Bob Cooper was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play jazz solos on the oboe.
Jazz at Cal-Tech
…Jazz label. AllMusic's review by Jason Ankeney states: "The near-telepathic interplay that distinguishes all of Bud Shank's collaborations with reedist Bob Cooper reaches a dazzling peak with the live Jazz at Cal-Tech. A deceptively freewheeling set... it boasts a simmering intensity often missing from Shank and…
Cooper, c. 1947; by William P. Gottlieb
Cooper (furthest left on saxophone) with the Stan Kenton band, Richmond, Virginia, c. 1947; by William P. Gottlieb
Cooper and June Christy, c. 1947; by William P. Gottlieb