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Herman "Junior" Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player.
Jul 15, 2023 · 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 “Blue” Mitchell (1958-1964) was ...
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Jul 1, 1999 · Junior Cook is that type of musician whose tone and technique is an archetype of jazz. Full-throated and commanding, Cook swings and swings, doubtlessly helped by his long tenure with Horace Silver (1958 – 1964).
Feb 3, 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…
Dec 3, 2023 · Pensacola jazz musician Junior Cook was "brick" in many prominent bands fronted by icons such as Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard.
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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 ...
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 ...
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