
Jimmy Cobb
- Instrument:
- Drums
- Styles:
- Hard Bop, Bop, Post Bop, Modal, Soul-Jazz, Vocal, Cool Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Swing, Rhythm & Blues
Best Jimmy Cobb Albums

Mongo Explodes
The Mongo Santamaria Orchestra, Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cobb
1966
Afro-Cuban Jazz

All Members
Don Sleet, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter
1961
Hard Bop

Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
2006
Bop

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
The Super Trio, Massimo Faraò, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb
2018
Cool Jazz

Copenhagen Groove
Lars Møller, Thomas Clausen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jimmy Cobb
1989
Contemporary Jazz

So Nobody Else Can Hear
Jimmy Cobb, Freddie Hubbard, Gregory Hines
1983
Vocal

Jazz In Japan Recorded In Tokyo
Toshiko Mariano And Her Big Band Featuring: Paul Chambers / Jimmy Cobb / Sleepy Matsumoto* / Shigeo Suzuki
1964

The Soft Land Of Make Believe (Introduction To Black Opium Street)
Frank Minion, Tommy Flanagan, Roland Alexander, George Tucker, Dannie Richmond, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb
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West Of 5th
Hank Jones, Christian McBride, Jimmy Cobb
2006
Bop

New York Time
Christian McBride, Javon Jackson, Jimmy Cobb, Cedar Walton
2006
Jimmy Cobb Albums by Style
Hard Bop

This I Dig Of You
Jimmy Cobb
2019

Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
2006

Cobb's Groove
Jimmy Cobb's Mob
2003
Vocal

So Nobody Else Can Hear
Jimmy Cobb
1983
Similar Artists
Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Columbia | 68 |
| Verve Records | 51 |
| Legacy | 34 |
| Riverside Records | 33 |
| Prestige | 33 |
| Mercury | 29 |
| Vee Jay Records | 21 |
| CBS | 19 |
| Milestone | 16 |
| Atlantic | 15 |
Jimmy Cobb Collaborations
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 |
Key Personnel
| 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 |
Discography
Total: 434 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Ashby | Dorothy Ashby | - | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley | The Poll Winners | - | Sideman | 2024 | |
| Various | Spiritual Jazz 16: Riverside etc. | - | Sideman | 2024 | |
| The Miles Davis Quintet With John Coltrane | Live In Zürich 1960 | Jazz Wax Records | Sideman | Modal | 2024 |
| Miles Davis Quintet With Sonny Stitt | Live At The Free Trade Hall, Manchester 1960 | Jazz Wax Records | Sideman | 2024 | |
| Sarah Vaughan | Jazz En Buenos Aires | RGS Music | Sideman | Vocal | 2024 |
| Miles Davis | Plays For Lovers | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Wes Montgomery, Wynton Kelly Trio | Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Félix Lemerle | Blues For The End Of Time | Tzim Tzum Records | Sideman | Bop | 2023 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Portrait In Jazz | - | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Johnny* | À l'Olympia | - | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Miles Davis | Kind Of Blue The Making Of Masterpiece | Not On Label (Miles Davis) | Leader | Modal | 2021 |
| Peter Anderson, Will Anderson, Jimmy Cobb | Peter And Will Anderson Featuring Jimmy Cobb | Outside In Music | Leader | Contemporary Jazz | 2020 |
| Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt | Live in Paris 1960 | Return To Analog | Sideman | Bop | 2020 |
| Phil Upchurch | Feeling Blue | - | Sideman | 2020 | |
| Jimmy Cobb | This I Dig Of You | Smoke Sessions Records | Leader | Hard Bop | 2019 |
| John Coltrane | The Hits | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Wynton Kelly | Kelly At Midnite | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Rita Payés | In New York | Venus Records | Sideman | 2019 | |
| John Coltrane | Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | - | Sideman | 2019 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Bop | 87 | 9.1% |
| Bop | 63 | 6.6% |
| Post Bop | 38 | 4% |
| Modal | 29 | 3% |
| Soul-Jazz | 26 | 2.7% |
| Vocal | 21 | 2.2% |
| Cool Jazz | 21 | 2.2% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 17 | 1.8% |
| Swing | 15 | 1.6% |
| Rhythm & Blues | 8 | 0.8% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 336 | 35% |
| Blues | 11 | 1.1% |
| Funk / Soul | 9 | 0.9% |
| Pop | 8 | 0.8% |
| Rock | 3 | 0.3% |
| Non-Music | 2 | 0.2% |
| Latin | 2 | 0.2% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 2 | 0.2% |
| Stage & Screen | 1 | 0.1% |
| Electronic | 1 | 0.1% |



