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Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies

Associated Press

   Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles
   Davis' 1959 Kind of Bluegroundbreaking jazz album that transformed the
   genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday.

   His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died
   at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91.

   Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb told The Associated Press in 2019 he
   listened to jazz albums and stayed up late to hear disc jockey Symphony
   Sid playjazz in New York City before launching his professional career.
   He said it was saxophonist Cannonball Adderley who recommended him to
   Davis, and he ended up playing on several Davis recordings.

   Cobb's role as a drummer on the Kind of Bluejam session headed by Davis
   would forever change his career. That album also featured Adderley and
   John Coltrane.

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