Gai Terrell/RedfernsJimmy Cobb was the last surviving member of what's often called Miles Davis' First Great Sextet.Jimmy Cobb, whose subtle and steady drumming formed the pulse of some of jazz's most beloved recordings, died at his home in Manhattan on Sunday. He was 91.Cobb was the last surviving member of what's often called Miles Davis' First Great Sextet.
Cobb's willingness to play a supporting role — as well as his unmatched ability to find the beauty in the background — meant that some of his longest tenures were as an accompanist to legendary vocalists Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan. He often cited that experience as formative.
Cobb never shied from his status as a living link to the music's venerable past, instead emphasizing what he viewed as a lifetime of good luck."I've been in the right place at the right time a lot of times," he said."[But today] things are more mechanical than human, than they used to be. [Students today] got some advantages, because they have videos and all that, but it's not walking up and shaking the dude's hand and talking about things, or asking him questions.
Despite the tireless work required of a sideman just to make ends meet, Cobb didn't record as a bandleader until the early 1980s. By the '90s, he was beginning to mentor young musicians in much the same way he had been in his early days — Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride, Wallace Roney and particularly Brad Mehldau, who played in the first edition of his band Cobb's Mob while still in Cobb's class at the New School, were all recorded to the beat of his evergreen swing.
I used to see Jimmy Cobb and other jazz luminaries like Hank Jones and John Hicks play at a little modest basement joint called the Fat Cat Lounge in the West Village back about 17 or 18 years ago. Great memories. RIP.
natalieweiner Beautiful piece, natalieweiner.
Another candle flickers our from the bright light that was Jazz. Folks like him gave us so much.
Kind of blue...
☮️🙏🏽
One of the best ever... Memory Eternal!
and what a great life he had!
RIP Jimmy Cobb - thank you for sharing your gifts
Rest In Peace. 🙏🏼
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