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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCOBB, Arnett(b Arnette Cleophus Cobbs, 10 Aug. '18, Houston TX) A Texas tenor sax in trad. that incl. Illinois Jacquet, Herschel Evans, many more. Pro debut '33, replaced Jacquet in Lionel Hampton band '42, formed own band '47 and was leader through '50s except for bouts of illness, car crash; '59--60 had 16-piece group in Houston, managing El Dorado Club there; then Club Magnavox '70. Tours of Europe '70s, early '80s. Early Apollo tracks compiled on Delmark CD Arnett Blows For 1300. Albums incl. Arnett Cobb And His Mob '52 with Jimmy Cobb and Dinah Washington, live on Phoenix label in UK; Very Saxy and Go Power! (with Lockjaw Davis) on Prestige; Smooth Sailin' '59 on Fantasy; Jazz At Town Hall with Jacquet '73; Wild Man From Texas '76 on Classic Jazz; The Muse All Stars Live At Sandy's '78 on Muse (with Buddy Tate, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson etc); Arnett Cobb Is Back '78 and Funky Butt '80 on Progressive; Keep On Pushin' '84 on Beehive, with Junior Mance, Panama Francis, George Duvivier (duet on 'Deep River'), plus Joe Newman and Al Grey on two tracks. 'Stardust' shows 'the strong links between jazz balladry and R&B bawdy' (Brian Priestley in The Wire). |