Junior Cook Catalog
1961 (age 27)
The Junior Cook Quintet Featuring Blue Mitchell - Junior's Cookin' (Jazzland JLP 58)
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 issued on Jazzland JLP 958; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1002-2.
1977 (age 43)
Junior Cook - Pressure Cooker (Catalyst CAT-7628)
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 issued on Affinity (E) AFF 53; Vee-Jay (J) 30YD-7014. Catalyst (J) MYCJ-30058 as "Moment To Moment".
1979
Junior Cook - Good Cookin' (Muse MR 5159)
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 |
1981
Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin' (Muse MR 5218)
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 issued on Muse MCD 5470.
Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin' (Muse MCD 5470)
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1981
| Fiesta Espanol (alternate take) | |
| Detour Ahead (alternate take) | |
| Hindsight (alternate take) | |
| Chi-Chi (alternate take) |
** reissue of Muse MR 5218 + 4 bonus tracks.
1988 (age 54)
Junior Cook Quartet - The Place To Be (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1240)
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 issued on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31240.
Junior Cook Quartet - The Place To Be (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31240)
Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.: same session.
November 23, 1988
| She Rote | |
| Gnid |
** reissue of SteepleChase (D) SCS 1240 + 2 bonus tracks.
1989
Junior Cook Quartet - On A Misty Night (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31266)
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)
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. |