Junior Cook Catalog
1961 (age 27)
The Junior Cook Quintet Featuring Blue Mitchell - Junior's Cookin' Jazzland JLP 58 1962
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Dolo Coker, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Gold Star Studios, Long Beach, CA, April 10, 1961
| Blue Farouq | |
| Sweet Cakes | |
| Field Day |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Ron Matthews, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 4, 1961
| Mzar | |
| Turbo | |
| Easy Living | |
| Pleasure Bent |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 958 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1002-2 in 1999.
1977 (age 43)
Junior Cook - Pressure Cooker Catalyst CAT-7628 1977
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.
NYC, November 1, 1977
| Sweet Lotus Lips | |
| Not Quite That | |
| Yardbird Suite | |
| Moment To Moment (Part One) | |
| Moment To Moment (Part Two) |
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Junior Booth, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.
NYC, November 2, 1977
| The Crucifier | |
| The 8th Cat |
** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 53 in 1980; Vee-Jay (J) 30YD-7014 in 1988. and on Moment To Moment, Catalyst (J) MYCJ-30058 in 2000.
1979
Junior Cook - Good Cookin' Muse MR 5159 1980
Bill Hardman, trumpet, flugelhorn; Slide Hampton, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mario Rivera, baritone sax; Al Dailey, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Leroy Williams, drums; Slide Hampton, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1979
| J.C. | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | |
| Play Together Again | |
| Waltz For Junior | |
| I Waited For You | |
| Mood |
** part of Senior Cookin': Good Cookin'-Somethin's Cookin', 32 Jazz 32095 in 1998.
1981
Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin' Muse MR 5218 1982
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1981
| Fiesta Espanol | |
| Detour Ahead | |
| Illusion Of Grandeur | |
| Heavy Blue | |
| Hindsight | |
| Chi-Chi |
** also released on Muse MCD 5470 in 1993.
** part of Senior Cookin': Good Cookin'-Somethin's Cookin', 32 Jazz 32095 in 1998.
Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin' Muse MCD 5470 1993
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1981
| Fiesta Espanol (alternate) | |
| Detour Ahead (alternate) | |
| Hindsight (alternate) | |
| Chi-Chi (alternate) |
** originally released on Muse MR 5218 in 1982 + 4 bonus tracks.
1988 (age 54)
Junior Cook Quartet - The Place To Be SteepleChase (D) SCS 1240 1989
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.
November 23, 1988
| Cedar's Blues | |
| I Should Have Known | |
| Are You Real | |
| This Is The Place To Be | |
| Over The Rainbow | |
| The Cup Bearer |
** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31240 in 1989.
Junior Cook Quartet - The Place To Be SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31240 1989
same session.
November 23, 1988
| She Rote | |
| Gnid |
** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1240 in 1989 + 2 bonus tracks.
1989
Junior Cook Quartet - On A Misty Night SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31266 1990
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.
June, 1989
| On A Misty Night | |
| Innocent One | |
| Wabash | |
| You Know Who | |
| Make The Girl Love Me | |
| My Sweet Pumpkin | |
| Nothing Ever Changes | |
| I'll Go My Way By Myself |
1991
Junior Cook Quintet - You Leave Me Breathless SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31304 1992
Valery Ponomarev as Valery Ponomarov, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
December, 1991
| Junior's Cook | |
| Envoy | |
| Warm Valley | |
| Sweet Lotus Lips | |
| Vierd Blues | |
| You Leave Me Breathless | |
| Fiesta Espanol | |
| Mr. P.C. |