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

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Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday.

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving musician on Mile Davis’ 1959 groundbreaking jazz album Kind of Blue, which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died at his New York City home from lung cancer.

Jimmy Cobb, the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album that transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died at his New York City home from lung cancer.

Miles Davis' drummer Jimmy Cobb has died of lung cancer at the age of 91.

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving musician to play on Miles Davis’ groundbreaking 1959 jazz album Kind Of Blue, has died aged 91.

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 Kind of Blue groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday (May 24).His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died at his New York City home from lung cancer.

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday.

By Amanda N'Duka

Jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb, who brought subtlety and swing to Miles Davis’ epochal “Kind of Blue” and many other classic albums, died at his home in New York on Sunday, according to NPR and other outlets. He was 91. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, said the cause was lung cancer.