Arnett Cobb?

[Sassaphone]

I'm looking for Arnett Cobb album recommendations that are bop orientated. I like his sparse approach to bebop.

[HonkBopSax]

Check out 'Blow, Arnett, Blow' with Eddie Lockjaw Davis, 'Blue & Sentimental', 'Live at Sandy's', 'Party Time', 'More Party Time' and 'Movin' Right Along'.

Proper records out of the UK just put out a great budget priced disc of like 25+ Arnett Cobb early cuts when he fronted his band, Cobb's Mob. Great stuff, and at the price, it's about the best there is.

[Kritavi]

If there was ever a rippin roarin tenor player it was Cobb. I got to see him a few times. Once with Buddy Tate and Scott Hamilton, he shredded them too. One of the greats.

[Bill Mecca]

I have some old vinyl of Arnett, got it when the college radio station I was volunteering at was changing format.. idiots!

Funky Butt is the one title I can remember. I just retrieved them recently from the family homestead when mom sold and moved.. gotta get that turntable out of storage too! ;)

[outtolunch]

Christmas tradition at my home: after the crackers have been pulled, on goes Helen Humes singing Ooh Baba Leba with Arnett Cobb backing her up. The good times roll, indeed they do.

[outtolunch]

Sorry, that's the opposite of bebop. Bop makes it hard to digest a huge Christmas dinner...

[enrico]

"Arnett Cobb is back" on progressive records is a highly recomendable cd.

[Ken]

Check out 'Blow, Arnett, Blow' with Eddie Lockjaw Davis, 'Blue & Sentimental', 'Live at Sandy's', 'Party Time', 'More Party Time' and 'Movin' Right Along'.

Proper records out of the UK just put out a great budget priced disc of like 25+ Arnett Cobb early cuts when he fronted his band, Cobb's Mob. Great stuff, and at the price, it's about the best there is.

I just checked out a sample of the Proper disc here (http://www.cdconnection.com/bin/nph-search?part=980644&source=robot). He sounds like a disciple of Prez.

The Proper CD's are pretty good. I just got the Prez and Hawk ones. They also have a bunch of other tenor players of Cobb's generation like Dexter and Sonny Stitt. It's fascinating hearing these players from this period. They all seem to play in a simliar style, influenced by Prez.