Arnett Cobb
A stomping Texas tenor player in the tradition of Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb's accessible playing was between swing and early rhythm & blues. After playing in Texas with Chester Boone (1934-1936) and Milt Larkin (1936-1942), Cobb emerged in the big leagues by succeeding Illinois Jacquet with Lionel Hampton's Orchestra (1942-1947). His version of "Flying Home No. 2" became a hit, and he was a very popular soloist with Hampton. After leaving the band, Cobb formed his own group, but his initial success was interrupted in 1948, when he had to undergo an operation on his spine. After recovering, he resumed touring. But a major car accident in 1956 crushed Cobb's legs and he was reduced to using crutches for the rest of his life. However, by 1959, he returned to active playing and recording. Cobb spent most of the 1960s leading bands back in Texas, but starting in 1973, he toured and recorded more extensively, including a tenor summit with Jimmy Heath and Joe Henderson in Europe as late as 1988. Arnett Cobb made many fine records through the years for such labels as Apollo, Columbia/Okeh, Prestige (many of the latter are available on the OJC series), Black & Blue, Progressive, Muse, and Bee Hive.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Very Saxy (Remastered 2007/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb
Jazz - Released by Prestige on Jan 1, 1959
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on Jun 18, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Show Time
Arnett Cobb, Dizzy Gillespie, Jewel Brown
Jazz - Released by Fantasy Records on Aug 10, 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tenor Tribute - Vol.1
Joe Henderson, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath
Jazz - Released by Soul Note on Apr 30, 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jumpin' The Blues
Jazz - Released by Marylebone Records on Jul 26, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live in Paris 1974 (Live) [feat. Tiny Grimes]
Jazz - Released by Blackbird on May 12, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tenor Tribute - Vol.2
Joe Henderson, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath
Jazz - Released by Soul Note on Apr 30, 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live at Jazzhuis De Spiegel, Groningen (Live at Jazzhuis De Spiegel, Groningen)
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on Dec 9, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Very Best Of
Jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on Apr 1, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cobb and His Mob in Concert
Bebop - Released by HighNote Records on Jan 1, 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Alive: Live in New Orleans
Jazz - Released by Leisure Music Group on Dec 23, 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Arnett Blows for 1300
Jazz - Released by Delmark Records on Jan 1, 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Just Like That
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on Nov 16, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo