George V Johnson Jr  

Exploring America's Classical Music with The Legendary "JIMMY COBB"

 

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The Official Jimmy Cobb Website - Drummer - Jazz Legend

"The Last Surviving Member of the Miles Davis Quintet "Kind Of Blue"

Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy’s inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. 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, many other watermark Miles Davis recordings.

Jimmy Cobb e Robert Glasper falam sobre jazz e Miles Davis - Radar Showlivre 2009

Mr. P.C. - Hendirk Meurkens




Miles davis et John Coltrane - So what

John Coltrane w/ Wynton Kelly Trio VERY RARE

Jimmy did his first recording with Earl Bostic

and played extensively with Dinah Washington

Keter Betts

Billie Holiday

Pearl Bailey

Clark Terry

Dizzy Gillespie

Cannonball Adderly

before joining Miles in 1957.

By 1963 Tony Williams took over the Miles drum chair in 1963 and Jimmy left Miles to continue to work with Miles’ rhythm section,

Winton Kelly

and Paul Chambers behind

Wes Montgomery. In addition to several Winton Kelly Trio Albums,

the three did albums with Kenny Burrell,

and J.J. Johnson, among others, before disbanding in the late 60’s.

Jimmy then worked with Sarah Vaughn for 9 years.

John Malachi - who gave her nick name "SASSY" Sarah Vaughn

Afterward, Jimmy continued to freelance with several great groups throughout the 70’s 80’s and 90’s including

Sonny Stitt

Nat Adderly

Ricky Ford





Walter Booker



BUSTER WILLIAMS

Hank Jones

Ron Carter,

George Coleman



RONNIE MATHEWS

David "Fathead" Newman

The Great Jazz Trio with Nancy Wilson

Dave Holland

Warren Bernhardt, and many, many others worldwide.

In the early 90’s a Television Special produced by Eleana Tee featured Jimmy playing and hanging with

Freddie Hubbard

Gregory Hines

Bill Cosby - Check him out! Tap...tap ...tap!

Dave Leibman


Pee Wee Ellis, and others. Jimmy has played around the world from Newport to Monte Carlo, from LA to Japan. He has performed for both

Presidents Gerald Ford

and President Jimmy Carter and many other dignitaries in his storied career, and is quoted extensively in "Kind of Blue", the Documentary of those legendary recording sessions as well as Writing the forward for the

Book --Kind of Blue-- the making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece in 2000.

In 2002 Jimmy completed a "Four Generations of Miles" album with guitarist, Mike Stern, Ron Carter (bass), and George Coleman (tenor) for Chesky records.

Other releases include his long awaited solo album, "Yesterdays", produced by Eleana Tee for Rteesan Productions. It features Michael Brecker on tenor, Marion Meadows on soprano, Roy Hargrove, trumpet and flugelhorn, Jon Faddis, trumpet, Eric Lewis, electric piano, Peter Bernstein, guitar, and John Weber on bass. This album was done in Jimmy’s two adopted home towns; recorded and shot in New York, and mixed and edited in Woodstock, NY. It includes a wide variety of arrangements ranging from a unique interpretation of Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze" to ballads "Yesterdays" and blues (All Blues, Faddis, Monk) and standards, "Without a Song" and "Love Walked Right In". This major musical statement will include several music videos and a complete television documentary.

Later, Jimmy’s Albums New York Time, Cobb’s Corner and West of 5th, Produced by Eleana Steinberg Tee and David Chesky were released. Jimmy’s Album New York Time played by Jimmy, Christian McBride, bass, Javon Jackson, tenor sax, and Cedar Walton, on piano incorporates songs for all moods. West of 5th features Jimmy, accompanied by Hank Jones on piano and Christian McBride on Bass, in this compilation of songs is a ballad written by Mr. Cobb in tribute to his late younger sister Eleanor. And In 2007 Cobb’s Corner was released, played by Jimmy, Roy Hargrove, Ronnie Mathews, and Peter Washington AKA The Jimmy Cobb Quartet. In June 2008, Jimmy was the recipient of the Don Redman Heritage award. Just 4 months later, on October 17 2008, Jimmy was one of 6 to be presented with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters award.

Jimmy remains active, not only in New York City, where he leads
Jimmy Cobb’s Mob but on the international circuit including Japan,
China, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, & South Africa.

TEACHING: Jimmy is constantly being approached to teach what he knows and loves to aspiring jazz musicians all over the world. Jimmy travels every year for the last 9 years to Stanford University to teach Master Classes for the University’s Jazz Workshop. He has taught for Parsons: The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, at the University of Greensboro in North Carolina, for The International Center for the arts at San Francisco State University, for St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia Canada, for Berklee’s College of Music in Boston and at numerous educational institutions throughout the globe.

The Official Jimmy Cobb Website ::: Drummer ::: Jazz Legend

 

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This radio show is a work in progress. It's very interesting to share these experiences.  Working out the glitches...During my career I've had the opportunity to share the stage with these musicians interviewed. I will cherish the moments forever! "SO WHAT"

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The George V Johnson Jr Show
Exploring America's Classical Music "Jazz"


"SO WHAT"

6-30-09 - Episode #1
Dr. Larry Ridley
Bassist Extraordinaire
Executive Director
African American Jazz Caucus

7-07-09 - Episode #2
Dr. Nelson Harrison

7-14-09 - Episode #3
Harold Mabern
Piano Great

7-21-09 - Episode #4
"Sweet Papa" Lou Donaldson

7/27/09 - Episode $5
Jimmy Cobb
The last living survivor of the Miles Davis Quintet

7-28-09 - Episode #6

James Moody "Moody's Mood For Love



8/4/09 - Episode #7

Eddie Jefferson
The Art of Jazz Vocalese
I have hours of live taped conversations from the
dressing room in between sets. I have to transfer from
cassette tapes to MP3's. Any Suggestions?

8/11/09
Bill Easley

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