Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper

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Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper
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Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedAugust 26 & 27, 1957
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Length44:45
Label Contemporary C3544/S7544
Producer Lester Koenig
Bob Cooper chronology
Flute 'n Oboe
(1957)
Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper
(1958)
The Swing's to TV
(1958)

Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper is an album by saxophonist Bob Cooper recorded in 1957 and released on the Contemporary label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "a near-classic and one of his finest recordings... This set is an underrated gem". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Cooper except as indicated

  1. "Jazz Theme and Four Variations"
    1. "Main Theme: Sunday Mood" - 4:04
    2. "1st Variation: A Blue Period" - 4:09
    3. "2nd Variation: Happy Changes" - 4:03
    4. "3rd Variation: Night Stroll" - 6:38
    5. "4th Variation: Saturday Dance" - 4:42
  2. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 4:18
  3. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:19
  4. "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) - 5:50
  5. "Day Dream" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:25
  6. "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva) - 3:19

Personnel

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References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 27, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2015.