Little Bird and Papa Mutt

My previous post on Willis “Gator” Jackson entitled "Give 'Gator' Some Respect" tangentially brought up the subject of animal nicknames for jazz musicians. I was curious to see how many I could find and here’s the list:

• Bird - Charlie Parker
• Cat - William Alonzo Anderson
• The Cat - Jimmy Smith
• Duck - Donald Bailey
• The Fox - Maynard Ferguson
• Frog - Ben Webster
• Gator - Willis Jackson
• The Great Dane - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
• The Hawk - Coleman Hawkins
• The Lion - Willie Smith
• Little Bird - Albert Ayler and Jimmy Heath
• Mouse - Irving Randolph
• Mousey - Elmer Alexander
• Mule - Major Holley
• Mutt or Papa Mutt - Tom Carey
• Pony - Norwood Poindexter
• The Rabbit - Johnny Hodges
• The Stork - Paul Desmond
• Tiger - George Haynes

Now “Frog” for Ben Webster seems just a little cruel, and I don’t ever recall seeing him referred to by that nickname. Nor had I heard of Paul Desmond as “The Stork.” A few of these animals have actually flocked together for a working menagerie: certainly Cat and The Rabbit; Bird and The Hawk; Duck and The Cat; The Great Dane and Little Bird (Albert Ayler); and The Hawk and Mule.
     Can anyone think of other jazz musicians with animal nicknames?