Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer (1929–2020)
Acclaimed hard bop jazz drummer, best known for playing on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.Wikipedia
Born | January 20, 1929 |
Hometown | Washington, D.C., United States of America |
Spouse | Ann Porter (m 1962 - 1987) , Dinah Washington (m 1951 - 2020) |
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Jimmy Cobb: Gifted jazz drummer for Miles Davis
- Jimmy Cobb, the jazz drummer who helped drive Miles Davis’ masterpiece Kind of Blue, an album of transcendent lyricism and spontaneity that also became one of the top-selling jazz recordings of all time, died on 24 May at his home in Manhattan. He was 91.The cause was lung cancer, said his wife, Eleana Tee Cobb.
Albums
So Nobody Else Can Hear
2000
Cobb's Pocket
2019
The Original Mob
2015
Original Mob
2014
Live At Smalls
2010
Jazz in the Key of Blue
2009
Cobb's Corner
2007
Taking a Chance on Love
2006
Marsalis Music Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb
2006
Cobb Is Back in Italy!
2005
Tribute to Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers
2004
Cobb's Groove
2003
4 Generations of Miles
2002
Four Generations of Miles: A Live Tribute to Miles
2002
Only for the Pure of Heart
1998
Encounter
1994
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Jimmy Cobb, drummer on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, dies aged 91
Jimmy Cobb, drummer on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, dies aged 91Jazz musician who was key to Davis’s sound was the last surviving player on the classic album
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Geri Allen: pioneering female jazz pianist, bandleader and actress remembered
Geri Allen was a musically adventurous jazz pianist and bandleader who played with the leading musicians of her time, from Ornette Coleman to Wayne Shorter, and who furthered the careers of other women in jazz. She portrayed pianist Mary Lou Williams in the 1996 Robert Altman film Kansas City, set in the 1930s, but she also dipped into a variety of other styles, from the Motown music of her native Detroit to electronic music and classical works.
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