Mark Schmieder Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Jimmy-Cobb-Kind-of-Blue-drummer-for-Miles-15293593.php He lived a good long life, but still, even at 91, lung cancer is no way to go. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Rest in Peace JImmy Cobb, you wil be missed. Thanks for the muxic! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 RIP JC ... Quote CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Was there a better ride cymbal beat than Jimmy Cobb"s? I don"t think so. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 RIP Mr. Cobb. Always tasty. What a legacy. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thank you Jimmy for all you shared with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Even though people are waxing nostalgic over his participation on "Kind of Blue" - and rightly so, the best selling Jazz record in history - this is my favorite record of him playing with Miles "-- Live at the Blackhawk" vols. 1 &2 RIP ! What a legacy he leaves ! Sweet, thanks for sharing!!!! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Jimmy Cobb was the man who made me realize that swing is in the quarter note, not the eighth note. I wish I could remember who pointed that out to me, that Cobb plays so many less skip beats than Philly Joe and still swings so hard. Obviously, Kind of Blue gets the majority of the attention, but like Mr. Ferris I love the Blackhawk sets as well as the Joe Henderson sets from Keystone Korner (Four! and Straight No Chaser). I guess this just leaves Roy Haynes as a drummer from the first bebop/early post-bop generation? Quote My Site Nord Electro 5D, Novation Launchkey 61, Logic Pro X, Mainstage 3, lots of plugins, fingers, pencil, paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Even though people are waxing nostalgic over his participation on "Kind of Blue" - and rightly so, the best selling Jazz record in history - this is my favorite record of him playing with Miles "-- Live at the Blackhawk" vols. 1 &2 RIP ! What a legacy he leaves ! I had a client, a jazz pianist and retired teacher I did recording and consulting for, who was living in San Francisco in the early '60's and attended every night of Miles' run at the Blackhawk, said it was the greatest experience of his life in jazz. This same client, one day we were talking and he was trying to remember the name of a sax player, and he said, "You know, the new guy that played with Miles." Turns out he meant Wayne Shorter. Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 RIP Jimmy Cobb, groovemeister. I only saw him once, at the North Sea Jazz Festival with Nat Adderley. Pocket for days, he still had that touch and energy. It was a swing masterclass. Quote gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Definitely; the Blackhawk sets were the pinnacle of the Miles Davis group of that era, and so lucky are we to have the expanded sets available for some time now vs. the meager offerings of the initial vinyl release. I think this might have been the first time I heard "If I Were a Bell" that I really GOT what that song had to offer! And wow, it was almost 13 minutes long! Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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