The legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb, is a superb, mostly self-taught musician and is the elder statesman of all of the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy's inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley 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 other landmark Miles Davis recordings.
On 'Cobb's Corner' Cobb leads a stellar quartet made up of the brilliant trumpeter Roy Hargrove, pianist Ronnie Mathews and bassist Peter Washington. The programme mostly features a selection of standards including "You and the Night and the Music", "My Romance" and "Lotus Blossom".
A superb, mostly self-taught drummer, Jimmy Cobb has been a dominant accompanist and outstanding soloist. He approaches the drum kit in both a melodic and percussive fashion, never playing overly-long or rambling solos. He's known for working slightly ahead of the beat, and has anchored many fine sessions as well as spending five years with Miles Davis in the '50s and '60s. Cobb did study briefly with Jack Dennett, a percussionist with extensive symphonic credentials. He played with Charlie Rouse, Leo Parker, Frank Wess, Billie Holiday and Pearl Bailey in Washington, D.C. Cobb left in 1950 to join Earl Bostic, and cut his first recordings with him. He played with Dinah Washington over three years, then worked with Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie. He took over for Philly Joe Jones in the Davis band in 1958, and was on hand for several seminal dates. He finally left, along with Paul Chambers, to team with Wynton Kelly. The trio played and recorded with Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and J.J. Johnson before it disbanded. Cobb played on the film soundtrack "Seven Days In May," and later worked with David Amram. He worked with Sarah Vaughan through the '70s, and was featured on a public television film of a Vaughan concert at the Wolf Trap Jazz Festival. Cobb also worked with Richie Cole, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley and Ricky Ford. During the '80s he worked with the Joe Albany trio. Cobb remains active, though there are currently no albums under his name as a leader listed.
Tracklist:01. You and the Night and the Music 05:11
02. My Romance 06:29
03. Never Let Me Go 06:20
04. John Charles 04:44
05. My Foolish Heart 06:26
06. I Think You're Wonderful 03:13
07. Lotus Blossom 06:37
08. Book's Bossa 06:25
09. Ruby My Dear 05:01
10. My Ship 05:56
Personnel:Jimmy Cobb - (drums),
Roy Hargrove - (trumpet),
Ronnie Mathews - (piano),
Peter Washington - (bass)
Cobb's Corner (Hybr)
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