American saxophonist (1934–1992)
Musical artist
Herman "Junior " Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992)[ 1] hard bop tenor saxophone player.
Biography
Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida .[ 1] [ 2]
After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook was a member of the Horace Silver Quintet (1958–1964); when Silver left the group in the hands of Blue Mitchell Cook stayed in the quintet for five more years (1964–1969).[ 1] Freddie Hubbard , Elvin Jones , George Coleman , Louis Hayes (1975–1976), Bill Hardman (1979–1989), and the McCoy Tyner big band.[ 1]
In addition to many appearances as a sideman, Junior Cook recorded as a leader for Jazzland (1961), Catalyst (1977), Muse , and SteepleChase .
He also taught at Berklee School of Music for a year during the 1970s.[ 1] [ 3]
In the early 1990s, Cook was playing with Clifford Jordan , and also leading his own group. He died in February 1992 in his apartment in New York City, aged 57.[ 3]
Discography
As sideman
With Horace Silver
Live at Newport '58 Blue Note , 1958 [2008])6 Pieces of Silver Finger Poppin' Blowin' the Blues Away Horace-Scope Doin' the Thing Paris Blues Pablo , 1962, [2002])The Tokyo Blues Silver's Serenade Song for My Father Music to Ease Your Disease With Barry Harris
With Bill Hardman
With Freddie Hubbard
With Clifford Jordan
With Blue Mitchell
With others
Kenny Burrell : Swingin' Kenny Burrell : Blue Lights (Blue Note, 1958)Dave Bailey Sextet: One Foot in the Gutter Epic , 1960)Roy Brooks : Beat Barry Harris : Luminescence! Cedar Walton : Cedar! John Patton : That Certain Feeling Mosaic Select , 2003)Don Patterson : Opus De Don Louis Smith : Prancin' Mickey Tucker : Sojourn Xanadu , 1977)McCoy Tyner : Uptown/Downtown Milestone , 1988)Walter Bishop Jr. : Hot House Louis Hayes : Ichi-Ban Vibration Society Hilton Ruiz Steve Turre : The Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk Stash , 1986)Larry Gales Sextet: A Message from Monk (Candid , 1990)Bertha Hope : Elmo's Fire (Steeplechase, 1991)
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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