The Original Mob

The Original Mob is an album by jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb. It was released by Smoke Sessions.

Background
Cobb met the other three musicians on this album – pianist Brad Mehldau, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and bassist John Webber – "at workshops that he led at the New School University in New York in the early 1990s". The four recorded together on Bernstein's first album: Somethin's Burnin', released in 1994.

Music and recording
The album was recorded at Smoke when the club was closed. Cobb wrote two of the tracks – "Composition 101" and "Remembering You". Other tracks are standards or written by band members. The album was released by Smoke Sessions in 2014.

Track listing

 * 1) "Old Devil Moon"
 * 2) "Amsterdam After Dark"
 * 3) "Sunday in New York"
 * 4) "Stranger in Paradise"
 * 5) "Unrequited"
 * 6) "Composition 101"
 * 7) "Remembering U"
 * 8) "Nobody Else But Me"
 * 9) "Minor Blues"
 * 10) "Lickety Split"

Personnel

 * Brad Mehldau – piano
 * Peter Bernstein – guitar
 * John Webber – bass
 * Jimmy Cobb – drums