Al Cooper

{{Short description|American jazz musician (1911–1981)}}

{{Distinguish|Al Kooper|Alice Cooper}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Al Cooper

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Lofton Alfonso Cooper

| birth_date = 1911

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|10|5|1911}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| genre = Jazz, big band, swing

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Saxophone, clarinet

| years_active =

| label =

|past_member_of = Savoy Sultans

}}

Lofton Alfonso Cooper (1911 – October 5, 1981) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.{{Citation |date=2003 |title=Cooper, (Lofton) Al(fonso) |publisher=Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J101100 }} He founded the Savoy Sultans and was their leader from 1937 to 1946.{{cite web |last=Wynn |first=Ron |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/al-cooper-mn0001580833/biography |title=Al Cooper |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=June 4, 2019}} He was the half-brother of Grachan Moncur II.