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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz composition ⓘ |
| associatedEnsemble | Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfVocalVersion | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s jazz ⓘ |
| featuredMusician | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstNotableTrumpetSoloist | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedStandard | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImprovisation | trumpet solos by Cootie Williams ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerformer | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableArrangement | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | 1940 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra studio recording ⓘ |
| hasOriginalEnsembleType | jazz orchestra ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | big band ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (standard jazz repertoire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCelebratedFor |
expressive, blues-inflected trumpet solos
ⓘ
virtuosic solo trumpet writing ⓘ |
| isInstrumental | true ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterBecameSongWithLyrics | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricistOfVocalVersion | Bob Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType | orchestral jazz feature ⓘ |
| period | Swing era ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentFeatured | trumpet ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1940 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRecording | 1940 ⓘ |
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