Jimmy Cobb, the Pulse of 'Kind of Blue,' Dies at 91

We at Drum Talk TV are saddened to pass on the news that legendary jazz and blues drummer Jimmy Cobb has passed he was 91. He died of lung cancer at his home in Manhattan on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Do you have a favoite work by Mr. Cobb? This video is from Coltrane's first trip overseas, touring as a member of one of Miles Davis's first great quintets. The footage was taken on March 28, 1960 in Düsseldorf, West Germany, a night Miles Davis sat out.
Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane
Piano: Wynton Kelly
Bass: Paul Chambers
Drums: Jimmy Cobb
The clip is sourced from the John Coltrane "Jazz Icons" DVD. Get it and enrich.
Cobb was the last surviving member of what's often called Miles Davis' First Great Sextet. He held that title for almost three decades, serving as a conduit for many generations of jazz fans into the band that recorded the music's most iconic and enduring album, Kind of Blue.
It's impossible to overstate how much his playing, which rocketed the most revrered all-star jazz group into a steep upward trejectoryd with his delicate washes of cymbals and brush-stroked snare. This contributed to Kind of Blue's undeniable bounce and feel. "Jimmy, you know what to do," Davis told Cobb before the session. "Just make it sound like it's floating." And it does: The perfect tension between Cobb's signature driving cymbal beat and Paul Chambers' relaxed walking bassline makes most people's first jazz album one that you can - or can't help but - move to.
To really understand this man's musical accomplishments is to immerse yourself into he discography, found here: en.wikipedia.o...
His works with a seemingly endless list of legends:
Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Wynton Kelly, Stan Getz, Wes Montgomery, Art Pepper, Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burrell, J. J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Benny Golson, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, Geri Allen, Earl Bostic, Leo Parker, Charlie Rouse, Ernie Royal, Philly Joe Jones, Bobby Timmons, Walter Booker, Jerome Richardson, Keter Betts, Jimmy Cleveland, Sam Jones, Red Garland, Joe Henderson, Eddie Gómez, Bill Evans, Jeremy Steig, Richard Wyands, Peter Bernstein, Richie Cole, Nancy Wilson, Ricky Ford, and David Amram.
Rest easy, Jimmy, and put that band back together, now that you are all there.

[@johannhauffman323]

You will never be forgotten. You will live on in the hearts of all who love music . ❤

[@stephenswinehart2833]

The passing of great ones is always heart-wrenching. Thank you for your inspiration and artistry Mr. Cobb. Never to be forgotten.

[@ssokol91]

I was fortunate to see him live this January. Legend. RIP

[@jimmysmith3302]

Never forgotten. Great music legend. Rest in peace.

[@egbert-janboetkreiken4241]

RIP Jimmy Cobb master drummer, musician, serving tasty side man and bouncing smooth rider on the cymbals. Never forget first time I heard your brushes sweep and ride approach sing like a floating mountain river during mid summer. Looks easy , is definitively not and takes many years to understand and many more to even partly approach it.

[@jameskennard816]

Legendary,iconic,classic.these were the greatest artists who've ever existed,bar none.how long?not long!r.i.p. Jimmy Cobb.

[@Cymbalgroove]

This is one of my all time favorite videos. This trio was so great together beyond words.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

Mabes and now Jimmy both gone in the last calendar year. Makes "This I Dig of You" all the more special.

[@lucky4724]

RIP keeper of the flame🔥🔥, thanx for the beautiful music!!! Serious jam session going on up stairs !! #KINDOFBLUE🎼🎵🎶 #MASTERPIECE🔥🔥🙏🙏

[@sclogse1]

I'll pass this around. When this is going on, nothing else is going on.

[@gaetanpechard6560]

Repose en paix 🙏 tu va nous manquer toi et tout se que tu a fait, notamment pour la contribution de King of Blue, album magnifique et merci pour vous tous les membres, Miles David, John Coltrane, Julian Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers.

[@mauricebrown867]

Rest in peace keeper of this blessed music called jazz this I dig of you. M.

[@MrPollito007]

Thank you sir.

[@stevewilson7915]

RIP. Love and peace to you ❤️

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

R.I.P. udo

[@sepiaseraph22]

Teo, from the Miles Davis.

[@JC-su3jw]

Dig PC sawing on that bass fiddle.

[@croiners4166]

Rip

[@UGA.D]

Nice tribute in your comments section.

[@FernandoLima-di2yt]

Até sempre, Jimmy

[@jiyujizai]

🌾🌱💙😀

[@jiyujizai]

🌱🙄🌾💚

[@Temparance]

4:11 ride

[@mrpeel3239]

What is the name of this piece?

[@tsubasagoto]

Walkin

[@josephkrokoski5095]

This is one baaad mickey fickey here.