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Junior Cook | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Herman Cook |
Born | July 22, 1934 |
Origin | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Died | February 3, 1992 New York City, U.S. | (aged 57)
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.
Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. [1] A member of a musical family, he started on alto saxophone before switching to tenor during his high school years. [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] Later associations included 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]
With Horace Silver
With Barry Harris
With Bill Hardman
With Freddie Hubbard
With Clifford Jordan
With Blue Mitchell
With others
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2020) |
Junior Cook | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Herman Cook |
Born | July 22, 1934 |
Origin | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Died | February 3, 1992 New York City, U.S. | (aged 57)
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.
Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. [1] A member of a musical family, he started on alto saxophone before switching to tenor during his high school years. [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] Later associations included 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]
With Horace Silver
With Barry Harris
With Bill Hardman
With Freddie Hubbard
With Clifford Jordan
With Blue Mitchell
With others