Nelson Williams (trumpeter)
Nelson "Cadillac" Williams (September 26, 1917,
the Netherlands) was an American jazz
trumpeter.
Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with blues pianist/singer
U.S. Army during World War II
.
After the war,
the Netherlands
, and died in 1973.
Discography
As leader
- Just Swinging (Philips, 1959)
- Rhythm Is My Business (CBS, 1967)
- The Great Traditionalists in Europe (MPS, 1969)
- Five Horn Groove & All Stars (BMG, 2005)
As sideman
With Duke Ellington
- Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia, 1951)
- The World of Duke Ellington Volume 2 (Columbia, 1975)
- The World of Duke Ellington Volume 3 (Columbia, 1976)
- West Coast Tour (Jazz Bird, 1980)
- Paris Jazz Party (Affinity, 1981)
- Never-Before-Released 1965–1972 (Musicmasters, 1991)
With others
- Dutch Swing College Band, Big City Blues (Philips, 1962)
- Johnny Hodges, Castle Rock (Norgran, 1955)
- Cootie Williams, Cootie (Decca, 1959)
- Mary Lou Williams, I Made You Love Paris (Gitanes, 2000)
References
- ^ "Nelson Williams | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- Allmusic