Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi

Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi
Studio album by Cootie Williams
Released	1958
Recorded	March 5 & 25 and April 8, 1958
Studio	Webster Hall, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:49
Label	RCA Victor LPM 1718
Producer	Fred Reynolds
Cootie Williams chronology
The Big Challenge (1957) Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (1958) Porgy & Bess Revisited (1959)

Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi is an album by trumpeter Cootie Williams, recorded in 1958 and released on the RCA Victor label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Cub Koda on AllMusic said the album "shows that Williams' broad style was still mightily intact some 30 years after joining the Ellington fold".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 3:29
2. "Summit Ridge Drive" (Artie Shaw) – 3:18
3. "Nevertheless I'm in Love with You" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 3:41
4. "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 3:28
5. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:20
6. "Contrasts" (Jimmy Dorsey) – 2:55
7. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:40
8. "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 2:39
9. "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:13
10. "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 3:40
11. "Swingin' Down the Lane" (Jones, Kahn) – 3:24
12. "New Concerto for Cootie" (Cootie Williams) – 3:02

• Recorded at Webster Hall in NYC on March 5 (tracks 6–8 & 12), March 25 (tracks 1 & 9–11) and April 8 (tracks 2–5), 1958

Personnel

• Cootie Williams – trumpet
• Billy Byers, Bobby Byrne, Chauncy Welsch (tracks 2–5), Lou McGarity (tracks 1, 6 & 12), Richard Hixon – trombone
• Boomie Richman (tracks A1-A5 & 9–11), Al Klink (tracks 1 & 6–12), Elwyn Fraser, Nick Caizza (tracks: 6–8 & 12), Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, Stanley Webb (tracks 2–5) – saxophones
• Barry Galbraith (track 2–5), George Barnes (tracks 6–8 & 12), Tony Mottola (tracks 1 & 9–11) – guitar
• Hank Jones (tracks 1 & 9–11), Henry Rowland (track 2–5), Lou Stein (track 6=8 & 12) – piano
• Eddie Safranski – double bass
• Don Lamond (track 6–8 & 12), Osie Johnson (tracks 1–5 & 9–11) – drums
• Bill Stegmeyer – arranger

References

1. Both Sides Now: RCA Victor 12 Inch Popular Series LPM/LSP 1600–1899. Retrieved December 6, 2018
2. Koda, Cub. Cootie Williams: Cootie Williams in Hi Fi – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2018.