Bob Cooper
Sign in to saveWest Coast jazz musician (1925–1993)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- The Ideal Overcoat
- Papillon bleu
- SAXOPHONE METHOD VOL. TWO
- Cheap Is Good
- Crash! Boom! Bang!
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1948-02-04
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Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,697
- Total plays
- 31,441
Tags
cool jazzjazzsaxophoneAllWest Coast Jazz
Like many West Coast tenor saxophonists of his generation, Bob Cooper's style was based upon skillful emulation of Lester Young's velvety, vetiver-scented tone, harmonic ingenuity and sinuous technique. The best introduction to this artist would be Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper, released in 1958 by Contemporary Records. Initially known as an exponent of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he branched out and spent four decades as an all-purpose session man <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Cooper">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Family name
- Cooper
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Spouse
- June Christy
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- cool jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Image
- Bob Cooper and June Christy (Gottlieb 13091).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1925-12-06
- date of death
- 1993-08-06
- Commons category
- Bob Cooper
- name in native language
- Bob Cooper
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