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Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929Template:SpndMay 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer.<ref name=allmusic /> He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.

Early lifeEdit

Cobb was born in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 1929.<ref name=NPR>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Helmore>Template:Cite news</ref> Before he began his music career, he listened to jazz albums and stayed awake into the late hours of the night to listen to Symphony Sid broadcasting from New York City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Raised Catholic, he was also exposed to Church music.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Cobb started his touring career in 1950 with the saxophonist Earl Bostic. He subsequently performed with vocalist Dinah Washington, pianist Wynton Kelly, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley,<ref name="Helmore" /><ref name="Rolling Stone">Template:Cite news</ref> bassist Keter Betts,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Frank Wess,<ref name="NEA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Leo Parker, and Charlie Rouse.<ref name="Vail">Template:Cite news</ref> His website also recounts his gigs with Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, and Dizzy Gillespie that took place before 1957.<ref name="Helmore" />

CareerEdit

Cobb joined Miles Davis in 1958 as part of the latter's First Great Sextet,<ref name=Helmore/> after Adderley recommended him to Davis.<ref name=AP>Template:Cite news</ref> Cobb's best known recorded work is on Davis' Kind of Blue (1959).<ref name=time /><ref name="jazz.com" /> Cobb was the last surviving player from the sessions, a distinction that, after Davis's death in 1991, he held for almost three decades.<ref name=NPR/> He also played on other Davis albums, including Sketches of Spain (1960), Someday My Prince Will Come (1961), Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1962), In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete, and briefly on Porgy and Bess (1959) and Sorcerer.<ref name=NPR/><ref name=Helmore/> His subtle and understated demeanor drew the admiration of many including Davis.<ref name=NPR/><ref name=Bernstein>Template:Cite news</ref> However, this also meant that he did not get the same level of recognition that his fellow drummers would.<ref name=NPR/> Cobb had the propensity to eschew publicity and did not record his first set as bandleader until 1983,<ref name=Variety>Template:Cite news</ref> with the release of So Nobody Else Can Hear.<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>

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Jimmy Cobb with the Nat Adderley Quintet, 1993

Cobb left the band in 1963, when Tony Williams was brought in by Davis. He formed a trio with pianist Wynton Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers, both of whom were part of Davis' rhythm section. The group toured and recorded as a trio, and also worked with Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Joe Henderson, J. J. Johnson and others. Chambers died in 1969, though Kelly and Cobb had occasionally used other bassists in the late 1960s as Chambers' health declined. Kelly died in 1971.<ref name=Dillon>Template:Cite news</ref> Cobb went on to join the Great Jazz Trio, together with Hank Jones on piano and Eddie Gómez on bass.<ref name=Bernstein/> He also toured with Sarah Vaughan during the 1970s,<ref name=Bernstein/><ref name=Dillon/> and taught at Stanford University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Berklee College of Music.<ref name=Bernstein/> He played in a tribute band called "4 Generations of Miles", together with Ron Carter (bass), Mike Stern (guitar), and George Coleman (tenor saxophone).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

During his career, Cobb worked with Bill Evans,<ref name=Bernstein/> Clark Terry, Stan Getz,<ref name=AP/> John Coltrane,<ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Wes Montgomery, Art Pepper, Wayne Shorter,<ref name=Variety/> Benny Golson,<ref name=NPR/> Gil Evans, Kenny Dorham, Frank Strozier, Bobby Timmons, Booker Little, Johnny Griffin, Akiko Tsuruga, Bertha Hope, Hamiet Bluiett, Nat Adderley, Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks, Joe Henderson,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fathead Newman,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Geri Allen,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Larry Willis, Walter Booker,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Red Garland,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Richie Cole,<ref name=Vail/> Ernie Royal, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, Philly Joe Jones,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Sonny Stitt, Nancy Wilson, Ricky Ford,<ref name=NEA/> Richard Wyands, John Webber, and Peter Bernstein,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> among many others.<ref name=Variety/>

AwardsEdit

In June 2008, Jimmy Cobb was the recipient of the Don Redman Heritage Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On October 17, 2008, Cobb was one of six artists to receive the 2009 National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters award.<ref name="jc-award" />

Personal life and deathEdit

Cobb was married to Eleana Steinberg Cobb until his death. Together, they had two daughters, Serena and Jaime, both of whom survived him.<ref name=NPR/>

Cobb died on May 24, 2020, at his home in Manhattan. He was 91 and had been suffering from lung cancer.<ref name=NPR/>

DiscographyEdit

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As leader/co-leaderEdit

  • So Nobody Else Can Hear (Contempo Vibrato, 1983) – recorded in 1981
  • Encounter with Ada Montellanico (Philology, 1994)
  • Only for the Pure of Heart (Fable/Lightyear, 1998) – live
  • Four Generations of Miles: A Live Tribute to Miles with George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter (Chesky, 2002)
  • Jimmy Cobb Trio (Azzurra Music, 2002)
  • Cobb's Groove (Milestone, 2003)
  • Yesterdays (RteesanCobb Music, 2003)
  • Taking a Chance on Love featuring Marco Tamburini (Sound Hills, 2004)
  • Tribute to Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers (Sound Hills, 2004)
  • Cobb Is Back in Italy! (Azzurra Music, 2005)
  • Marsalis Music Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb (Marsalis/Rounder, 2006) – recorded in 2005
  • New York Time (Chesky, 2006)
  • Cobb's Corner (Chesky, 2007)
  • Jazz in the Key of Blue (Chesky, 2009)
  • Live at Smalls (Smallslive, 2010)
  • Remembering Miles 'Tribute to Miles DavisTemplate:' (Sony Music, 2011)
  • The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions, 2014)
  • The Super Trio, Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise with Massimo Farao, Ron Carter (Venus, 2018)
  • This I Dig of You (Smoke Sessions, 2019) – live
  • Remembering U featuring Roy Hargrove (Jimmy Cobb World, 2019) – recorded in 2016

As sidemanEdit

Template:Div col With Cannonball Adderley

With Nat Adderley

With Lorez Alexandria

With John Coltrane

With Miles Davis

With Ricky Ford

With Benny Golson

With Joe Henderson

With Hank Jones

  • The Great Jazz Trio, Threesome (Eastworld, 1982)
  • The Great Jazz Trio, What's New (Eastworld, 1982)
  • The Great Jazz Trio, The Club New Yorker (Denon, 1983)
  • The Great Jazz Trio, Ambrosia (Denon, 1983)
  • The Great Jazz Trio, N.Y.Sophisticate: a Tribute to Duke Ellington (Denon, 1984)
  • The Great Jazz Trio, Monk's Mood (Denon, 1984)
  • West of 5th (Chesky, 2006)

With Wynton Kelly

With Wes Montgomery

With David "Fathead" Newman

With Sonny Red

With Shirley Scott

With Bobby Timmons

With Sarah Vaughan

With others

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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