The Original Mob
| The Original Mob | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 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[edit]
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".[1] The four recorded together on Bernstein's first album: Somethin's Burnin', released in 1994.[1]
Music and recording[edit]
The album was recorded at Smoke when the club was closed.[1] Cobb wrote two of the tracks – "Composition 101" and "Remembering You".[1] Other tracks are standards or written by band members.[1] The album was released by Smoke Sessions in 2014.[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "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[edit]
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Peter Bernstein – guitar
- John Webber – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e 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.
