Jimmy Coe

Jimmy Coe and James Coe ( born March 20, 1921 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky as James R. West, † 26 February 2004 in Indianapolis ) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist.

Jimmy Coe began his career in the band of pianist Erroll Grandy, who was also an early mentor of JJ Johnson and Wes Montgomery. had. From 1938 to 1940 Coe was a member of the band of Buddy Bryant. When he was twenty years old, he went with the orchestra, Jay McShann on tour, in the then Charlie Parker, Al Hibbler, Gene Ramey and Harold "Doc" West played.

In the 1950s, Coe was involved in Tiny Bradshaw's band recordings for King; then he led his own recording session ( in which the record label as Jimmy " Cole " outsmarted him ). In 1953, he made ​​more recordings under his own name for the label States with his band Gay Cats of Rhythm; inter alia, he accompanied with his combo to the James Palmer (p ), John Whitcliff ( b ) and Earl Walker ( drums) belonged, the blues singer Max ' Blues ' Bailey. In the late 1950s led Coe the house band of small labels Note Records in Indianapolis.

The mid-1960s, he led a big band that acted as support group for artists such as Aretha Franklin, Roy Hamilton and Gladys Knight & the Pips.

He also worked with Wes Montgomery, Slide Hampton, David Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Carl Perkins, Larry Ridley and Leroy Vinnegar.