title: Jimmy Cobb
text: # Jimmy Cobb
  
  Jimmy Cobb (Washington, 20 gennaio 1929 – New York, 24 maggio 2020) è stato un batterista jazz statunitense. Vanta collaborazioni con Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Stan Getz e Miles Davis.
  
  Il suo nome è legato soprattutto alla sua militanza nel gruppo di Miles Davis con il quale ha partecipato ad alcuni storiche registrazioni: Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince Will Come, Live at Carnegie Hall, Live at the Blackhawk, Porgy and Bess e Sorcerer.
  
  Jimmy Cobb è stato attivo a New York con il suo gruppo Jimmy Cobb's Mob. Ha insegnato nel 2006 e 2007 ai seminari del Tuscia in Jazz Festival. Nel 2008 ha insegnato al seminario We Love Jazz tenutosi presso Castagnole Piemonte, Torino.
  
  ## Discografia
  
  ### Come band-leader
  
  * So Nobody Else Can Hear (Contempo Vibrato, 1983)
  * Encounter (Philology, 1994)
  * Only for the Pure of Heart (Fable/Lightyear, 1998)
  * Four Generations of Miles: A Live Tribute to Miles (Chesky, 2002)
  * Cobb's Groove (Milestone, 2003)
  * Yesterdays (RteesanCobb Music, 2003)
  * Tribute to Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers (Sound Hills, 2004)
  * Cobb Is Back in Italy! (Azzurra, 2005)
  * Marsalis Music Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb (Marsalis/Rounder, 2006))
  * Taking a Chance on Love (Azzurra, 2006)
  * 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)
  * You'll See (SteepleChase, 2016)
  
  ### Come ospite
  
  con Pepper Adams-Donald Byrd Quintet
  
  * Out of this World (Warwick, 1961)
  
  con Cannonball Adderley
  
  * Sophisticated Swing (EmArcy, 1956)
  * Cannonball Enroute (EmArcy, 1957)
  * Cannonball's Sharpshooters (EmArcy, 1958)
  * Jump for Joy (EmArcy, 1958)
  * Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (Mercury, 1959)
  * Cannonball Takes Charge (Riverside, 1959)
  
  con Nat Adderley
  
  * That's Right! (Riverside, 1960)
  * On the Move (Theresa, 1983)
  * Blue Autumn (Theresa, 1983)
  * We Remember Cannon (In + Out, 1989)
  * Autumn Leaves (Sweet Basil, 1990)
  * Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil (Sweet Basil, 1990 [1993])
  * Talkin' About You (Landmark, 1990 [1991])
  
  con Toshiko Akiyoshi
  
  * Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band (Vee-Jay, 1964)
  
  con Lorez Alexandria
  
  * Alexandria the Great (Impulse!, 1964)
  * More of the Great Lorez Alexandria (Impulse!, 1964)
  
  con Geri Allen
  
  * Timeless Portraits and Dreams (Telarc, 2006)
  
  con Dorothy Ashby
  
  * Soft Winds (Jazzland, 1961)
  
  con Kenny Barron and John Hicks
  
  * Rhythm-a-Ning (Candid, 1989)
  
  con Walter Benton
  
  * Out of This World (Jazzland, 1960)
  
  con Walter Bishop, Jr.
  
  * The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 (Prestige, 1963 [1965])
  
  con Nick Brignola
  
  * Burn Brigade (Bee Hive, 1979)
  
  con Paul Chambers
  
  * Go (Vee-Jay, 1959)
  
  con Al Cohn
  
  * Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960)
  
  con John Coltrane
  
  * Standard Coltrane (Prestige, 1958)
  * Stardust (Prestige, 1958)
  * Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane (Prestige, 1958)
  * Bahia (Prestige, 1958)
  * Giant Steps (on "Naima" only, Atlantic, 1959)
  * Coltrane Jazz (Atlantic, 1959)
  
  con Miles Davis
  
  * Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958)
  * 1958 Miles (Columbia, 1958)
  * Jazz at the Plaza (Columbia, 1958)
  * Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959)
  * Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960)
  * Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia, 1961)
  * In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Columbia, 1961)
  * Miles & Monk at Newport (Columbia, 1963)
  * Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 (Columbia Legacy, 2015)
  
  con Joey DeFrancesco
  
  * Wonderful! Wonderful! (HighNote, 2012)
  
  con Kenny Dorham
  
  * Blue Spring (Riverside, 1959)
  
  con Kenny Drew
  
  * Lite Flite (SteepleChase, 1977)
  
  con Ricky Ford
  
  * Flying Colors (Muse, 1980)
  * Tenor for the Times (Muse, 1981)
  * Interpretations (Muse, 1982)
  * Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
  * Shorter Ideas (Muse, 1984)
  * Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)
  
  con Curtis Fuller
  
  * Soul Trombone (Impulse!, 1961)
  
  con Benny Golson
  
  * Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1961) – also released as Just Jazz!
  * Turning Point (Mercury, 1962)
  
  con Paul Gonsalves
  
  * Gettin' Together (Jazzland, 1960)
  
  con Bunky Green
  
  * My Babe (Vee-Jay, 1960 [1965])
  
  con Bill Hardman
  
  * Saying Something (Savoy 1961)
  
  con Joe Henderson
  
  * Four (Verve, 1968)
  * Straight, No Chaser (Verve, 1968)
  
  con John Hendricks
  
  * Freddie Freeloader (Denon, 1990)
  
  con John Hicks and Elise Wood
  
  * Luminous (Nilva, 1985)
  
  con Wynton Kelly
  
  * Kelly Blue (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)
  * Undiluted (Verve, 1965)
  * Blues on Purpose (Xanadu, 1965)
  * Full View (Riverside, 1967)
  * Last Trio Session (Delmark, 1968)
  
  con Hubert Laws
  
  * The Laws of Jazz (Atlantic, 1964)
  
  con Johnny Lytle
  
  * New and Groovy (Tuba, 1966)
  
  con Harold Mabern
  
  * To Love and Be Loved (Smoke Sessions, 2017)
  
  con Pat Martino
  
  * Desperado (Prestige, 1970)
  
  con Ronnie Mathews
  
  * Legacy (Bee Hive, 1979)
  
  con Billy Mitchell
  
  * De Lawd's Blues (Xanadu, 1980)
  
  con Wes Montgomery
  
  * Full House (Riverside, 1962)
  * Boss Guitar (Riverside, 1963)
  * Guitar on the Go (Riverside, 1963)
  * The Alternative Wes Montgomery (Riverside, 1963)
  * Smokin' at the Half Note (Verve, 1965)
  * Smokin' Guitar (Verve, 1965)
  * Willow Weep for Me (Verve, 1969)
  
  con Frank Morgan
  
  * Quiet Fire (Contemporary, 1987 [1991] con Bud Shank
  
  con David "Fathead" Newman
  
  * Still Hard Times (Muse, 1982)
  * Song for the New Man (HighNote, 2004)
  
  con Art Pepper
  
  * Gettin' Together (Contemporary, 1960)
  
  con Jimmy Raney
  
  * Here's That Raney Day (Ahead, 1980)
  
  con Sonny Red
  
  * Out of the Blue (Blue Note, 1960)
  * The Mode (Jazzland (1961)
  * Images (Jazzland, 1961)
  
  con Shirley Scott
  
  * For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963)
  * On a Clear Day (Impulse!, 1966)
  
  con Wayne Shorter
  
  * Introducing Wayne Shorter (Vee-Jay, 1959)
  
  con Don Sleet
  
  * All Members (Jazzland, 1961)
  
  con Sonny Stitt
  
  * In Style (Muse, 1982)
  
  con Teri Thornton
  
  * Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)
  
  con Bobby Timmons
  
  * This Here is Bobby Timmons (Riveside, 1960)
  * Easy Does It (Riverside, 1961)
  * From the Bottom (Riverside, 1964)
  * The Soul Man! (Prestige, 1966)
  * Got to Get It! (Milestone, 1967)
  
  con Norris Turney
  
  * Big, Sweet 'n Blue con Larry Willis and Walter Booker (Mapleshade, 1993)
  
  con Phil Upchurch
  
  * Feeling Blue (Milestone, 1967)
  
  con Sarah Vaughan
  
  * Live in Japan (Mainstream, 1975)
  * Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live (Pye, 1977)
  
  con Cedar Walton
  
  * Midnight Waltz (Venus, 2005)
  
  con Dinah Washington
  
  * For Those in Love (EmArcy, 1955)
  
  con C. I. Williams
  
  * When Alto Was King (Mapleshade, 1997)
  