Cobb, Arnett
(1918–1989)> SAXOPHONIST
Cobb, Arnett Arnette Cleophus Cobb, 10 August 1918; Houston, TX – 24 March 1989; Houston, TX Saxophonist. In a lengthy, productive, and courageous career, unfortunately hampered by illness and injury, Cobb utilized his blues-drenched “Texas tenor” sound to create an expressive and extroverted musical personality. His formative years, 1934–1942, were spent in the territorial groups of Texas big band leaders Chester Boone and Milt Larkin. Cobb moved to the international stage when he replaced…