Only for the Pure of Heart

Jimmy Cobb's Mob | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 9, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lightyear
• ASIN: B000007NJV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,145 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Delilah

2. Say Little Mama Say

3. Only for the Pure at Heart

4. Stars Fell on Alabama

5. Gingerbread Boy

6. Johhny Red

7. Smile

8. Ma Turk

9. Vida Blue

10. Riverside

Editorial Reviews

From Jazziz

Drummer Jimmy Cobb can lay claim to his share of jazz history. He's the last survivor of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue ensemble and he played drums for Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. The Kind of Blue rhythm section - Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and pianist Wynton Kelly - went on to perform as a trio on its own. They also backed Wes Montgomery on classics like Boss Guitar. But until recently, Cobb had never led his own band. The debut recording of Jimmy Cobb's Mob, Only for the Pure at Heart (Fable), features guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist John Webber, and pianist Richard Wylands. "It has the same feeling as that rhythm section," Cobb says in reference to his team with Chambers and Kelly. "Sometimes, we even sound like the Wes Montgomery Quartet."

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This IsThe Real Stuff!, December 18, 1998

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grandpiano_57 "James" (Burlington, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Only for the Pure of Heart (Audio CD)

Jimmy Cobb was known for playing on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue recording. The great sound on that album was due largely to Cobb's brilliant ride cymbal magic. He's back with a superb band made up of Richard Wyands on piano, a well respected New York players "player", Peter Bernstein's top notch guitar, and the solid John Webber on bass. From standards to new songs, this album has a special sound and is truly one of the best I have heard in ages!!!! Enjoy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album - a Grower, August 22, 2007

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C. Devine (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Only for the Pure of Heart (Audio CD)

This is one of those wonderful jazz albums that grows on you more and more everytime you listen to it, evidence of the genuine soul, talent and subtle creativity of the musicians. Been listening to it for years and am still pulling it from my collection all the time. Bernstein and Wyands play some top notch straight-ahead stuff on this album and they deserve any recognition they get, in my estimation. And Jimmy Cobb plays some fantastically tasteful stuff as always. All in all an amazing album.