Cook

American record label

Est. 1952

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US label. Emory Cook (1913-2002) was an audio engineer and inventor who used his "Sounds of our Times" and "Cook" record labels to demonstrate his philosophy about sound, his recording equipment, and his manufacturing techniques. From 1952 to 1966, Cook recorded, manufactured, and distributed some of the highest quality audio recordings in the world. The 140 titles on Cook Records include European and American concert music, U.S. and Caribbean popular and traditional music, as well as mechanical and natural sounds. Emory Cook ran two divisions of the Cook company, Cook US and Cook Trinidad. Most of the albums recorded in Trinidad were made available on Cook US, though there were some that weren't. The two divisions had vastly different singles discographies - both in numbering and in content. Cook US singles were almost exclusively to promote albums, whereas Cook Trinidad singles were frequently standalone tracks that did not appear on albums. Emory Cook sold Cook Trinidad in the early 1980s. He donated Cook US to the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. Because of this, the institution's record company Smithsonian Folkways were able to reissue the releases that were released on Cook US, but are unable to do so with the ones only released in Trinidad. This means there are a lot of releases that have yet to be documented. Some recordings were later released on Alcoa as souvenir records

Discography

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N.E.W.S.

Golden Earring · 1984

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Steel Band Clash

Various · 1955

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Brute Force Steel Bands Of Antigua, B.W.I.

Various · 1955

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Kilts On Parade

St. Columcille's United Gaelic Pipe Band, Sean McGonigal

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Le Jazz Primitif

Rupert Clemendore, John "Buddy" Williams · 1961

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Dance Calypso!

Various · 1956

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Drums Of Trinidad

Little Carib Theatre Drummers · 1956

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Hold On

Spargo · 1982

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The Japanese Koto

Shinichi Yuize

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Voice Of The Sea

Emory Cook

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Hot Songs My Mother Taught Me

Lizzy Miles With Tony Almerico's Band · 1956

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Shop Around

Babe · 1983

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O Violao De Luiz Bonfa

Luiz Bonfa · 1959

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Frequency & Intermodulation

No Artist

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Moans & Blues

Lizzie Miles

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King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival

Mighty Sparrow · 1958

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Cafe Continental

Ruth Welcome / Dick Marta / Anita Ast Und Die Wiener Konzertschrammeln · 1953

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The Castilianne

Various · 1956

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The Seven Last Words Of Christ

Dubois / Reginald Foort, Mac Morgan, Carl Nelson, Margot Stagliano, The Boston Chorale Conducted By Willis Page

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Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso

Lord Melody · 1959

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Burlesque Uncensored

Various

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Beauty And The Brute Force

Dot Evans & The Brute Force Steel Band

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Torchy Lullabies My Mother Sang Me

Lizzie Miles · 1956

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Angel In The Absinthe House (Songs In The Indoor Manner By La Vergne)

La Vergne · 1955

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Music Boxes, Carousels And Old Hand Organ

No Artist

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In High Fidelity

King Sparrow · 1959

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The Organ In Symphony Hall

Reginald Foort

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The Prize-Winning Katzenjammers

The Katzenjammers · 1957

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Clambake On Bourbon St.

Tony Almerico's Parisian Room Band, Buglin' Sam DeKemel, Red Camp And The Incomparable Lizzie Miles · 1958

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Le Jazz Trinidad - Patois Jazz with Rupert Clemendore & His Band

Rupert Clemendore · 1956

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Music To Awaken The Ballroom Beast

Brute Force Steel Band Of Antigua · 1957

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Flamenco, Played By The Master

Montoya

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Time

Roberto Jacketti & The Scooters · 1984

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Calypso Through The Looking Glass

Lord Melody · 1960

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Sings Calypso

Lord Melody · 1958

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Fiesta Flamenca

Carlos Montoya / El Niño De Almaden

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A Night At The Tropicoro

Lito Peña And His Orchestra Panamerica · 1959

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A Bermuda Honeymoon In Song And Steel

Esso Steel Band Of Bermuda · 1958

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The Pipe Organ Volume 1

Michael Cheshire · 1952

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Masterpieces Of The Dance Volume III

Willis Page & The New Orchestral Society Of Boston

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The King Of Organs

Bill Floyd · 1957

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A Dead-Beat Guitar And The Mississippi Blues

K.C. Douglas · 1954

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Intermission At The Mosque

Reginald Foort · 1955

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Pipe Organ In The Mosque

Reginald Foort · 1956

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Meringue! The Screaming End Direct From A Smoking Haitian Dance Dive

Ensemble Aux Calebasses de Nemours Jean-Baptiste · 1958

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Un Ti Bo Music From Martinique And Guadeloupe

Various

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Lord Melody 1962

Lord Melody · 1962

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Patterns In Flamenco, Vol. 1

Carlos Montoya

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