Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi
Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi is an album by trumpeter Cootie Williams, recorded in 1958 and released on the RCA Victor label.
Reception
Cub Koda on AllMusic said the album "shows that Williams' broad style was still mightily intact some 30 years after joining the Ellington fold".Track listing
- "Just in Time" – 3:29
- "Summit Ridge Drive" – 3:18
- "Nevertheless I'm in Love with You" – 3:41
- "On the Street Where You Live" – 3:28
- "I'll See You in My Dreams" – 3:20
- "Contrasts" – 2:55
- "Caravan" – 3:40
- "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" – 2:39
- "Air Mail Special" – 3:13
- "My Old Flame" – 3:40
- "Swingin' Down the Lane" – 3:24
- "New Concerto for Cootie" – 3:02
- Recorded at Webster Hall in NYC on March 5, March 25 and April 8, 1958
Personnel
- Cootie Williams – trumpet
- Billy Byers, Bobby Byrne, Chauncy Welsch, Lou McGarity, Richard Hixon – trombone
- Boomie Richman, Al Klink, Elwyn Fraser, Nick Caizza, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, Stanley Webb – saxophones
- Barry Galbraith, George Barnes, Tony Mottola – guitar
- Hank Jones, Henry Rowland, Lou Stein – piano
- Eddie Safranski – double bass
- Don Lamond, Osie Johnson – drums
- Bill Stegmeyer – arranger