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Wilbur James " Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929May 24, 2020) was an American drummer. He was part of 's First Great Sextet. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.

Early life
Cobb was born in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 1929. Before he began his music career, he listened to jazz albums and stayed awake into the late hours of the night to listen to broadcasting from New York City. Raised , he was also exposed to Church music.

Cobb started his touring career in 1950 with the saxophonist . He subsequently performed with vocalist , pianist , saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, bassist , , , and . His website also recounts his gigs with , , and that took place before 1957.

Career
Cobb joined in 1958 as part of the latter's First Great Sextet, after Adderley recommended him to Davis. Cobb's best known recorded work is on Davis' Kind of Blue (1959). Cobb was the last surviving player from the sessions, a distinction that, after Davis's death in 1991, he held for almost three decades. 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. His subtle and understated demeanor drew the admiration of many including Davis. However, this also meant that he did not get the same level of recognition that his fellow drummers would. Cobb had the propensity to eschew publicity and did not record his first set as bandleader until 1983, with the release of So Nobody Else Can Hear.

Cobb left the band in 1963, when Tony Williams was brought in by Davis. He formed a trio with pianist and bassist , both of whom were part of Davis' rhythm section. The group toured and recorded as a trio, and also worked with , , , 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. Cobb went on to join the Great Jazz Trio, together with on piano and Eddie Gómez on bass. He also toured with during the 1970s, and taught at Stanford University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Berklee College of Music. He played in a called "4 Generations of Miles", together with (bass), (guitar), and (tenor saxophone).

During his career, Cobb worked with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Mark Murphy, , , Fathead Newman, , , , , Richie Cole, , Jerome Richardson, , Philly Joe Jones, , Nancy Wilson, , , John Webber, and Peter Bernstein, among many others.

Awards
In June 2008, Jimmy Cobb was the recipient of the Don Redman Heritage Award. On October 17, 2008, Cobb was one of six artists to receive the 2009 National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters award.

Personal life and death
Cobb was married to Eleana Steinberg Cobb until his death. Together, they had two daughters, Serena and Jaime, both of whom survived him.

Cobb died on May 24, 2020, at his home in . He was 91 and had been suffering from lung cancer.

Discography
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As leader/co-leader
  • 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 , , (, 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)
  • (/, 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 Davis (Sony Music, 2011)
  • The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions, 2014)
  • The Super Trio, Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise with Massimo Farao, (, 2018)
  • This I Dig of You (Smoke Sessions, 2019) – live
  • Remembering U featuring (Jimmy Cobb World, 2019) – recorded in 2016

As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley
  • Sophisticated Swing (, 1956)
  • Cannonball Enroute (EmArcy, 1957)
  • Cannonball's Sharpshooters (EmArcy, 1958)
  • Jump for Joy (EmArcy, 1958)
  • Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (, 1959)
  • Cannonball Takes Charge (Riverside, 1959)

With

  • That's Right! (Riverside, 1960)
  • On the Move (, 1983)
  • (Theresa, 1983)
  • We Remember Cannon (In + Out, 1989)
  • Autumn Leaves (Sweet Basil, 1990)
  • Talkin' About You (Landmark, 1991) – recorded in 1990
  • (Sweet Basil, 1993) – recorded in 1990

With

  • Alexandria the Great (Impulse!, 1964)
  • More of the Great Lorez Alexandria (Impulse!, 1964)

With

  • Standard Coltrane (Prestige, 1962) – recorded in 1958
  • Stardust (Prestige, 1963) – recorded in 1958
  • Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane (Prestige, 1963) – recorded in 1958
  • Bahia (Prestige, 1965) – recorded in 1958
  • (on "" only, , 1960) – recorded in 1959
  • (Atlantic, 1961) – recorded in 1959–60

With

  • Porgy and Bess (, 1959) – recorded in 1958
  • 1958 Miles (CBS/Sony, 1974) – recorded in 1958
  • Jazz at the Plaza (Columbia, 1973) – recorded in 1958
  • Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959)
  • Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960) – recorded in 1959–60
  • Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia, 1961)
  • In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Columbia, 2003) – recorded in 1961
  • Miles & Monk at Newport (Columbia, 1964) – recorded in 1958–63
  • (Columbia Legacy, 2015) – recorded in 1955–75

With

  • Flying Colors (Muse, 1980)
  • Tenor for the Times (Muse, 1981)
  • Interpretations (Muse, 1982)
  • Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
  • (Muse, 1984)
  • (Muse, 1987)

With

  • Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1961) – also released as Just Jazz!
  • Turning Point (Mercury, 1962)

With

  • Four (, 1994) – recorded in 1968
  • Straight, No Chaser (Verve, 1996) – recorded in 1968

With

  • 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

  • (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)
  • (Verve, 1965)
  • Blues on Purpose (, 1965)
  • (Riverside, 1967)
  • Last Trio Session (, 1968)

With

  • Full House (Riverside, 1962)
  • (Riverside, 1963)
  • Guitar on the Go (Riverside, 1963) – recorded in 1959–1963
  • Smokin' at the Half Note (Verve, 1965)
  • Willow Weep for Me (Verve, 1969) – recorded in 1965
  • The Alternative Wes Montgomery (Riverside, 1982) – recorded in 1960–1963
  • Smokin' Guitar (Toko, 1994) – recorded in 1965

With David "Fathead" Newman

  • Still Hard Times (Muse, 1982)
  • Song for the New Man (HighNote, 2004) – recorded in 2003

With

  • Out of the Blue (Blue Note, 1960)
  • (Jazzland (1962) – recorded in 1961
  • Images (Jazzland, 1962) – recorded in 1961

With

  • For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963)
  • On a Clear Day (Impulse!, 1966)

With

  • This Here Is Bobby Timmons (Riverside, 1960)
  • Easy Does It (Riverside, 1961)
  • From the Bottom (Riverside, 1970) – recorded in 1964
  • The Soul Man! (Prestige, 1966)
  • Got to Get It! (Milestone, 1967)

With

  • Live in Japan (Mainstream, 1975)
  • Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live (, 1977)

With others

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