Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper (December 6, 1925 – August 5, 1993) was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play jazz solos on oboe. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 6, 1925 (Pittsburgh), Died August 5, 1993 (Hollywood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, reeds, alto saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | A-91 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Sa-frantic | Cats Poll | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Atlantic | A-92 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Bass mood | Cats Poll | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Atlantic | A-93 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Turmoil | Cats Poll ; Eddie Safranski | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Atlantic | A-94 | 10-in. | 12/20/1947 | Jumpin' for Jane | Cats Poll ; Eddie Safranski | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 86791 | 9/3/1954 | Private hell 36 | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86792 | 9/3/1954 | Havana interlude | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86793 | 9/3/1954 | Easy mood | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86794 | 9/3/1954 | Daddy long legs | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86795 | 9/3/1954 | Joshua | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86796 | 9/3/1954 | Lilli | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86797 | 9/3/1954 | Dance of the Lilliputian | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86798 | 9/3/1954 | Private blues | Leith Stevens Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89308 | 2/21/1956 | Man with the golden arm-Main theme | Elmer Bernstein Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89309 | 2/21/1956 | Clark Street | Elmer Bernstein Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6863 | 8/13/1952 | Anchors aweigh | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6864 | 8/13/1952 | On brave old Army team | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6865 | 8/13/1952 | Jurame (Promise love) | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6940 | 11/24/1952 | Oh so good | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6948 | 11/28/1952 | No moon at all | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6949 | 11/28/1952 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6955 | 11/30/1952 | I can't lie to myself | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6956 | 11/30/1952 | Don't wake me up | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6965 | 12/5/1952 | Solid as a stonewall, Jackson | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7104 | 3/24/1953 | And the bull walked around, olay | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7105 | 3/24/1953 | Tompkins Cove | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7106 | 3/24/1953 | One-stop boogie | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7166 | 4/27/1953 | Pale moon (An Indian love song) | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7167 | 4/27/1953 | Off the wall | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7168 | 4/27/1953 | Later | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7392 | 10/2/1953 | Hot shoe | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7393 | 10/2/1953 | Lonely way | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7394 | 10/2/1953 | Blues for Brando | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7395 | 10/2/1953 | Windswept | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7396 | 10/2/1953 | Beerle | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7397 | 10/2/1953 | Chino | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7398 | 10/2/1953 | Scramble | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 7399 | 10/2/1953 | The wild one | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8857 | 12/15/1955 | Clark Street: The top ; Homecoming-1 ; Antek's | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8858 | 12/15/1955 | Zosh | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8860 | 12/15/1955 | Frankie machine-2 | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8861 | 12/15/1955 | The fix | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8862 | 12/15/1955 | Molly | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8863 | 12/15/1955 | Breakup: Flight/Louie's/Burlesque | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8864 | 12/15/1955 | Sunday morning | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8865 | 12/15/1955 | Desperation | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8866 | 12/15/1955 | Audition | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8867 | 12/15/1955 | The cure: Withdraw/Cold/Morning | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 8868 | 12/15/1955 | Finale | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 9113 | 4/2/1956 | Drag for beers | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 9114 | 4/2/1956 | Prelude to a rumble | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 9115 | 4/2/1956 | Bewildered | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 9116 | 4/2/1956 | Black rebel's ride | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 9805 | 1/18/1957 | Wild and crazy | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9806 | 1/18/1957 | Central Park-4 A.M. | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9807 | 1/18/1957 | Blues at five | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9808 | 1/18/1957 | The poor people of Brazil | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9851 | 2/11/1957 | Smooth | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9852 | 2/11/1957 | Return of the man | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9853 | 2/11/1957 | Exotica | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 9854 | 2/11/1957 | Just a little jazz | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 10343 | 7/5/1957 | Hop, skip but jump | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 10344 | 7/5/1957 | Lament in five | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 10345 | 7/5/1957 | Jubilation | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 10346 | 7/5/1957 | Nightcap | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | L 10347 | 7/8/1957 | Two-part contention | Howard Lucraft | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10348 | 7/8/1957 | Midnight sun | Howard Lucraft | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10349 | 7/8/1957 | California zephyr | Howard Lucraft | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10350 | 7/8/1957 | Lady like | Howard Lucraft | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10376 | 7/22/1957 | Midnight sun | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10377 | 7/22/1957 | Jazz overture | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10378 | 7/22/1957 | Petite poem | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10458 | 8/13/1957 | Id | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10459 | 8/13/1957 | Will success spoil rock and roll | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10460 | 8/13/1957 | Free and easy | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 10461 | 8/13/1957 | Jazz chorale | John Graas | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooper, Bob," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081.
Cooper, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202081.
"Cooper, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Cooper, Bob, 1925-1993 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82013471
Wikidata: Bob Cooper - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q720785
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/195699
MusicBrainz: Bob Cooper - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/765d7285-2886-477c-ab6a-0db75a5a0b3b
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