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West 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
classic rockgarage rockglam metalglam rockhard rockheavy metal

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,697
Total plays
31,441

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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

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Bob Cooper and June Christy (Gottlieb 13091).jpg
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date of birth
1925-12-06
date of death
1993-08-06
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Bob Cooper
name in native language
Bob Cooper
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