Vantava collaborazioni con Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Stan Getz e Miles Davis.

Il suo nome è legato soprattutto alla sua militanza nel gruppo di Miles Davis con il quale ha partecipato ad alcune storiche registrazioni: Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince Will Come, Live at Carnegie Hall, Live at the Blackhawk, Porgy and Bess e Sorcerer.

Jimmy Cobb è stato attivo a New York con il suo gruppo Jimmy Cobb's Mob. Ha insegnato nel 2006 e 2007 ai seminari del Tuscia in Jazz Festival. Nel 2008 ha insegnato al seminario We Love Jazz tenutosi presso Castagnole Piemonte, Torino.

Discografia

Come band-leader So Nobody Else Can Hear (Contempo Vibrato, 1983) Encounter (Philology, 1994) Only for the Pure of Heart (Fable/Lightyear, 1998) Four Generations of Miles: A Live Tribute to Miles (Chesky, 2002) Cobb's Groove (Milestone, 2003) Yesterdays (RteesanCobb Music, 2003) Tribute to Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers (Sound Hills, 2004) Cobb Is Back in Italy! (Azzurra, 2005) Marsalis Music Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb (Marsalis/Rounder, 2006)) Taking a Chance on Love (Azzurra, 2006) New York Time (Chesky, 2006) Cobb's Corner (Chesky, 2007) Jazz in the Key of Blue (Chesky, 2009) Live at Smalls (Smallslive, 2010) Remembering Miles `Tribute to Miles Davis` (Sony Music, 2011) The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions, 2014) You'll See (SteepleChase, 2016)

Come ospite con Pepper Adams-Donald Byrd Quintet Out of this World (Warwick, 1961)

con Cannonball Adderley Sophisticated Swing (EmArcy, 1956) Cannonball Enroute (EmArcy, 1957) Cannonball's Sharpshooters (EmArcy, 1958) Jump for Joy (EmArcy, 1958) Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (Mercury, 1959) Cannonball Takes Charge (Riverside, 1959)

con Nat Adderley That's Right! (Riverside, 1960) On the Move (Theresa, 1983) Blue Autumn (Theresa, 1983) We Remember Cannon (In + Out, 1989) Autumn Leaves (Sweet Basil, 1990) Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil (Sweet Basil, 1990 ) Talkin' About You (Landmark, 1990 ) con Toshiko Akiyoshi Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band (Vee-Jay, 1964)

con Lorez Alexandria Alexandria the Great (Impulse!, 1964) More of the Great Lorez Alexandria (Impulse!, 1964)

con Geri Allen Timeless Portraits and Dreams (Telarc, 2006) con Dorothy Ashby Soft Winds (Jazzland, 1961) con Kenny Barron and John Hicks Rhythm-a-Ning (Candid, 1989) con Walter Benton Out of This World (Jazzland, 1960) con Walter Bishop, Jr. The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 (Prestige, 1963 ) con Nick Brignola Burn Brigade (Bee Hive, 1979) con Paul Chambers Go (Vee-Jay, 1959) con Al Cohn Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960) con John Coltrane Standard Coltrane (Prestige, 1958) Stardust (Prestige, 1958) Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane (Prestige, 1958) Bahia (Prestige, 1958) Giant Steps (on "Naima" only, Atlantic, 1959) Coltrane Jazz (Atlantic, 1959) con Miles Davis Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958) 1958 Miles (Columbia, 1958) Jazz at the Plaza (Columbia, 1958) Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959) Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960) Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia, 1961) In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Columbia, 1961) Miles & Monk at Newport (Columbia, 1963) Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 (Columbia Legacy, 2015) con Joey DeFrancesco Wonderful! Wonderful! (HighNote, 2012) con Kenny Dorham Blue Spring (Riverside, 1959) con Kenny Drew Lite Flite (SteepleChase, 1977) con Ricky Ford Flying Colors (Muse, 1980) Tenor for the Times (Muse, 1981) Interpretations (Muse, 1982) Future's Gold (Muse, 1983) Shorter Ideas (Muse, 1984) Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987) con Curtis Fuller Soul Trombone (Impulse!, 1961) con Benny Golson Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1961) – also released as Just Jazz! Turning Point (Mercury, 1962) con Paul Gonsalves Gettin' Together (Jazzland, 1960) con Bunky Green My Babe (Vee-Jay, 1960 ) con Bill Hardman Saying Something (Savoy 1961) con Joe Henderson Four (Verve, 1968) Straight, No Chaser (Verve, 1968) con John Hendricks Freddie Freeloader (Denon, 1990) con John Hicks and Elise Wood Luminous (Nilva, 1985) con Wynton Kelly Kelly Blue (Riverside, 1959) Wynton Kelly! (Vee-Jay, 1961) Someday My Prince Will Come (Vee-Jay, 1961) Comin' in the Back Door (Verve, 1963) It's All Right! (Verve, 1964) Undiluted (Verve, 1965) Blues on Purpose (Xanadu, 1965) Full View (Riverside, 1967) Last Trio Session (Delmark, 1968) con Hubert Laws The Laws of Jazz (Atlantic, 1964) con Johnny Lytle New and Groovy (Tuba, 1966) con Harold Mabern To Love and Be Loved (Smoke Sessions, 2017) con Pat Martino Desperado (Prestige, 1970) con Ronnie Mathews Legacy (Bee Hive, 1979) con Billy Mitchell De Lawd's Blues (Xanadu, 1980) con Wes Montgomery Full House (Riverside, 1962) Boss Guitar (Riverside, 1963) Guitar on the Go (Riverside, 1963) The Alternative Wes Montgomery (Riverside, 1963) Smokin' at the Half Note (Verve, 1965) Smokin' Guitar (Verve, 1965) Willow Weep for Me (Verve, 1969) con Frank Morgan Quiet Fire (Contemporary, 1987 con Bud Shank con David "Fathead" Newman Still Hard Times (Muse, 1982) Song for the New Man (HighNote, 2004) con Art Pepper Gettin' Together (Contemporary, 1960) con Jimmy Raney Here's That Raney Day (Ahead, 1980) con Sonny Red Out of the Blue (Blue Note, 1960) The Mode (Jazzland (1961) Images (Jazzland, 1961) con Shirley Scott For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963) On a Clear Day (Impulse!, 1966) con Wayne Shorter Introducing Wayne Shorter (Vee-Jay, 1959) con Don Sleet All Members (Jazzland, 1961) con Sonny Stitt In Style (Muse, 1982) con Teri Thornton Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961) con Bobby Timmons This Here is Bobby Timmons (Riveside, 1960) Easy Does It (Riverside, 1961) From the Bottom (Riverside, 1964) The Soul Man! (Prestige, 1966) Got to Get It! (Milestone, 1967) con Norris Turney Big, Sweet 'n Blue con Larry Willis and Walter Booker (Mapleshade, 1993) con Phil Upchurch Feeling Blue (Milestone, 1967) con Sarah Vaughan Live in Japan (Mainstream, 1975) Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live (Pye, 1977) con Cedar Walton Midnight Waltz (Venus, 2005) con Dinah Washington For Those in Love (EmArcy, 1955) con C. I. Williams When Alto Was King (Mapleshade, 1997)

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