Jimmy Cobb
- Instrument:
- Drums
- Styles:
- Hard Bop, Bop, Post Bop, Soul-Jazz, Modal, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal, Swing, Cool Jazz, Bossa Nova
Best Jimmy Cobb Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Mongo Explodes
Mongo Santamaria Orchestra, The Featuring Nat Adderley And Jimmy Cobb
1966
All Members
Don Sleet With Jimmy Heath / Wynton Kelly / Jimmy Cobb / Ron Carter
1961
Jazzland
So Nobody Else Can Hear
Jimmy Cobb With Freddie Hubbard & Gregory Hines
1983
Contempo Vibrato
West Of 5th
Hank Jones / Christian McBride / Jimmy Cobb
2006
Chesky Records
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Super Trio, The, Massimo Faraò, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb
2018
Venus Records
New York Time
Christian McBride, Javon Jackson, Jimmy Cobb, Cedar Walton
2006
Chesky Records
4 Generations Of Miles
George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb
2002
Chesky Records
Copenhagen Groove
Lars Møller / Thomas Clausen / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Jimmy Cobb
1989
Stunt Records
Somethin's Burnin'
Peter Bernstein With Brad Mehldau, John Webber& Jimmy Cobb, Peter Bernstein Quartet
1993
Criss Cross Jazz
Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
2006
Marsalis Music
Timeline
Key Jimmy Cobb studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s |
| Jazzland | Hard Bop |
| 1980s |
| Contempo Vibrato, Stunt Records | Vocal, Contemporary Jazz |
| 1990s |
| Criss Cross Jazz, Staff Records, Mapleshade Records | Post Bop, Fusion, Hard Bop |
| 2000s |
| Mapleshade Records, Chesky Records, Marsalis Music | Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz |
| 2010s |
| Eighty-Eight's, JAZZ'n'ARTS RECORDS, Smoke Sessions Records, In+Out Records | Contemporary Jazz, Hard Bop |
| 2020s |
| Outside In Music | Contemporary Jazz |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Hard Bop
This I Dig Of You
Jimmy Cobb
2019
Smoke Sessions Records
Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
2006
Marsalis Music
Vocal
So Nobody Else Can Hear
Jimmy Cobb
1983
Contempo Vibrato
Similar Artists
Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Jimmy Cobb Discography
Jimmy Cobb studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 206 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinah Washington | For Those In Love | Emarcy | Sideman | Vocal | 1955 |
| Dinah Washington | Dinah! | Emarcy | Sideman | Rhythm & Blues | 1956 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Sophisticated Swing | EmArcy | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1957 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Jump For Joy | Mercury | Sideman | Bop | 1958 |
| Kenny Dorham Septet, Cannonball Adderley | Blue Spring | Riverside Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1959 |
| Cannonball Adderley Quartet | Cannonball Takes Charge | Riverside Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1959 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball's Sharpshooters | Mercury | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 1959 |
| Paul Chambers | Go... | Vee Jay Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1959 |
| Wynton Kelly | Kelly Blue | Riverside Records | Sideman | Bop | 1959 |
| Miles Davis | Kind Of Blue | Columbia | Sideman | Modal | 1959 |
| Miles Davis | Porgy And Bess | Columbia | Sideman | Big Band | 1959 |
| The Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago | Mercury | Sideman | 1960 | |
| Frank Strozier | Fantastic Frank Strozier | Vee Jay Records | Sideman | 1960 | |
| Art Pepper | Gettin' Together! | Contemporary Records | Sideman | Bop | 1960 |
| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | Atlantic | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Wayne Shorter | Introducing Wayne Shorter | Vee Jay Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Sonny Red | Out Of The Blue | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Walter Benton Quintet | Out Of This World | Jazzland | Sideman | Bop | 1960 |
| Nat Adderley And The Big Sax Section | That's Right! | Riverside Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Frank Minion | The Soft Land Of Make Believe | Bethlehem Records | Sideman | Vocal | 1960 |
Jimmy Cobb Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| John Webber | Bass | 4 |
| Larry Willis | Piano | 3 |
| Peter Bernstein | Guitar | 3 |
| Roman Schwaller | Tenor Saxophone | 3 |
| Ron Carter | Bass | 2 |
| Wynton Kelly | Piano | 2 |
| Walter Booker | Bass | 2 |
| Steve Khan | Guitar | 2 |
| Jim Strassburg | Percussion | 2 |
| Victoria Berdy | Percussion | 2 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Wynton Kelly | Piano | 90 |
| Paul Chambers | Bass | 84 |
| Miles Davis | Trumpet | 50 |
| John Coltrane | Tenor Saxophone | 48 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Alto Saxophone | 27 |
| Walter Booker | Bass | 25 |
| Sam Jones | Bass | 24 |
| Nat Adderley | Cornet | 20 |
| Bill Evans | Piano | 17 |
| Keter Betts | Bass | 15 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Bop | 55 | 26.7% |
| Bop | 36 | 17.5% |
| Post Bop | 32 | 15.5% |
| Soul-Jazz | 16 | 7.8% |
| Modal | 15 | 7.3% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 15 | 7.3% |
| Vocal | 11 | 5.3% |
| Swing | 6 | 2.9% |
| Cool Jazz | 5 | 2.4% |
| Bossa Nova | 2 | 1% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 206 | 100% |
| Blues | 3 | 1.5% |
| Pop | 3 | 1.5% |
| Funk / Soul | 2 | 1% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Riverside Records | 13 |
| Vee Jay Records | 11 |
| Columbia | 10 |
| Muse Records | 7 |
| Verve Records | 6 |
| Mapleshade Records | 6 |
| Mercury | 5 |
| Atlantic | 5 |
| Jazzland | 5 |
| Prestige | 5 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Davis | Leader | 30 |
| Various | Leader | 27 |
| John Coltrane | Leader | 18 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer, Liner Notes | 10 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 9 |
| Sarah Vaughan | Leader | 9 |
| Ira Gitler | Liner Notes | 8 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 8 |
| The Great Jazz Trio | Leader | 8 |
| Jack Matthews | Mastered By | 7 |