On this edition I pay tribute to drummer Jimmy Cobb with a handpicked selection of his work starting off in the band of Earl Bostic and delivering the backbeat to Dinah Washington via his ground-breaking work with Miles Davis and as a sidemen of many other Jazz Greats to leading his own groups
TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE is live on air on CRC102.9fm and on www.crcfm.ie every Thursday 8-9 pm with a repeat on Saturday 9-10 pm. And there is a podcast of the show available on the web site all through the week. The show has established itself over the years with a small but devoted listenership (even beyond Jazz-fans) and since the introduction on internet the listenership extended nationally and internationally.