Junior Cook
Sign in to saveAmerican saxophonist (1934-1992)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1931-01-22
- Active to
- 1964-12-11
black gospelclassic soulearly r&bgospelpop soulr&b
Discography
- Encore1958
- Songs by Sam Cooke1958
- Tribute to the Lady1959
- Cooke’s Tour1960
- I Thank God1960
- Hits of the 50’s1960
- My Kind of Blues1961
- Sam’s Songs1961
- Swing Low1961
- Twistin’ the Night Away1962
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- 1,935
- Total plays
- 8,934
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jazzsaxophonebebopHard Bop
Herman "Junior" Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992) was a hard bop tenor saxophone player. Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. 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 that band, Cook played in Mitchell's quintet (1964-1969). Later associations included Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, George Coleman, Louis Hayes (1975-1976), Bill Hardman (1979-1989), and the McCoy Tyn
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pensacola
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Muse Records
- Image
- Nachtconcert van het Horeca Silverquintet in het concertgebouw te Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 910-1689.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1934-07-22
- date of death
- 1992-02-03
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