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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooper, Bob," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081.

Cooper, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081.

"Cooper, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.