Bob Cooper (musician)

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Bob Cooper
Cooper, c. 1947
Cooper, c. 1947
Background information
Born(1925-12-06)December 6, 1925
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsSaxophone
Associated actsStan Kenton

Bob Cooper (December 6, 1925[1] – August 5, 1993)[2] 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.

Career[]

Cooper worked in Stan Kenton's band starting in 1945 and married the band's singer June Christy, two years later.[1] The union producing a daughter Shay Christy Cooper (September 1, 1954 – February 21, 2014), with the marriage lasting 44 years, until Christy's death in 1990.[3] His last studio recording was on Karrin Allyson's album Sweet Home Cookin' (1994) on which he played tenor saxophone.

Cooper died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67. He was found in his car, which had pulled over to side of road.[2]

Bob Cooper and June Christy, ca. 1947

Selected discography[]

As leader

As sideman With Chet Baker

  • Witch Doctor (Contemporary, 1953 [1985])

With Elmer Bernstein

  • The Man with the Golden Arm (Decca, 1956)

With Buddy Bregman

With June Christy

  • Do-Re-Mi (Capitol, 1961)

With Maynard Ferguson

With Jimmy Giuffre

With Stan Kenton

With Barney Kessel

With Shelly Manne

With Jack Nitzsche

  • Heart Beat (Soundtrack) (Capitol, 1980)

With Art Pepper

  • Showcase for Modern Jazz (Brunswick, 1958)

With Shorty Rogers

With Pete Rugolo

With Bud Shank

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who’s Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Folkart, Burt A. (7 August 1993). "Bob Cooper; a Shaper of West Coast Jazz". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Bob Cooper Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

External links[]

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