Arnett Cobb | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Arnette Cleophus Cobbs |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | August 10, 1918
Died | March 24, 1989 Houston, Texas | (aged 70)
Genres | |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
Arnett Cleophus Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 24, 1989)[1] was an American tenor saxophonist, sometimes known as the "Wild Man of the Tenor Sax" because of his uninhibited stomping style. Cobb wrote the words and music for the jazz standard "Smooth Sailing" (1951), which Ella Fitzgerald recorded for Decca on her album Lullabies of Birdland.