kenny Burrell for conferences held by the Duke Ellington Society of Sweden and written articles for DownBeat and Jazz Improv magazines.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
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