Person · Male
Jimmy Cobb
US jazz drummer
- From
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Active
- 1929–2020
- Releases
- 18
- jazz
- hard bop
About
Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929 – May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.
Member of
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Miles Davis Sextet membranophone
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The Great Jazz Trio drums (drum set)
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The Jimmy Cobb Quartet eponymous
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Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band drums (drum set), eponymous
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Hamiet Bluiett Sextet drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
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All Members
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Jazz in Japan Recorded in Tokyo
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So Nobody Else Can Hear Apple Music
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Copenhagen Groove
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The Session
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Jazz in the House
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Marsalis Music Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb
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New York Time
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Monk
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Wonderful! Wonderful!
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The Original Mob Apple Music
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Masters Legacy Series Volume 1
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Moment To Moment
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Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
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This I Dig of You Apple Music
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Founder
Also known as
James Edward Cobb
Tags
- american drummer
- death by lung cancer
- drummer
- jazz drummer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d0cbf65a-541b-476a-996c-fe2cd264bbd0
- ISNI
- 0000000114945249
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.