Jimmy Cobb Jimmy Cobb (Washington , 20 gennaio 1929 – New York , 24 maggio 2020 ) è stato un batterista jazz statunitense .
Vanta collaborazioni con Dizzy Gillespie , John Coltrane , Stan Getz e Miles Davis .
Il suo nome è legato soprattutto alla sua militanza nel gruppo di Miles Davis con il quale ha partecipato ad alcuni storiche registrazioni: Kind of Blue , Sketches of Spain , Someday My Prince Will Come , Live at Carnegie Hall , Live at the Blackhawk , Porgy and Bess e Sorcerer .
Jimmy Cobb è stato attivo a New York con il suo gruppo Jimmy Cobb's Mob .
Ha insegnato nel 2006 e 2007 ai seminari del Tuscia in Jazz Festival. Nel 2008 ha insegnato al seminario We Love Jazz tenutosi presso Castagnole Piemonte, Torino.
So Nobody Else Can Hear (Contempo Vibrato, 1983)
Encounter (Philology, 1994)
Only for the Pure of Heart (Fable/Lightyear, 1998)
Four Generations of Miles: A Live Tribute to Miles (Chesky, 2002)
Cobb's Groove (Milestone , 2003)
Yesterdays (RteesanCobb Music, 2003)
Tribute to Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers (Sound Hills, 2004)
Cobb Is Back in Italy! (Azzurra, 2005)
Marsalis Music Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb (Marsalis/Rounder , 2006))
Taking a Chance on Love (Azzurra, 2006)
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 Davis` (Sony Music, 2011)
The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions, 2014)
You'll See (SteepleChase , 2016)[1] con Pepper Adams -Donald Byrd Quintet
Out of this World (Warwick, 1961)con Cannonball Adderley
con Nat Adderley
con Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band (Vee-Jay , 1964)con Lorez Alexandria
con Geri Allen
Timeless Portraits and Dreams (Telarc , 2006)con Dorothy Ashby
Soft Winds (Jazzland, 1961)con Kenny Barron and John Hicks
Rhythm-a-Ning (Candid, 1989)con Walter Benton
Out of This World (Jazzland, 1960)con Walter Bishop, Jr.
The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 (Prestige , 1963 [1965])con Nick Brignola
Burn Brigade (Bee Hive, 1979)con Paul Chambers
con Al Cohn
Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960)con John Coltrane
con Miles Davis
Porgy and Bess (Columbia , 1958)
1958 Miles (Columbia, 1958)
Jazz at the Plaza (Columbia, 1958)
Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959)
Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia, 1961)
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Columbia, 1961)
Miles & Monk at Newport (Columbia, 1963)
Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 (Columbia Legacy, 2015)con Joey DeFrancesco
Wonderful! Wonderful! (HighNote, 2012)con Kenny Dorham
Blue Spring (Riverside, 1959)con Kenny Drew
Lite Flite (SteepleChase, 1977)con Ricky Ford
Flying Colors (Muse, 1980)
Tenor for the Times (Muse, 1981)
Interpretations (Muse, 1982)
Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
Shorter Ideas (Muse, 1984)
Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)con Curtis Fuller
Soul Trombone (Impulse!, 1961)con Benny Golson
Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1961) – also released as Just Jazz!
Turning Point (Mercury, 1962)con Paul Gonsalves
Gettin' Together (Jazzland, 1960)con Bunky Green
My Babe (Vee-Jay, 1960 [1965])con Bill Hardman
Saying Something (Savoy 1961)con Joe Henderson
Four (Verve , 1968)
Straight, No Chaser (Verve, 1968)con John Hendricks
Freddie Freeloader (Denon , 1990)con John Hicks and Elise Wood
con Wynton Kelly
Kelly Blue (Riverside, 1959)
Wynton Kelly! (Vee-Jay, 1961)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Vee-Jay, 1961)
Comin' in the Back Door (Verve, 1963)
It's All Right! (Verve, 1964)
Undiluted (Verve, 1965)
Blues on Purpose (Xanadu, 1965)
Full View (Riverside, 1967)
Last Trio Session (Delmark, 1968)con Hubert Laws
con Johnny Lytle
New and Groovy (Tuba, 1966)con Harold Mabern
To Love and Be Loved (Smoke Sessions, 2017)con Pat Martino
con Ronnie Mathews
con Billy Mitchell
De Lawd's Blues (Xanadu, 1980)con Wes Montgomery
Full House (Riverside, 1962)
Boss Guitar (Riverside, 1963)
Guitar on the Go (Riverside, 1963)
The Alternative Wes Montgomery (Riverside, 1963)
Smokin' at the Half Note (Verve, 1965)
Smokin' Guitar (Verve, 1965)
Willow Weep for Me (Verve, 1969)con Frank Morgan
Quiet Fire (Contemporary, 1987 [1991] con Bud Shank con David "Fathead" Newman
Still Hard Times (Muse, 1982)
Song for the New Man (HighNote, 2004)con Art Pepper
con Jimmy Raney
Here's That Raney Day (Ahead, 1980)con Sonny Red
Out of the Blue (Blue Note , 1960)
The Mode (Jazzland (1961)
Images (Jazzland, 1961)con Shirley Scott
For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963)
On a Clear Day (Impulse!, 1966)con Wayne Shorter
con Don Sleet
All Members (Jazzland, 1961)con Sonny Stitt
con Teri Thornton
Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)con Bobby Timmons
con Norris Turney
Big, Sweet 'n Blue con Larry Willis and Walter Booker (Mapleshade , 1993)con Phil Upchurch
Feeling Blue (Milestone, 1967)con Sarah Vaughan
Live in Japan (Mainstream , 1975)
Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live (Pye , 1977)con Cedar Walton
Midnight Waltz (Venus, 2005)con Dinah Washington
For Those in Love (EmArcy, 1955)con C. I. Williams
When Alto Was King (Mapleshade, 1997)