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American jazz trumpeter, born 26 September 1917 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, died 20 November 1973 in Voorburg, The Netherlands.
Played with: Tiny Bradshaw, John Kirby, Billy Kyle, Duke Ellington and others.
Nickname: Cadillac.


ALBUMS


Nelson Williams
Five Horn Groove & Nelson Williams All Stars
2004, CD, Comp, BMG Media
Albert Nicholas, Herb Flemming*, Nelson Williams, Benny Waters, Joe Turner
The Great Traditionalists In Europe
1969, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Nelson Williams And The D.C.Cobbs Trio, Nelson Williams
Rhythm Is My Business
1967, LP, CBS
Mr. Adams' Jazzopaters* Featuring Nelson Williams
Bugle Call Rag / The Sheik Of Araby
1961, 7", Single, Autogram
Nelson Williams with Jazzopaters*
So Much In Love / Detroit Is Jumping
1960, 7", Single, Autogram
Nelson Williams Featuring Jochen Schmidt-Oehm Quartet
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1960, 7", EP, Deutscher Schallplattenclub
Nelson Williams featuring Jochen Schmidt-Oehm Quartet
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1960
Nelson Williams And The New Orleans Wild Cats
When The Saints Go Marchin' In
1958, 10", Album, Club, Grammoclub Ex Libris, ,
Dixieland
Albert Langue And The Dixie Stompers ,Trumpet solo Nelson Williams
Choux de Bruxelles / Mixed Pickles
1956, Shellac, 10", Victory (5)
The Dutch Swing College Band, Nelson Williams
Dutch Swing College Band with Nelson Williams
1956
Nelson Williams avec Jean Bonal Et Son Ensemble
Eve
1955, 7", EP, Ducretet Thomson,
Nelson Williams
Five Horn Groove
10", Album, Vogue Productions, ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band
Nelson Williams And The New Orleans Wild Cats
When The Saints
7", EP, Deutscher Schallplattenclub
Albert Langue And The Dixie Stompers ,Trumpet solo Nelson Williams
Mixed Pickles / Choux de Bruxelles
7", Victory (5)
Nelson Williams
Big Al / Chumpa Leezy
Shellac, 10", Mood (3)
Albert Langue And The Dixie Stompers ,Trumpet solo Nelson Williams
Across The Railroad Tracks / Poor Beautiful Girl
7", Victory (5)
Latin Jazzband*, Nelson Williams
Nelson "Cadillac" Williams Meets The Latin Jazzband
LP, Album, TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
Nelson Williams, Ray Nance, Harold Baker, Ernie Royal, Al Killian
Five-Horn Groove
7", Single, Vogue Productions, ,
Bop/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Live In Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950
2007, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1951
2003
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1950-1951
2002
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1949-1950
2001, ,
Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1950
2001, CD, ,
Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke Ellington - 1951 - At Metropolitan Opera House
1983
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
The Rabbit's Work On Verve - Vol. 1
1981, LP, Comp, RE, Verve Records, ,
Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Paris Jazz Party
1981, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Studio Recordings Volume Two (1947-1949)
1980, LP, Comp, Up-To-Date Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Memorial
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Primping For The Prom
1973
The Nelson Williams Quartet
Rockin' Chair
1959, 10", Album, Philips,
Nelson Williams And His Rhythms
Nelson's Blues
1959, 7", EP, Manhattan (5)
The Nelson Williams Quartet
Just Swinging
1959
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1955, 7", EP, Columbia, ,
Swing
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
Castle Rock
1955
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke Ellington
1954
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Masterpieces By Ellington
1951, ,
Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Eight Veil / Brown Betty
1951
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
Rabbit's Blues / Something To Pat Your Foot To
1951
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
In A Mellotone / Johnny Come Lately
1948, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
The Nelson Williams Quartet
Rockin' Chair
LP, Album, Philips
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Brown Betty / Ting - A - Ling

APPEARANCES +


Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*
Rotterdam 1969
2016, CD, Album, Storyville, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*
Live At The Opernhaus, Cologne 1969
2016, ,
Big Band/Swing
Mary Lou Williams
The Mary Lou Williams Collection 1927-59
2014, 2xCD, Comp, The Jazz Legends Series,
Duke Ellington • Charlie Mingus* • Max Roach
Money Jungle
2013,
Duke Ellington
The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958
2012, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cootie Williams
Cootie + Un Concert A Minuit Avec Cootie Williams
2011, CD, Album, Comp, Master Jazz Records
Johnny Hodges
Four Classic Albums
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Jazz, Avid Entertainment
Various
50 Singing Ladies - Une Anthologie 1933 / 1959
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne, ,
Vocal/Swing
Duke Ellington
New York New York
2008, CD, Album, Storyville, ,
Big Band/Swing
Mary Lou Williams
1953-1954
2006
Duke Ellington
Berlin Concert 1969
2006, ,
Big Band/Swing
Johnny Hodges
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
2003, ,
Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Duke Ellington
Duke's Singing Ladies
2003,
Various
Presenting.... The Great Saxophone Players
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Signature (6)
Duke Ellington
Volume 10 1947-1951 The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order
2002, CD, Comp, Neatwork, ,
Big Band/Swing
Mary Lou Williams
I Made You Love Paris
2000
Quartier Latin Jazz Band, Michel Attenoux a.h. Dream Band*, Dieter Antritter a.h. Travelling Jazz Band*, Great Traditionalists In Europe
Vol. I 'Great Traditionalists' And Quartier Latin Jazz Band
1998
Duke Ellington
16 Most Requested Songs
1994, ,
Big Band/Swing
The Duke Ellington Orchestra*
April In Paris
1992, CD, Album, West Wind
Don Byas
Don Byas
1991, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz
Ellington*
Never-Before-Released Recordings (1965-1972)
1991, ,
Big Band/Swing
Johnny Hodges
The Complete Johnny Hodges Sessions 1951 - 1955
1989, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington 1947 - 1952 Volume 3
1989, CD, Comp, CBS,
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington 1947 - 1952 Volume 4
1989, CD, Comp, CBS,
Duke Ellington
The Complete 1947-1952 Volume III
1989, CD, Comp, CBS
Duke Ellington
The Complete 1947-1952 Volume IV
1989, CD, Comp, CBS,
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952, Volume 3
1989, Cass, Comp, Mono, RE, CBS
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952, Volume 4
1989, Cass, Comp, Mono, RE, CBS
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts*
Good Music
1986,
The Dutch Swing College Band
Bye Bye Blues
1985, LP, Comp, Club, RE, Gat, World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
Chur 1900—1960 Erinnerungen
1980, 2xLP, Canova
Duke Ellington
O Duque Do Jazz
1980, ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington Orchestra*
Live At Click Restaurant Philadelphia 1949 - Vol. 4
1979, LP, Album, Mono, Raretone
Duke Ellington
The Rare Broadcast Recordings 1951 - 1952 - 1953
1979, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Musidisc, ,
Swing/Big Band
The Duke's Trumpets
Five Horn Groove
1979, LP, Album, RM, Re-, Jazz Legacy, Jazz Legacy, ,
Bop/Swing
The Dutch Swing College Band
Bye Bye Blues (Record One)
1978
Duke Ellington
West Coast Tour
1977, ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington
The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 3
1976, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
The Dutch Swing College Band
Doctor Jazz
1975
Duke Ellington
The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 2
1975
Duke Ellington
Volume 2
1974, LP, Comp, Saga (5)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
1972
Various
Electric Blues
1969, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Chess,
The Dutch Swing College Band
Hot!
1966
Duke Ellington
Ellington In Concert
1963, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
Americans In Europe, Vol.2
1963, ,
Hard Bop/Piano Blues
The Dutch Swing College Band
Big City Blues
1962
Cootie Williams
Cootie
1959
The Dixie-Stompers
Famous Jazz Team
1958, 10", Album, Festival Victory
Various
Festival Dancing N° 10
1957, LP, Comp, Disques Festival
Dutch Swing College Band*
Scheveningen Blues/St. James' Infirmary/Eve/Ko-Ko
1956
Dutch Swing College Band*
The Band's Best
1956
Mary Lou Williams
Mary-Lou Williams Und Ihre Bands
1955
Johnny Hodges
Swing With Johnny Hodges
1955, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Johnny Hodges
Collates
1954
Various
Rendez Vous Dansant N° 2
1952, 10", Comp, Vogue, Vogue Productions
Nelson Williams' All Stars
Casanova / Creole Love Call
1951, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions
Nelson Williams' All Stars
The Masquerade Is Over / Just Some Blues
1951, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions
Duke Ellington
Volume 27
2xLP, Comp, Mono, Monkey Records (4), ,
Big Band
Johnny Hodges
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
2xLP, Comp, Verve Records
Nelson Williams And His Rhythm*
Hey, Girl (The Moody Side Of Nelson Williams)
LP, Baccarola, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Big Band
Johnny Hodges
You Blew Out The Flame In My Heart
7", S/Sided, Promo, TP, Columbia
The Dutch Swing College Band
Invitados Con Los Estudiantes Holandeses
LP, Comp, Philips
The Dutch Swing College Band
Guest Party
Duke Ellington
2 Great Concerts
,
Big Band
Fats Waller
Honeysuckle Rose
Duke Ellington
His Orchestra And His Small Groups 1936-1958
,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Various
Les Trésors Du Jazz 1953
2004, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde,
Various
The Quartier Latin Jazz Band And The Great Traditionalists In Europe
2002, CD, Jazzpoint Records
Dieter Antritter, Quartier Latin Jazz Band
Dieter Antritter's Quartier Latin Jazz Band
1996
Various
50 Jaar "Uiver" 1934-1984 Flying High
1983, ,
Spoken Word
Various
Music For The Night / Une Heure De Slow
1957, LP, Comp, Ducretet Thomson
Various
Rendez Vous Dansant N° 4
1952, LP, Comp, Mono, Vogue
Various
Jazz Variétés
10", Comp, Mono, Vogue France, Swing (3)
Duke Ellington
Be Cool (Live In Paris 1969)
2016, CDr, Album, Unofficial, Squatty Roo Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
In Concert Piano Solo & Orchestra
1994, CD, Unofficial, Editoriale Pantheon, ,
Big Band/Bop