Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper (December 6, 1925 – August 5, 1993) was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play jazz solos on oboe. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 6, 1925 (Pittsburgh), Died August 5, 1993 (Hollywood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, reeds, alto saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Atlantic | A-91 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Sa-frantic | Cats Poll | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Atlantic | A-92 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Bass mood | Cats Poll | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Atlantic | A-93 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Turmoil | Cats Poll ; Eddie Safranski | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Atlantic | A-94 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Jumpin' for Jane | Cats Poll ; Eddie Safranski | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 86791 | 9/3/1954 | Private hell 36 | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86792 | 9/3/1954 | Havana interlude | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86793 | 9/3/1954 | Easy mood | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86794 | 9/3/1954 | Daddy long legs | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86795 | 9/3/1954 | Joshua | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86796 | 9/3/1954 | Lilli | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86797 | 9/3/1954 | Dance of the Lilliputian | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86798 | 9/3/1954 | Private blues | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89308 | 2/21/1956 | Man with the golden arm-Main theme | Elmer Bernstein Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89309 | 2/21/1956 | Clark Street | Elmer Bernstein Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6863 | 8/13/1952 | Anchors aweigh | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6864 | 8/13/1952 | On brave old Army team | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6865 | 8/13/1952 | Jurame (Promise love) | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6940 | 11/24/1952 | Oh so good | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6948 | 11/28/1952 | No moon at all | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6949 | 11/28/1952 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6955 | 11/30/1952 | I can't lie to myself | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6956 | 11/30/1952 | Don't wake me up | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6965 | 12/5/1952 | Solid as a stonewall, Jackson | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 7104 | 3/24/1953 | And the bull walked around, olay | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 7105 | 3/24/1953 | Tompkins Cove | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooper, Bob," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081.
Cooper, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081.
"Cooper, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Cooper, Bob, 1925-1993 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82013471
Wikidata: Bob Cooper - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q720785
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/195699
MusicBrainz: Bob Cooper - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/765d7285-2886-477c-ab6a-0db75a5a0b3b
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