| The Original Mob | |
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| Studio album by Jimmy Cobb | |
| Released | 2014 (2014) |
| Venue | Smoke |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Smoke Sessions |
The Original Mob is an album by jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb. It was released by Smoke Sessions.
Background
Cobb met the other three musicians on this album – pianist Brad Mehldau, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and bassist John Webber – "at workshops that he led at the New School University in New York in the early 1990s". The four recorded together on Bernstein's first album: Somethin's Burnin', released in 1994.
Music and recording
The album was recorded at Smoke when the club was closed. Cobb wrote two of the tracks – "Composition 101" and "Remembering You". Other tracks are standards or written by band members. The album was released by Smoke Sessions in 2014.
Track listing
- "Old Devil Moon"
- "Amsterdam After Dark"
- "Sunday in New York"
- "Stranger in Paradise"
- "Unrequited"
- "Composition 101"
- "Remembering U"
- "Nobody Else But Me"
- "Minor Blues"
- "Lickety Split"
Personnel
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Peter Bernstein – guitar
- John Webber – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
References
- ^ Hum, Peter (January 26, 2015) "Belated Birthday Wishes to Jimmy Cobb (Plus a CD Review)". Ottawa Citizen.
- Hovan, C. Andrew (July 11, 2014) "Jimmy Cobb: The Original Mob". AllAboutJazz.