Drums

Jimmy Cobb

(1929–2020)

Jimmy Cobb (1929–2020) — Drums. Led Jazz in the Key of Blue. Worked with Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, John Coltrane.

The last surviving member of the Kind of Blue session, celebrated for his tasteful, swinging drumming that anchored Miles Davis's late-1950s quintet.

Jimmy Cobb's albums

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis · 1959

Jimmy CobbJimmy Cobbジミー・コブ is the sole drummer on Kind of BlueKind of BlueMiles Davis · 1959 (1959), playing all five tracks. Replacing Philly Joe JonesPhilly Joe Jonesフィリー・ジョー・ジョーンズ in the transitional period between Miles's first and second great quintets, he brought a lighter, more swinging approach.

— Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn, 2000

From 1958 to 1962, Jimmy CobbJimmy Cobbジミー・コブ was Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's regular drummer. After the quintet dissolved, he formed the Wynton Kelly Trio with Wynton KellyWynton Kellyウィントン・ケリー and Paul ChambersPaul Chambersポール・チェンバース, carrying on the standard for hard-bop rhythm sections.

— So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John Szwed, 2002

Wynton Kelly

Paul Chambers

After Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's quintet dissolved, Wynton KellyWynton Kellyウィントン・ケリー formed the Wynton Kelly Trio with Paul ChambersPaul Chambersポール・チェンバース and Jimmy CobbJimmy Cobbジミー・コブ. As the rhythm section on Wes Montgomery's 1965 Smokin' at the Half Note, they left a defining model of the hard-bop trio.

— Smokin' at the Half Note, Wikipedia, 1965

Wynton Kelly

Paul Chambers