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Background information | |
Birth name | Wilbur James Cobb |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | January 20, 1929
Died | May 24, 2020 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | (aged 91)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Drummer |
Years active | 1949–2020 |
Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929 – May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer.[1] He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the Sextet's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.