Charles Melvin Williams Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Cootie Williams was born on June 24, 1910 in Mobile, Alabama, USA as Charles Melvin Williams. He died on September 14, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
Worked with Alonzo Ross De Luxe Syncopators from 1926 to 1928. Afterwards with bands led by Chick Webb and Fletcher Henderson in New York, before joining Duke Ellington as replacement for Bubber Miley. Remained with Ellington for eleven years. Left in 1940 for brief stint with Benny Goodman, then formed his own orchestra, based primarily at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. By 1948, Cootie fronted a quartet and made several important recordings for the Jazztone label. In the 1950's, he switched to R&B, but occasionally returned to play with orchestras led by Duke or Mercer Ellington until forced to retire in 1975 due to poor health..
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Self-taught trumpet player, raised by an aunt after his pianiste mother died when he was eight.
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Cootie's own band included in its lineup Charlie Parker, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Bud Powell and Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson.
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Showcased by Ellington in "Concerto for Cootie", recorded in 1940.
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Jazz trumpet player.
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Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
L.A. Noire
2011
Video Game as Charles Cootie Williams, "Juice Head Baby" / performer: "Juice Head Baby"
Tete Montoliu, una mirada
2007
Video writer: "Round Midnight"
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Documentary writer: "Round Midnight"
Unleashed
2005
"Round Midnight"
The Score
2001
writer: "'Round Midnight"
Southpaw
1999
Documentary writer: "Round Midnight"
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
writer: "ROUND MIDNIGHT"
The Dream Team
1989
writer: "ALL THE WAY" - as Melvin Williams
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988
Documentary writer: "'Round Midnight"
'Round Midnight
1986
writer: "'Round Midnight"
Joe Albany... a Jazz Life
1980
Documentary music: "'Round Midnight"
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
1975
Documentary writer: "Downtown Uproar" 1938
The Destructors
1974
music: "'Round Midnight"
The Omega Man
1971
writer: "'Round Midnight"
Jazz Party
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1958 writer - 1 episode, 1958
$11 Million
