18 Facts About Jimmy Cobb

Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb was an American jazz drummer.

Jimmy Cobb was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.

Jimmy Cobb started his touring career in 1950 with the saxophonist Earl Bostic.

Jimmy Cobb subsequently performed with vocalist Dinah Washington, pianist Wynton Kelly, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, bassist Keter Betts, Frank Wess, Leo Parker, and Charlie Rouse.

Jimmy Cobb's best known recorded work is on Davis' Kind of Blue.

Jimmy Cobb was the last surviving player from the sessions, a distinction that, after Davis's death in 1991, he held for almost three decades.

Jimmy Cobb had the propensity to eschew publicity and did not record his first set as bandleader until 1983, with the release of So Nobody Else Can Hear.

Jimmy Cobb left the band in 1963, when Tony Williams was brought in by Davis.

Jimmy Cobb formed a trio with pianist Wynton Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers, both of whom were part of Davis' rhythm section.

Chambers died in 1969, though Kelly and Jimmy Cobb had occasionally used other bassists in the late 1960s as Chambers' health declined.

Jimmy Cobb went on to join the Great Jazz Trio, together with Hank Jones on piano and Eddie Gomez on bass.

Jimmy Cobb toured with Sarah Vaughan during the 1970s, and taught at Stanford University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Berklee College of Music.

Jimmy Cobb played in a tribute band called "4 Generations of Miles", together with Ron Carter, Mike Stern, and George Coleman.

In June 2008, Jimmy Cobb was the recipient of the Don Redman Heritage Award.

On October 17,2008, Jimmy Cobb was one of six artists to receive the 2009 National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters award.

Jimmy Cobb was married to Eleana Steinberg Jimmy Cobb until his death.

Jimmy Cobb died on May 24,2020, at his home in Manhattan.

Jimmy Cobb was 91 and had been suffering from lung cancer.