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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Cootie canonical 2

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
Cootie Williams → nickname → Cootie ⓘ
subject linked to: Cootie