Concerto for Cootie

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"Concerto for Cootie" is a celebrated 1940 jazz composition by Duke Ellington showcasing trumpeter Cootie Williams in a series of expressive, blues-inflected solos.

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Concerto for Cootie canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
associatedEnsemble Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ
composer Duke Ellington ⓘ
composerOfVocalVersion Duke Ellington ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Cootie Williams ⓘ
era 1940s jazz ⓘ
featuredMusician Cootie Williams ⓘ
firstNotableTrumpetSoloist Cootie Williams ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hasAssociatedStandard Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (song) ⓘ
hasComposer Duke Ellington ⓘ
hasImprovisation trumpet solos by Cootie Williams ⓘ
hasKeyPerformer Cootie Williams ⓘ
hasNotableArrangement Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me ⓘ
hasNotableRecording 1940 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra studio recording ⓘ
hasOriginalEnsembleType jazz orchestra ⓘ
hasOriginalMedium big band ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter Cootie Williams ⓘ
influenced Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (standard jazz repertoire) ⓘ
isCelebratedFor expressive, blues-inflected trumpet solos ⓘ
virtuosic solo trumpet writing ⓘ
isInstrumental true ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
laterBecameSongWithLyrics Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me ⓘ
lyricistOfVocalVersion Bob Russell ⓘ
musicalForm concerto-style feature for solo trumpet and orchestra ⓘ
notableFor showcasing Cootie Williams' use of mutes ⓘ
transition from plunger-muted to open trumpet sound ⓘ
use of growl trumpet techniques ⓘ
partOfRepertoireOf Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ
performanceType orchestral jazz feature ⓘ
period Swing era ⓘ
primaryInstrumentFeatured trumpet ⓘ
recordingArtist Duke Ellington and His Orchestra ⓘ
recordLabel RCA Victor ⓘ
structure multi-chorus trumpet feature ⓘ
styleCharacteristic blues-inflected solos ⓘ
expressive melodic lines ⓘ
muted trumpet effects ⓘ
tempo medium swing ⓘ
usesHarmony blues-based harmony ⓘ
writtenFor Cootie Williams ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1940 ⓘ
yearOfFirstRecording 1940 ⓘ

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Cootie Williams → notableWork → Concerto for Cootie ⓘ
Do Nothing till You Hear from Me → basedOn → Concerto for Cootie ⓘ
Cootie Williams → notableWork → Concerto for Cootie ⓘ
subject linked to: Cootie