Jimmy Cobb

Jimmy Cobb

Photo by Tom Beetz
Background information
Born January 20, 1929 (1929-01-20) (age 83)
Washington, D.C., USA
Genres Jazz
Instruments drums
Years active 1950–present
Website Myspace.com/theofficialjimmycobb

Jimmy Wilbur Cobb (born January 20, 1929 in Washington, D.C.[1]) is an American jazz drummer.

Probably his most famous work is on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue (1959), considered by many to be the quintessential jazz record.[2][3] As of 2011, Cobb is the last surviving player from the session. He also played on other famous Davis albums, including Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince Will Come, Live at Carnegie Hall, Live at the Blackhawk, and briefly on Porgy and Bess and Sorcerer.

He has worked extensively with a wide range of artists, including Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Wynton Kelly, Stan Getz, Wes Montgomery, Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burrell, J. J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, Geri Allen, Earl Bostic, Leo Parker, Charlie Rouse, Ernie Royal, Philly Joe Jones, Bobby Timmons, Walter Booker, Jerome Richardson, Keter Betts, Jimmy Cleveland, Sam Jones, Red Garland, Joe Henderson, Eddie Gomez, Bill Evans, Stefan Karlsson, Jeremy Steig, Richard Wyands, Peter Bernstein, Richie Cole, Nancy Wilson, Ricky Ford, David Amram, and many more.

As of 2011, Cobb leads the Jimmy Cobb "So What" Band, a tribute to 50 years of Kind of Blue and the music of Miles Davis.

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Awards

In June 2008, Jimmy Cobb was the recipient of the Don Redman Heritage award. On October 17, 2008, Cobb was one of six artists to receive the 2009 National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters award.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Cannonball Adderley

With Nat Adderley

With Toshiko Akiyoshi (Vee-Jay, 1964)
With Lorez Alexandria
With John Coltrane
With Miles Davis
With Kenny Dorham
With Curtis Fuller
With Paul Gonsalves
With Joe Henderson
With John Hendricks
With Wynton Kelly
With Pat Martino
With Wes Montgomery
With Art Pepper
With Sonny Red
With Shirley Scott
With Wayne Shorter
With Bobby Timmons
With Sarah Vaughan

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Jimmy Cobb at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. ^ "The All-TIME 100 Albums – Kind of Blue". Time Inc.. http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,Kind_of_Blue,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 
  3. ^ "The Dozens – Jazz.com". Jazz.com. http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-the-golden-anniversary-of-porgy-and-bess. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 

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