Cootie Williams In HI-FI (CD, Cut-Out)

(RCA) 12 tracks
Cootie Williams – In Hi-Fi is an RCA release featuring the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Cootie Williams. The original In Hi-Fi album was released by RCA Victor in 1958 and was recorded during sessions in March and April of that year at Webster Hall in New York City. Williams had previously been an important member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and became particularly known for his distinctive trumpet sound and expressive use of the plunger mute. The CD edition carrying EAN 0078635171822 expands the programme to 23 tracks. The original album material includes Just in Time, Summit Ridge Drive, Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You), On the Street Where You Live, I'll See You in My Dreams, Contrasts, Caravan, If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight, Air Mail Special, My Old Flame, Swingin' Down the Lane and New Concerto for Cootie. Additional selections include Rinky Dink, Please Give Your Love to Me, Block Rock, Percy Speaks, Now That You've Loved Me, Blue Sunday, Available Lover, It's All in Your Mind, It Hurts Me, Rangoon and Boomerang. The result is an extended portrait of Cootie Williams as a jazz trumpeter and bandleader, combining classic standards with instrumental performances in a big-band and swing-oriented setting. An appealing CD for collectors and listeners interested in classic jazz, swing and the RCA Victor tradition.