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Senior Cookin'

31.1K streams

31,099

Ichi Ban

11.3K streams

11,321

On A Misty Night

6.5K streams

6,507

You Leave Me Breathless

6.1K streams

6,112

On a Misty Night

5.3K streams

5,262

You Leave Me Breathless

3.9K streams

3,853

The Place To Be

1.6K streams

1,619

The Place to Be

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Easy Living

Senior Cookin'

Biography

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 quintet (1964-1969). Later associations included Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, George Coleman, Louis Hayes (1975-1976), Bill Hardman (1979-1981), and the McCoy Tyner big band. In addition to many appearances as a sideman, Junior Cook recorded as a leader for Jazzland (1961), Catalyst (1977), Muse, and SteepleChase. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi