Bob Cooper (musician)

Bob Cooper
Cooper, c. 1947
Background information
Born	(1925-12-06)December 6, 1925 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Saxophone
Associated acts	Stan Kenton

Bob Cooper (December 6, 1925 – August 5, 1993) was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play solos on oboe.

Cooper worked in Stan Kenton's band starting in 1945 and married the band's singer June Christy. His last studio recording was on Karrin Allyson's album Sweet Home Cookin (1993) on which he played tenor saxophone.

Cooper died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California at the age of 67.

As leader

As sideman With Chet Baker

With Elmer Bernstein

With Buddy Bregman

With June Christy

With Maynard Ferguson

With Jimmy Giuffre

With Stan Kenton

With Barney Kessel

With Shelly Manne

With Jack Nitzsche

With Art Pepper

With Shorty Rogers

With Pete Rugolo

With Bud Shank

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