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 Jimmy Cobb's Profile |
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Legendary jazz drummer & elder statesman... |
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| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 9, 2008 (438 days back) |
About Me |
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Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy's inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. spanned 1957 until 1963, and included the masterpiece "Kind of Blue", the most popular jazz recording in history. He also played on "Sketches of Spain", Someday My Prince will Come", "Live at Carnegie Hall, "Live at the Blackhawk", "Porgy and Bess", and many, many other watermark Miles Davis recordings. Jimmy did his first recording with Earl Bostic and played extensively with Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderly, before joining Miles in 1957. by 1963 Tony Williams took over the Miles drum chair in 1963 and Jimmy left Miles to continue to work with Miles' rhythm section, Winton Kelly and Paul Chambers behind Wes Montgomery. In addition to several Winton Kelly Trio Albums, the three did albums with Kenny Burrell, and J.J. Johnson, among others, before disbanding in the late 60's. Jimmy then worked with Sarah Vaughn for 9 years. Afterward, Jimmy continued to freelance with several great groups throughout the 70's 80's and 90's including, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderly, Ricky Ford, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, The Great Jazz Trio with Nancy Wilson, Dave Holland, Warren Bernhardt, and many, many others worldwide. In the early 90's a Television Special produced by Eleana Tee featured Jimmy playing and hanging with Freddie Hubbard, the late Gregory Hines, Bill Cosby, Dave Leibman, Pee Wee Ellis, and others. Jimmy has played around the world from Newport to Monte Carlo, from LA to Japan. He has performed for both Presidents Ford, and Carter, the Shah of Iran and many other dignitaries in his storied career, and is quoted extensively in "Kind of Blue", the Documentary of those legendary recording sessions as well as Writing the forward for the Book --Kind of Blue-- the making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece in 2000. In 2002 Jimmy completed a "Four Generations of Miles" album with guitarist, Mike Stern, Ron Carter (bass), and George Coleman (tenor) for Chesky records. Other releases include his long awaited solo album, "Yesterdays", produced by Eleana Tee for Rteesan Productions. It features Michael Brecker on tenor, Marion Meadows on soprano, Roy Hargrove, trumpet and flugelhorn, Jon Faddis, trumpet, Eric Lewis, electric piano, Peter Bernstein, guitar, and John Weber on bass. This album was done in Jimmy's two adopted home towns; recorded and shot in New York, and mixed and edited in Woodstock, NY. It includes a wide variety of arrangements ranging from a unique interpretation of Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze" to ballads "Yesterdays" and blues (All Blues, Faddis, Monk) and standards, "Without a Song" and "Love Walked Right In". This major musical statement will include several music videos and a complete television documentary. Later, Jimmy's Albums New York Time, Cobb's Corner and West of 5th, Produced by Eleana SteinbergTee and David Chesky were released. Jimmy's Album New York Time played by Jimmy, Christian McBride, bass, Javon Jackson, tenor sax, and Cedar Walton, on piano incorporates songs for all moods. West of 5th features Jimmy, accompanied by Hank Jones on piano and Christian McBride on Bass, in this compilation of songs is a ballad written by Mr. Cobb in tribute to his late younger sister Eleanor. And In 2007 Cobb--s Corner was released, played by Jimmy, Roy Hargrove, Ronnie Mathews, and Peter Washington AKA The Jimmy Cobb Quartet. Jimmy remains active, not only in New York City, where he leads Jimmy Cobb's Mob but on the international circuit including Japan, China, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, & South Africa. TEACHING: Jimmy is constantly being approached to teach what he knows and loves to aspiring jazz musicians all over the world. Jimmy travels every year for the last 9 years to Stanford University to teach Master Classes for the University's Jazz Workshop. He has taught for Parsons: The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, at the University of Greensboro in North Carolina, for The International Center for the arts at San Francisco State University, for St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia Canada, and at numerous educational institutions throughout the globe. In February, Jimmy will be teaching and performing at the University of North Florida for their Great American Jazz Series – Concert. In March, Jimmy will be returning to the West coast to teach at San Francisco State University International Center for the arts. In April, Jimmy will be taking part in Jazz Presents: Miles and Miles (Concert 2) at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. And as usual with Jimmy Cobb, you won't believe what's up next! ALSO AVAILABLE NOW: "NewYorkTime" Chesky Records Jimmy Cobb Christian McBride Javon Jackson Cedar Walton "West of Fifth" Chesky Records Jimmy Cobb Hank Jones Christian McBride Both produced by David Chesky and Eleana Steinberg-Tee "Yesterdays" Jimmyw/ Mike Brecker Roy Hargrove John Faddis Marion Meadows eric lewis john webber peter bernstein |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/20/2006Band Website: jimmycobb.net Band Members: "SO NOBODY ELSE CAN HEAR" Jimmy Cobb - Drums Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet and Flugelhorn Gregory Hines - Vocals Marilyn Redfield - Vocals David Liebman - Soprano Saxophone and Alto Flute Walter Booker - Bass Larry Willis - Piano Pee Wee Ellis - Tenor Saxophone Pete Levin - Synthesizer Steve Khan - Guitar Steve Satten - Cornet and Percussion Victoria Berdy - Percussion Jimmy Strassberg - Percussion "YESTERDAYS" Jimmy Cobb - Drums Michael Brecker - Sax John Faddis - Trumpet Roy Hardgrove - Trumpet Danny Pickering - Flugelhorn & Alto Flute Eric Lewis - Piano John Webber - Bass Peter Bernstein - Guitar Marion Meadows - Soprano Sax Jerry Mall - Percussion "KIND OF BLUE" Miles Davis-trumpet Jimmy Cobb-drums Bill Evans-piano Paul Chambers-bass John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley-saxaphones Influences: Sounds Like: Jimmy Cobb Record Label: E. S. Tee Recordings Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Latin / Afro-beat) |
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My Blog |
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rest in peace Ulysses Slaughter |
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Jimmy Cobb in Virginia this weekend- Honoree of Don Redman Heritage award |
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| Jimmy Cobb June, 28 2008 at Jimmy Cobb Honoree of the Don Redman Heritage award 2008 Harpers F... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:40:00 PST |
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BB props for JC |
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| "Ive seen Jimmy Cobb holding the stick with a slightly tighter grip and, man, his beat is so beautiful."-Brian Blade, Modern Drummer, July 2008www.moderndrummer.com Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:46:00 PST |
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NEA |
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| National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2009 NEA Jazz MastersNEA Partners with Jazz at Lincoln Center for NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony and ConcertJune 3, 2008Washington, DC - The National En... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:28:00 PST |
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Benefit concert for Jazz Pianist Ronnie Mathews at Sweet Rhythm tonight June 23rd 2008 |
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| Sweet Rhythm Benefit for my good friend Ronnie Mathews 88 7th Ave S New York, NY 10014 (212) 255-3626 http://sweetrhythmny.com/ BENEFIT FOR PIANIST RONNIE MATHEWS w/ Cedar Walton, Lou... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:41:00 PST |
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KNARF the GNOME |
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| Read all about what KNARF the GNOME has to say about Jimmy Cobb!http://www.jimmycobb.net/press.html Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:21:00 PST |
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NPR-Kind of Blue FREE DOWNLOAD |
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| Hear The Entire Program (54 minutes)http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId
=10862796NPR.org, July 3, 2007 - The best-selling jazz record of all time is a universally acknowledged masterpi... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:20:00 PST |
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Jimmy Cobb 2009 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master |
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| The National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters: http://www.nea.gov/news/news08/JazzMasters2009.htmlJimmy Cobb"I am humbled to be included among the great musicians... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:33:00 PST |
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Part 2 |
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| by Ralph A. MirielloBelow is part two of Ralph Miriello's in-depth interview with drummer Jimmy Cobb. For part one, click here. For part three, click here.Your celebrated time with Miles Davis reporte... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Thu, 01 May 2008 06:28:00 PST |
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In conversation with jimmy cobb (part one) |
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| by Ralph A. MirielloJimmy Cobb is the last surviving participant on the most celebrated jazz recording of the last half century, Kind of Blue. But a single CD, no matter how illustrious, can barely hi... Posted by Jimmy Cobb on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:45:00 PST |
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