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Bob Cooper (06 Dec 1925 - 05 Aug 1993)

Male Person - United States US jazz saxophonist

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. Shifting Winds 1955
  2. Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper 1958
  3. Tenor Sax Jazz Impressions 1987

Relationships (7)

Member Of

  1. The Big Band of Shorty Rogers
  2. John Graas Octet tenor saxophone
  3. Shelly Manne & His Men
  4. The Bill Holman Band
  5. Vic Lewis West Coast All Stars
  6. Demetri Pagalidis & His Big Band Silverware

Married

  1. June Christy

Recordings by (54)

  1. It's De-Lovely ?:?? (1955)
  2. Strike Up the Band ?:?? (1955)
  3. 'round Midnight ?:?? (1955)
  4. Hot Boy ?:?? (1955)
  5. Deep in a Dream ?:?? (1955)
  6. Hallelujah ?:?? (1955)
  7. Tongue Twister ?:?? (1955)
  8. All or Nothing at All ?:?? (1955)
  9. Sunset ?:?? (1955)
  10. Drawing Lines ?:?? (1955)
  11. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) ?:?? (1955)
  12. Jazz Theme & Four Variations: Sunday Mood 4:00 (1958)
  13. Jazz Theme & Four Variations: A Blue Period 4:05 (1958)
  14. Jazz Theme & Four Variations: Happy Changes 3:58 (1958)
  15. Jazz Theme & Four Variations: Night Stroll 6:34 (1958)
  16. Jazz Theme & Four Variations: Saturday Dance 4:41 (1958)
  17. Confirmation 4:18 (1958)
  18. Easy Living 4:19 (1958)
  19. Frankie and Johnny 5:50 (1958)
  20. Day Dream 3:25 (1958)
  21. Somebody Loves Me 3:19 (1958)
  22. Adventure 3:19 (1961)
  23. Ambition 4:20 (1961)
  24. All of My Life 4:01 (1961)
  25. I Know About Love 3:01 (1961)
  26. Fireworks 3:13 (1961)
  27. Asking for You 2:35 (1961)
  28. It's Legitimate 3:39 (1961)
  29. The Way You Look Tonight 3:15 (1981)
  30. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 3:02 (1981)
  31. Solo Plight 3:17 (1981)
  32. Lisbon Lady 2:41 (1981)
  33. Group Activity 2:33 (1981)
  34. She Didn't Say "Yes" 2:39 (1981)
  35. When the Sun Comes Out 3:13 (1981)
  36. Excursion 3:42 (1981)
  37. Fagin ?:?? (1987)
  38. Out Of This World ?:?? (1987)
  39. Kissing Bug ?:?? (1987)
  40. Chu ?:?? (1987)
  41. Yo Yo ?:?? (1987)
  42. Punkin' Head ?:?? (1987)
  43. We'll Be Together Again ?:?? (1987)
  44. Juarez Saturday Night ?:?? (1987)
  45. Indy 500 ?:?? (1987)
  46. True Grits ?:?? (1987)
  47. Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) ?:?? (1987)
  48. I've Got The World On A String ?:?? (1987)
  49. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life 7:07 (1992)
  50. Solo Flight 3:20 (1999)
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On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. An Orchestra 4:06 Stan Kenton (1953)

Instruments

  1. Cuban Carnival 2:46 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (May 1948) tenor saxophone
  2. City of Glass: Third Movement: Reflections 3:55 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) solo, cor anglais, tenor saxophone, oboe
  3. City of Glass: Second Movement: Dance Before the Mirror 4:25 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) cor anglais, tenor saxophone, oboe
  4. City of Glass: First Movement, Part 1: Entrance Into the City 4:33 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) cor anglais, tenor saxophone, oboe
  5. City of Glass: First Movement, Part 2: The Structures 3:49 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Nov 1952) cor anglais, tenor saxophone, oboe
  6. Funny (Not Much) 2:58 The Nat King Cole Trio (1952) tenor saxophone
  7. Pooch McGooch 2:40 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) tenor saxophone
  8. All of Me 2:24 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) tenor saxophone
  9. All of Me 2:22 Shelly Manne & Bill Russo (1952) tenor saxophone
  10. The Count on Rush Street 3:08 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) tenor saxophone
  11. Back in Your Own Backyard 2:28 Shelly Manne Septet (1952) tenor saxophone
  12. The Count on Rush Street 3:06 Shelly Manne & Bill Russo (1952) tenor saxophone
  13. Pooch McGooch 2:38 Shelly Manne & Bill Russo (1952) tenor saxophone
  14. Lonely Way 2:48 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  15. Beetle 2:35 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  16. Hotshoe 2:41 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  17. Scramble 3:00 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  18. Chino 2:32 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  19. Blues for Brando 2:39 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  20. Windswept 2:26 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  21. The Wild One 3:13 Leith Stevens' All Stars (02 Oct 1953) tenor saxophone
  22. Four Others 6:01 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  23. All the Things You Are 5:16 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  24. Creme de Menthe 4:30 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  25. Morgan Davis 6:03 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  26. La Soncailli 9:54 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  27. A Thought 4:55 Stan Kenton (1953) French horn, tenor saxophone, oboe
  28. Some Saxophones 3:13 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  29. Viva Zapata! 8:14 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  30. Bernie's Tune 5:18 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  31. Solitaire 4:24 Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars (1953) tenor saxophone
  32. A Cello 5:02 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1953) cor anglais, tenor saxophone
  33. A Horn 4:06 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1953) cor anglais, tenor saxophone, oboe
  34. Lonely House 3:58 June Christy (02 Aug 1954) woodwind
  35. A Stranger Called the Blues 3:58 June Christy (02 Aug 1954) woodwind
  36. It Could Happen to You 1:57 June Christy (02 Aug 1954) woodwind, woodwind
  37. I’ll Take Romance 2:20 June Christy (02 Aug 1954) woodwind
  38. Something Cool 4:18 June Christy (02 Aug 1954) woodwind
  39. I Should Care 2:11 June Christy (02 Aug 1954) woodwind
  40. It’s Crazy 2:22 The Nat King Cole Trio (Aug 1954) tenor saxophone
  41. Topsy 3:21 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  42. Basie Eyes 3:27 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  43. Doggin' Around 2:36 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  44. Tickletoe 2:40 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  45. Swingin' the Blues 4:29 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  46. Walk, Don't Run 3:15 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  47. H and J 3:02 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  48. Love Is Here to Stay 3:26 Barney Kessel (1954) tenor saxophone
  49. On a Slow Boat to China 3:17 Barney Kessel (1954) tenor saxophone

Credited as (18)

  1. Bob Cooper
  2. Bud Shank & Bob Cooper
  3. June Christy & Bob Cooper
  4. Bob Cooper Sextet, Bill Holman Octet
  5. Bob Cooper Sextet
  6. Bob Cooper, Pete Christlieb
  7. Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli Quintet
  8. Rein de Graaff Trio with Conte Candoli & Bob Cooper
  9. Bob Cooper and Snooky Young Sextet featuring Ernie Andrews
  10. Bob Cooper, Snooky Young Sextet, Ernie Andrews
  11. Shorty Rogers, Milt Bernhart, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce & Irv Kluger
  12. Bob Cooper, Art Pepper, Claude Williamson, Monty Budwig, Stan Levey
  13. Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Claude Williamson
  14. Bud Shank - Bob Cooper
  15. Bud Shank, Bob Cooper
  16. Bud Shank & Bob Cooper, Netherlands Metropole Orchestra
  17. Terry Gibbs feat. Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli & Lou Levy
  18. Bob Cooper & Bud Shank

Works (14)

Wrote

  1. Extra Version
  2. West Coasting
  3. Milano Blues
  4. Gone for the Day

Composed

  1. Vielaf
  2. Mademoiselle Butterfly
  3. Cool Fool
  4. Hot Boy
  5. Tongue Twister
  6. Sunset
  7. Drawing Lines
  8. Bag of Blues
  9. Jubilation
  10. Greasiness Is Happening

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82013471
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82013471
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138927127
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134605772

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/437557

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/277683

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000761629

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177892/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/195699

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720785

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DnrmZA1htqVJxqycYIswK