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Genres. Jazz, hard bop. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Saxophone, flute. Years active. 1958-1992. Herman " Junior " Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992) [1] was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player.
Junior Cook. Real Name: Herman Cook. Profile: American jazz saxophonist, born July 22, 1934 in Pensacola, Florida, died February 3, 1992 in New York City. He has worked with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Blue Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, George Coleman, and McCoy Tyner.
15 lug 2023 · Photo by Laird Scott. Junior Cook (1934-1992) occupies a paradoxical space, simultaneously one of those tenor saxophone mainstays of hard bop era yet often forgotten or left off of “the lists”. Cook arguably was best known for his stint with the Horace Silver quintet; the six-year pairing of Cook with trumpeter Richard Allen ...
- Jazz Journal
1 lug 1999 · Full-throated and commanding, Cook swings and swings, doubtlessly helped by his long tenure with Horace Silver (1958 – 1964). Hard Bop and Blues—Blues and Hard Bop. Swing, Swang, Swung... Born in Pensacola. FL in 1934, Herman “Junior” Cook became and remained active in mainstream jazz during the 60s, 70, and 80s.
- 1961
- 1977
- 1979
- 1981
- 1988
- 1989
- 1991
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Dolo Coker, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums. Gold Star Studios, Long Beach, CA, April 10, 1961 * Jazzland JLP 58, JLP 958; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1002-2 The Junior Cook Quintet Featuring Blue Mitchell - Junior's Cookin'
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Leroy Williams, drums. NYC, November 1, 1977 * Catalyst CAT-7628; Affinity (E) AFF 53; Vee-Jay (J) 30YD-7014 Junior Cook - Pressure Cooker = Catalyst (J) MYCJ-30058 Junior Cook - Moment To Moment
Bill Hardman, trumpet, flugelhorn; Slide Hampton, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mario Rivera, baritone sax; Al Dailey, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Leroy Williams, drums; Slide Hampton, arranger. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1979 * Muse MR 5159 Junior Cook - Good Cookin' = 32 Jazz 32095 Junior Cook - Senior Cookin': Good Cookin'-Somethin's Cookin'
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1981 * Muse MR 5218, MCD 5470 Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin' = 32 Jazz 32095 Junior Cook - Senior Cookin': Good Cookin'-Somethin's Cookin'
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Leroy Williams, drums. November 23, 1988 * SteepleChase (D) SCS 1240, SCCD 31240 Junior Cook Quartet - The Place To Be
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Leroy Williams, drums. June, 1989 * SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31266 Junior Cook Quartet - On A Misty Night
Valery Ponomarev as Valery Ponomarov, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums. December, 1991 * SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31304 Junior Cook Quintet - You Leave Me Breathless
3 feb 1992 · An expert hard bop tenor who tended to be overshadowed by more innovative contemporaries, Junior Cook was always a solid improviser. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook gained some fame for… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 1990s. Born. July 22, 1934 in Pensacola, FL. Died. February 3, 1992 in New York, NY. Genre.
An expert hard bop tenor who tended to be overshadowed by more innovative contemporaries, Junior Cook was always a solid improviser. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook gained some fame for his longtime membership in the Horace Silver Quintet (1958-1964); when he and Blue Mitchell left the popular band, Cook played in Mitchell’s ...
