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Hi all,
I just found a nice interview of Swiss jazz researcher Otto Flückiger with tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb (1918-1989), recorded in the spring of 1980 in Cobb's hometown, Houston Texas.
On that occasion Otto interviewed Cobb about his career, playing with Frank Davis, going to Chicago with Milton Larkin to play at the Rhumboogie, joining Lionel Hampton, forming his own band and the auto accident that dramatically changed Cobb's life. There are about 40 minutes from this interview on a C90 cassette tape, which can be heard as soundlip on below site. The part about Cobb's accident (in 1959) is (IMO) the most interesting, it is about half way the interview.
Here is the link, for other "idiot's" (like me) who are interested in hearing this kind of stuff (probably nobody :mrgreen
:
http://crownpropeller.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/unpublished-interview-with-arnett-cobb-1980/
For those who don't know Arnett Cobb: he was forced to walk on crutches from 1956 onwards (because of the car accident), but had one of the strongest sounds on tenor ever. Check for example this clip from 1982:
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Enjoy
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I just found a nice interview of Swiss jazz researcher Otto Flückiger with tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb (1918-1989), recorded in the spring of 1980 in Cobb's hometown, Houston Texas.
On that occasion Otto interviewed Cobb about his career, playing with Frank Davis, going to Chicago with Milton Larkin to play at the Rhumboogie, joining Lionel Hampton, forming his own band and the auto accident that dramatically changed Cobb's life. There are about 40 minutes from this interview on a C90 cassette tape, which can be heard as soundlip on below site. The part about Cobb's accident (in 1959) is (IMO) the most interesting, it is about half way the interview.
Here is the link, for other "idiot's" (like me) who are interested in hearing this kind of stuff (probably nobody :mrgreen
http://crownpropeller.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/unpublished-interview-with-arnett-cobb-1980/
For those who don't know Arnett Cobb: he was forced to walk on crutches from 1956 onwards (because of the car accident), but had one of the strongest sounds on tenor ever. Check for example this clip from 1982:
Enjoy