Now in
his seventh decade in music and swinging as hard today as he did in 1951 with
Earl Bostic, Jimmy Cobb continues to display his surgical skill which has
exalted him to legendary status through his work with Dinah and Cannonball to
Sarah and Wes. But inescapably, Jimmy is best known for his time with Miles
Davis that included the recording of several history making albums including
the iconic session Kind of Blue.
His new
release, The Original Mob, features three former students who have all become
successful artists themselves. Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein, and John Webber
were just getting their own careers started when they approached their teacher,
Mr. Cobb, about working together as a quartet. It wasn't a hard sell, as Jimmy
knew from experience that they were special talents. Soon after, they got some
gigs as Jimmy Cobb's Mob and the rest is history. The Original Mob is the first
recording of this original lineup in many years and their first recording
together under Jimmy's leadership. It's a swinging affair that includes two of
Jimmy's original compositions, and one each by Brad, Peter, and John.
The
opening standard, "Old Devil Moon," was spontaneously arranged at the
date when Brad suggested this novel introduction. Other highlights include the
standards "Stranger in Paradise," "Sunday in New York," and
"Nobody Else but Me." The Original Mob is the first Smoke Sessions
Records release to be recorded using Smoke Jazz Club as a traditional recording
studio-a process that Jimmy compared to recording in master engineer Rudy Van
Gelder's living room half a century earlier. He adds, "it just sounds like
us...like when we first started to play together years ago, but I remember like
it was yesterday. I always enjoyed the way we played together."
The
Original Mob is available for purchase as a 8-panel CD-Deluxe Album complete
with liner notes, interview and additional photos or as a high resolution
download mastered for iTunes.
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