Will Marion Cook True American Music Genius

This is only the beginning of the story. Cook went on to lead jazz bandsfeaturing the first usage of saxophonethroughout Europe and the U. S. for fifteen years after the debut of In Duke Ellington called him The master of all masters of my Cook s most famous song remains I m Coming Pianist heard here is Dick Hyman. Hot from Harlem: Twelve African American Entertainers, 18901960 contains a chapter on Cook. Audio is from an NPR Fresh Air segment to which I contributed.