Jimmy Cobb

Wilbur James " Jimmy" Cobb ( born January 20, 1929 in Washington, DC ) is an American drummer of modern jazz, which is known for its " straight -frills hard bop style " well known.

Life and work

As a predominantly self-taught, it brought Jimmy Cobb 's oldest regular in most Miles Davis formations. From 1946 he studied percussion at the Armstrong High School in Boston. He accompanied initially in Washington Charlie Rouse and Billie Holiday before with Earl Bostic went on national tour in 1951. In the next few years he worked as a companion of Dinah Washington and also played with Frank Wess, Leo Parker and Pearl Bailey. In 1957 he worked with Cannonball Adderley, then briefly with Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie. From 1958 to 1963 he worked in the band of Miles Davis, his drumming can be found, inter alia, on historic recordings like " Kind of Blue ," " Sketches of Spain ," " Someday My Prince Will Come ", " Live at Carnegie Hall, "" Porgy and Bess " and many other Miles Davis recordings; next he took with John Coltrane on ( " Giant Steps "). In the 1960s he played in clubs in a trio with Wynton Kelly and Paul Chambers, partly supplemented by Wes Montgomery. In the 1970s, he accompanied Sarah Vaughan. Subsequently, he sang with Kenny Drew Sr., Art Farmer, Nat Adderley, Jesse Davis and Roman Schwaller. A few days after his 75th birthday, was with Ellis Marsalis Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Album Cobb with four compositions of the drummer.

Jimmy Cobb is the last remaining living musician who participated in the recordings of legendary jazz album " Kind of Blue ".

In 2009 he received the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.

Disco printing specifications

  • Only for the Pure of Heart ( Lightyear, 1998) with Richard Wyands
  • Yesterdays (2001)
  • Cobb 's Groove ( Milestone, 2003) with Eric Alexander
  • Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb ( Marsalis, 2006)
  • Cobb 's Corner (2007)
  • Jazz in the Key of Blue ( 2009)
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