Died 6 August 1993Hollywood
Discography 8 albums
Biography
Bob Cooper was a jazz musician who played saxophone and oboe. Bob Cooper was born on 6 December 1925 in Pittsburgh and died on 6 August 1993 in Hollywood. The music is usually filed under jazz and cool jazz. The discography here lists 8 albums, from “Shifting Winds” (1955) to “In Germany” (2021).
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 the oboe.
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Discography Studio and live albums
Also plays on Albums where Bob Cooper is credited as a sideman
1952
City of Glass — Stan Kenton conducts Bob Graettinger cor anglais, oboe, tenor saxophone
1952
Deep People — Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers & Bill Russo tenor saxophone
1953
Stan Kenton Conducts Robert Graettinger’s City of Glass and This Modern World — Stan Kenton cor anglais, oboe, tenor saxophone, French horn, conductor
1954
This Modern World — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone, oboe, French horn, conductor
1954
Kessel Plays Standards — Barney Kessel tenor saxophone
1954
Something Cool — June Christy woodwind
1954
Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers reeds
1955
Dimensions — Maynard Ferguson tenor saxophone
1956
Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings — Bing Crosby & Buddy Bregman tenor saxophone
1956
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald cor anglais, oboe, tenor saxophone, woodwind, flute, saxophone
1956
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald tenor saxophone, oboe
1956
This One's for Basie — Buddy Rich tenor saxophone
1956
Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day — Anita O’Day tenor saxophone
1956
Mel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette — Mel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dek‐Tette tenor saxophone
1956
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet — Jimmy Giuffre oboe, tenor saxophone
1956
Jazz at Cal-Tech — Bud Shank tenor saxophone
1957
Dream Street — Peggy Lee tenor saxophone
1957
Drummin’ the Blues — Max Roach and Stan Levey with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse Allstars tenor saxophone
1957
Fair and Warmer! — June Christy tenor saxophone
1957
New Sounds — Pete Rugolo woodwind
1958
The Picasso Of Big Band Jazz — Marty Paich saxophone
1961
Do-Re-Mi — June Christy & Bob Cooper clarinet, tenor saxophone
1962
“Comin’ Home Baby!” — Mel Tormé woodwind
1982
The Best Is Yet to Come — Ella Fitzgerald tenor saxophone
1988
Bill Holman Band — The Bill Holman Band woodwind
1991
Witch Doctor — Chet Baker & Lighthouse All Stars tenor saxophone
1992
Girl Singer — Rosemary Clooney reeds
1993
I Love Paris — Ella Fitzgerald tenor saxophone
1998
Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra — Stan Kenton oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
1998
Blowin' Country — Bud Shank & Bob Cooper woodwind
Historic 78 rpm records
Opus in in Pastels ; I Got a Kick out of You
Stan Kenton · Bob Cooper
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Bass Mood
The Poll Cats · Eddie Safranski · E. Safranski · P. Rugolo · Pete… · 1947
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Sa-Frantic
The Poll Cats · Eddie Safranski · E. Safranski · Pete Rugolo ·… · 1947
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THE COUNT ON RUSH ST.
THE SHELLY MANNE SEPTET · Art Pepper · Conte Candoli · Bob Cooper ·… · 1952
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THE COUNT ON RUSH ST.
THE SHELLY MANNE SEPTET · Art Pepper · Conte Candoli · Bob Cooper ·… · 1952
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Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Bob Cooper play? Bob Cooper is known for playing saxophone and oboe.
When and where was Bob Cooper born? Bob Cooper was born 6 December 1925 in Pittsburgh.
What are Bob Cooper's best-known albums? Albums in our database include Shifting Winds (1955), Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper (1958) and Group Activity (1981).
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