Arnett Cobb
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| Arnett Cobb | |
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.jpg) Arnett Cobb (right) and Lionel Hampton, ca. June 1946. Photo: William P. Gottlieb. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arnette Cleophus Cobbs |
| Born | August 10, 1918 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Died | March 24, 1989 (aged 70) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Texas blues Soul-jazz Mainstream jazz Bop Swing New York blues Jump blues |
| Occupations | Saxophonist |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone |
| Associated acts | Illinois Jacquet, Lionel Hampton |
Arnett Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 24, 1989)[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Cobb was born Arnette Cleophus Cobbs in Houston, Texas.[1] His musical career began with the local bands of Chester Boone, from 1934 to 1936, and Milt Larkin, from 1936 to 1942 (which included a period on the West Coast with Floyd Ray). Among his bandmates in the Larkin aggregation were Illinois Jacquet, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Tom Archia, Cedric Haywood, and Wild Bill Davis. He replaced Illinois Jacquet in Lionel Hampton's band in 1942, staying with Hampton until 1947. He is credited with the words and music for the jazz standard "Smooth Sailing", 1951. Ella Fitzgerald recorded this for Decca and it can be heard on her album, Lullabies of Birdland.
Cobb then started his own seven-piece band, but suffered a serious illness in 1950, which necessitated spinal surgery. Although he re-formed the band on his recovery, in 1956 its success was again interrupted, this time by a car crash. This had long term effects on his health, involving periods in hospital, and making him permanently reliant on crutches; nevertheless, Cobb worked as a soloist through the 1970s and 1980s in the U.S. and Europe.
He died in his hometown in March 1989, at the age of 70.[1]
[edit] Discography
- 1943–1947: The Wild Man of the Tenor Sax, 1943–1947 (EPM Musique)
- 1946–1947: Arnett Cobb, 1946–1947 (Classics)
- 1947: Arnett Blows for 1300 (Delmark Records)
- 1959: 'Blow Arnett, Blow (Original Jazz Classics)
- 1959: Party Time (Original Jazz Classics)
- 1960: More Party Time (Original Jazz Classics)
- 1960: Smooth Sailing (Original Jazz Classics)
- 1960: Blue and Sentimental (Prestige Records)
- 1974–1976: The Wild Man from Texas (Black & Blue Records)
- 1978: Arnett Cobb Is Back (Progressive)
- 1987: Showtime (Fantasy Records)
- 1988: Tenor Tribute (Soul Note)
- 1988: Tenor Tribute, Volume 2 (Soul Note)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed July 2010
[edit] External links
- 1918 births
- 1989 deaths
- Bebop saxophonists
- Soul-jazz saxophonists
- Mainstream jazz saxophonists
- Musicians from Texas
- Texas blues musicians
- New York blues musicians
- Jazz-blues saxophonists
- Jump blues musicians
- African American musicians
- American jazz tenor saxophonists
- Prestige Records artists
- Muse Records artists
