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Arnett Cobb

Arnett Cleophus Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 24, 1989) was an American tenor saxophonist, sometimes known as the "Wild Man of the Tenor Sax" because of his uninhibited stomping style. Cobb wrote the words and music for the jazz standard "Smooth Sailing" (1951), which Ella Fitzgerald recorded for Decca on her album Lullabies of Birdland.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1918 (Houston), Died March 24, 1989 (Houston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, leader, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 55 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 73333 1/31/1946 Air mail special, part 1 Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 73334 1/31/1946 Air Mail special, part 2 Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 113017 1/30/1963 Air mail special Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 119102 1966 You ought to know better (no do right)-1, 5 T-Bone Walker instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 119107 1966 I ain't your fool no more-6 (TWB 2) T-Bone Walker instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 119108 1966 Don't let your heartache catch you-2 T-Bone Walker instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 119109 1966 I don't be jiving-2, 4 T-Bone Walker instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 119110 1966 Hate to see you go (Reconsider baby) (TWB 1)-2, 4 T-Bone Walker instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 119111 1966 It takes a lot to know how-2 T-Bone Walker instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 3644 10-in. 10/16/1944 Million dollar smile Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 3645 10-in. 10/16/1944 The lamplighter Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 3646 10-in. 10/16/1944 Overtime Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 3647 10-in. 10/16/1944 Tempo's boogie Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4008 10-in. 12/1/1945 Slide Hamp, slide Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4009 10-in. 12/1/1945 Hey-ba-ba-re-bop Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4287 9/9/1946 Playboy Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4288 9/9/1946 Cobb's idea Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4289 9/9/1946 Tempo's birthday Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4290 9/9/1946 Adam blew his hat Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4297 9/17/1946 The pencil broke Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4298 9/17/1946 Empty glass (Normania) Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4299 9/17/1946 Hamp's walkin' boogie Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4300 9/23/1946 Don't let the landlord gyp you Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4301 9/23/1946 I'm mindin' my business Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 4302 9/23/1946 Dig those vibes Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
(Results 26-50 of 55 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cobb, Arnett," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308954.

Cobb, Arnett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308954.

"Cobb, Arnett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

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