Buster Cooper obituary

Dynamic jazz trombonist who played for Duke Ellington, excelled in Hollywood and toured around the worldDuke Ellington liked the playing of the jazz trombonist Buster Cooper, who has died aged 87, and wanted him to join his band. But Cooper turned him down twice, preferring to keep his own group going. Eventually he succumbed, spending seven fruitful years with Ellington’s orchestra, and he later conceded it had been the best decision he had ever made.“Once you go with Duke, you don&