Jimmy Coe
{{short description|American jazz musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jimmy Coe
| birth_name = James Coe
| birth_date = March 20, 1921
| birth_place = Tompkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date = February 26, 2004 (aged 82)
| death_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
| genre = Jazz
| instruments = Saxophone
}}
James "Jimmy" R. Coe (March 20, 1921 – February 26, 2004){{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues - A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| pages=147 | isbn= 978-0313344237}} was an American jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Coe was born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and moved to Indianapolis with his family as a child. He first played in a band with Erroll "Groundhog" Grandy, who mentored J. J. Johnson and Wes Montgomery.{{Cite web|url=http://campber.people.clemson.edu/coe.html|title=The Jimmy Coe Discography|website=Campber.people.clemson.edu|accessdate=December 23, 2019}}
Career
From 1938 to 1940, Coe performed with Buddy Bryant's band and by the age of 20, was already touring with the Jay McShann band, which included Charlie Parker, Al Hibbler, Walter Brown, Bernard Anderson, Gene Ramey and Doc West.
In the 1950s, Coe recorded for King as a member of Tiny Bradshaw's band, then made a session with his own combo (though the company oddly insisted on billing him as Jimmy "Cole.") In 1953, States recorded his Gay Cats of Rhythm. In the late 1950s, Coe led the house band for the small Indianapolis-based label Note Records; some of the material was licensed to Checker, which had better distribution.
Coe backed performers including Aretha Franklin, Roy Hamilton, and Gladys Knight & the Pips.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-coe-mn0000295123/biography|title=Jimmy Coe | Biography & History|website=AllMusic|accessdate=December 23, 2019}} Other musicians he worked with included Montgomery, Slide Hampton, David Baker, Freddie Hubbard, pianist Carl Perkins, Larry Ridley, Leroy Vinnegar, and doo-wop performers, The Students.
Personal life
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Category:People from Tompkinsville, Kentucky