Bob Cooper (musician)

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Bob Cooper
File:(Portrait of Bob Cooper, 1947 or 1948) (LOC) (5020409490).jpg
Bob Cooper and June Christy, ca. 1947.
Background information
Also known as Coop
Born (1925-12-06)December 6, 1925
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
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Los Angeles, California
United States
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, english horn
Associated acts Stan Kenton

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 solos on oboe.[1]

He worked in Stan Kenton's band starting in 1945 and married the band's singer June Christy. He had the nickname "Coop".[2]

Bob Cooper's last studio recording was on Karrin Allyson's album Sweet Home Cookin (1993) on which he played tenor saxophone.

Discography

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With Chet Baker

With Elmer Bernstein

With June Christy

With Maynard Ferguson

With Jimmy Giuffre

With Stan Kenton

With Barney Kessel

With Shelly Manne

With Art Pepper

  • Showcase for Modern Jazz (Brunswick, 1958)

With Shorty Rogers

With Bud Shank

References

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