Do not confuse with Charles Cook, co-writer of 'Chain Gang'.
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer. b. Louisville, Ky. 3 Sept. 1891 - d. 25 Dec. 1958
From 1922 to 1927 he was musical director at the Dreamland Ballroom in Chicago.
In 1926 he received a Ph.D. in music, and henceforth he billed himself as Doc Cook.
Born : September 03, 1891 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Died : December 25, 1958 in Wurtsboro, New York.
APPEARANCES +
Terry Waldo & The Gotham City Band
Treasury Volume 1
2024, LP, Turtle Bay Records
Sam Cooke
All Day Long
2021, LP, Comp, Ltd, Mar, Power Station
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich: Concert in Brazil
2017
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
2012, CD, Comp, Bellaphon, Golden Masterworks, 
Jimmy Lytell
The Complete Pathé Recordings, 1926-28
2012, CD, Comp, Mono, Jazz Oracle
Guillaume Nouaux New Orleans Trio
Drumset In The Sunset
2011, CD, Album, Not On Label
Jimmy Blythe
Messin' Around Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Delmark Records
Carl Sonny Leyland
Back In The Alley (Rags, Blues, Barrelhouse And Boogie Woogie)
2007, CD, Album, PianoMania Music
Various
Jazz In The Charts 54/100 - A Lover's Lullaby (1940 (2))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
, Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Romance And Rhythm
2006, 4x CD Slim Box, 
,
, Swing/Vocal
Sidney Bechet
Petite Fleur
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania
Sidney Bechet
The aristocrat of Jazz
2004, CD, Comp, EJD Records
Various
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - Warming By The Devil's Fire
2003, 
Carl Sonny Leyland Trio*
Studio Session
2003
Sidney Bechet
Les 100 Plus Grands Succès De Sidney Bechet
2001, 4xCD, Comp, JBM, 
,
, Dixieland/Swing
Sidney Bechet
Complete 1939-1951 Blue Note Master Takes
2001, 3xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), 
Ella Fitzgerald
Sing, Song, Swing
2001, 2xCD, Comp + Box, Rajon Music Group, 
,
, Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald
Queen Of Jazz
1999, 4xCD, Comp, Cosmopolitan, 
Sidney Bechet
Dear Old Southland
1999, CD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), 
,
, Dixieland
Sidney Bechet
The Blue Note Years
1999, 
Ma Rainey
The Mother Of The Blues 1923-1928
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Blues Collection
Freddie Keppard
New Orleans Giant 1923/1928
1998
Tim Maia
What A Wonderful World, Oldies But Goodies
1997
Various
Hot Jazz On Blue Note
1996, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Blue Note, Blue Note, Smithsonian Institution Press, Smithsonian Institution Press, ,
, Dixieland/Swing/Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz Masters
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
Sing, Song, Swing!
1994, CD, Comp, Classic Jazz (5), Charly Records
Wilbur De Paris & Rampart Street Ramblers* With Sidney De Paris, Omer Simeon, Don Kirkpatrick (4) & Freddie Moore
From Jimmy Ryan's, 52nd St.
1994, CD, Album, Mono, Storyville
Neville Dickie
The Piano Has It
1994, CD, Album, Stomp Off Records
Sidney Bechet
Jazz Classics Volume 1&2
1993, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, EMI, EMI, Blue Note, ,
, Dixieland
Ella Fitzgerald
Basin Street Blues
1993
Marlene Dietrich
Sei Lieb Zu Mir
1993, ,
, Ballad/Vocal/Easy Listening
The Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band
Preserves Vol. 1
1992, CD, Album, Stomp Off Records
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet 1932 - 1951
1991,
Judy Garland
The One & Only
1991, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
, Vocal/Easy Listening
Various
Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952
1990, ,
, Stride/Swing/Boogie Woogie
Sidney Bechet
The Blue Note Years
1989, CD, Comp, Mono, Blue Note, ,
, Bop/Dixieland/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra*
Live From The Roseland Ballroom-New-York 1940
1989
Sidney Bechet
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet
1985,
Sidney Bechet
Basin Street Blues
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Blue Note,
Various
Ragtime (1900-1930)
1983, ,
, Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland
Eddy Davis And The Hot Jazz Orchestra Of Europe
Eddy Davis And The Hot Jazz Orchestra Of Europe
1982, LP, Album, New York Jazz
Paul Lingle
Final Curtain
1982, LP, Album, Euphonic Sound Recordings
Various
40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1
1982
W. C. Handy
Father Of The Blues
1980, LP, Album, DRG Records
Various
Dixieland Jazz Classics
1980, Vinyl,
Olivier Franc Quintet*
New Orleans Jazz Classics
1979, LP, Album, Black And Blue
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1977
Ella Fitzgerald
Basin Street Blues
1976, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Eric Gemsa
Eric & Rags
1975, LP, Album, Cezame,
Sam Cooke
The Best Of Sam Cooke
1975
Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jo "The Tiger" Jones*
The Lion And The Tiger
1974
Dave Jasen*
Rompin' Stompin' Ragtime
1974, ,
, Ragtime
Lou Hooper*
Lou Hooper, Piano
1973
Claude Luter, The New Ragtime Band
The New Ragtime Band Meeting Claude Luter
1973
Doc Cook, Johnny Dunn
Doc Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra And 14 Doctors Of Syncopation / Johnny Dunn And His Band With Jelly Roll Morton
1970, Vinyl,
John Yorke (5), Don Saxon And Michael Hellerman Present Judy Carne
The Boy Friend (Broadway Cast Recording)
1970, ,
, Musical
No Artist
Pianola Jazz: Early Piano Jazz And Ragtime Played On Pianola Rolls
1967
Judy Garland
Just For Openers
1964
Jazz Band Ball*
Blame It On The Blues, High Society / Dilia, Sukiyaki
1964
Doc Cook Featuring Freddy Keppard*
1923 - 1928
1962,
Willie "The Lion" Smith
The Lion Roars
1958, LP, Album, Mono, Dot Records, ,
, Stride/Ragtime/Interview
Burt Bales And Paul Lingle
They Tore My Playhouse Down...
1957
Sidney Bechet
Jazz Classics Volume 1
1955
Feuer And Martin*
The Boy Friend - A New Musical Comedy Of The 1920's (An Original Cast Recording)
1954
W. C. Handy
Blues Revisited
1953, 10", Heritage Productions
Sidney Bechet - Bunk Johnson
Days Beyond Recall
1951, ,
, Dixieland
Andy Razaf
We Are Americans Too / Take It Easy
1941, Shellac, 10", Asch Recording Studios
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra
If It Weren't For You / Sing Song Swing
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
"I", The Living "I" / Let The Punishment Fit The Crime
1939, Shellac, 10", Cam, Bluebird (3)
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra
Tit-Willow / The Lamp Is Low
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Ben Bernie And His Orchestra*
(This Is) Drummers' Day / Scotland's Burning
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Have Mercy / I'm Up A Tree
1939
Fess Williams' Royal Flush Orchestra*
Messin' Around / Heebie Jeebies
1927, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Bud Jackson's Swanee Serenaders
Messin' Around / Heebie Jeebies
1927
Imperial Dance Orchestra / Joe Candullo & His Everglades Orchestra
Oh! If I Only Had You / Messin' Around
1926, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Joe Candullo & His Everglades Orchestra
Black Bottom / Messin' Around
1926,
Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians / Green Brothers' Novelty Band
Leave Me With A Smile / Good-Bye Pretty Butterflies
1922, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Selvin's Orchestra*
Smilin' / Good-bye Pretty Butterflies
1922, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
Song Of Love / Goodbye Pretty Butterflies
1922, Pathé Disc, 25cm, 80 RPM, Pathé
Art Hickman's Orchestra
Molly O / Goodbye Pretty Butterflies
1921, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Prince's Dance Orchestra*
Drowsy Head / Mississippi Cradle
1921, Shellac, 12", Columbia
Green Bros. Novelty Band*
Fancies / Mississippi Cradle
1921
Ella Fitzgerald
With A Song In My Heart
5xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Weton-Wesgram
Ella Fitzgerald
Lover Come Back To Me
, Big Band/Ragtime/Swing/Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald
1918 - 1996
Judy Garland
Judy
Judy Garland
Over The Rainbow / Maybe I'll Come Back
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five
Blame It On The Blues / Weary Way Blues
Ella Fitzgerald
The Magic Of Ella Fitzgerald
Georg Reiss, Morten Gunnar Larsen
Rhapsody
Hot Shots
Hot Jazz
Various
1925-1926 I Grandi Successi
1994, CD, Comp, Compact Collection - Jazz Blues Soul, DeAgostini