Bob Cooper (December 6, 1925 – August 5, 1993) was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play solos on oboe.
Cooper worked in Stan Kenton's band starting in 1945 and married the band's singer June Christy. His last studio recording was on Karrin Allyson's album Sweet Home Cookin (1993) on which he played tenor saxophone.
Cooper died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California at the age of 67.
As leader
The Bob Cooper Sextet (Capitol, 1954)
Shifting Winds (Capitol, 1955)
Flute 'n Oboe (Pacific Jazz, 1957) with Bud Shank
Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper (Contemporary, 1958)
The Swing's to TV (World Pacific, 1958) with Bud Shank
Blowin' Country (World Pacific, 1959) with Bud Shank
Tenor Sax Jazz Impressions (Trend, 1979)
The Music of Michel Legrand (Discovery, 1980)
In a Mellotone (Contemporary, 1985) with the Snooky Young Sextet featuring Ernie Andrews
As sideman With Chet Baker
Witch Doctor (Contemporary, 1953 [1985])
With Elmer Bernstein
The Man with the Golden Arm (Decca, 1956)
With Buddy Bregman
Swinging Kicks (Verve, 1957)
With June Christy
Do-Re-Mi (Capitol, 1961)
With Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party (EmArcy, 1954)
Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy, 1954)
Dimensions (EmArcy, 1955)
With Jimmy Giuffre
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Atlantic, 1956)
With Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1943-47 [1950])
Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944-47 [1952])
Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1946)
Encores (Capitol, 1947)
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947)
Innovations in Modern Music (Capitol, 1950)
Stan Kenton Presents (Capitol, 1950)
City of Glass (Capitol, 1951)
Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953)
This Modern World (Capitol, 1953)
The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955])
The Innovations Orchestra (Capitol, 1950-51 [1997])
Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965)
Hair (Capitol, 1969)
With Barney Kessel
Kessel Plays Standards (Contemporary, 1954–55)
With Shelly Manne
The West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1955)
With Jack Nitzsche
Heart Beat (Soundtrack) (Capitol, 1980)
With Art Pepper
Showcase for Modern Jazz (Brunswick, 1958)
With Shorty Rogers
Cool and Crazy (RCA Victor, 1953)
Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (RCA Victor, 1954)
Collaboration (RCA Victor, 1954) with André Previn
Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958)
Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960)
With Pete Rugolo
Introducing Pete Rugolo (Columbia, 1954)
Adventures in Rhythm (Columbia, 1954)
Rugolomania (Columbia, 1955)
New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (Harmony, 1954–55, [1957])
Out on a Limb (EmArcy, 1956)
An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi (Mercury, 1956 [1958])
Rugolo Plays Kenton (EmArcy, 1958)
The Music from Richard Diamond (EmArcy, 1959)
The Original Music of Thriller (Time, 1961)
10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (Mercury, 1961)
With Bud Shank
Jazz at Cal-Tech (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
Barefoot Adventure (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
Bud Shank & the Sax Section (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
