NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb On Recording Porgy and Bess
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Length: 00:01:30
IN 1958, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY COBB LUCKED INTO A RECORDING DATE THAT HAS GONE DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF JAZZ HISTORY. IT WAS WITH A BAND HE’D FOLLOWED RELIGIOUSLY – LED BY TRUMPETER MILES DAVIS, WITH SAXOPHONIST CANNONBALL ADDERLY AND DRUMMER PHILLY JOE JONES, AMONG OTHERS.
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IN 1958, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY COBB LUCKED INTO A RECORDING DATE THAT HAS GONE DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF JAZZ HISTORY. IT WAS WITH A BAND HE’D FOLLOWED RELIGIOUSLY – LED BY TRUMPETER MILES DAVIS, WITH SAXOPHONIST CANNONBALL ADDERLY AND DRUMMER PHILLY JOE JONES, AMONG OTHERS.
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IN 1958, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY COBB LUCKED INTO A RECORDING DATE THAT HAS GONE DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF JAZZ HISTORY. IT WAS WITH A BAND HE’D FOLLOWED RELIGIOUSLY – LED BY TRUMPETER MILES DAVIS, WITH SAXOPHONIST CANNONBALL ADDERLY AND DRUMMER PHILLY JOE JONES, AMONG OTHERS.
Jimmy Cobb: When Cannonball got in the band, by that time Joe wasn't showin up for a lot of gigs, you know, so Cannonball and me -- we got to be friends a long time before that – had asked me to come and sit in with the band -- in case Joe didn't show up, I could play. He had told Miles about me. You know, and, one day that happened, I went to a record date and Joe didn't show up, and you know the time was burning, they say, "Okay, you got it." So I finished out the date. The date was Porgy and Bess.
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… SUMMERTIME FROM “PORGY AND BESS” – THE FIRST OF MANY MILES DAVIS RECORDINGS TO FEATURE DRUMME...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summertime (Miles Davis w/ Jimmy Cobb) | Jimmy Cobb | Porgy and Bess. | Columbia/Legacy CK65141 | 00:00 |
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