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Legendary ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer Jimmy Cobb has died aged 91

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He was the last surviving member of Miles Davis' First Great Sextet Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb, who famously worked with Miles Davis, has died at the age of 91.

Cobb died on Saturday (May 23) in Manhattan after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, his wife Eleana Tee Cobb confirmed to NPR.

He was the last surviving member of Davis’ First Great Sextet which included an array of celebrated musicians including saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley, bassist Paul Chambers, pianist Bill Evans, and Cobb and Davis.

In their time together, the sextet recorded Davis’ 1959 album ‘Kind of Blue’, which is widely considered to be one of the most influential jazz records of all time.

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