Jimmy Coe

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James R. Coe (born James R. West in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, on March 20, 1921, died in Indianapolis on February 26, 2004) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues saxophonist. He first played in a band with Erroll "Groundhog" Grandy who mentored J. J. Johnson and Wes Montgomery. From 1938 to 1940, Coe was 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 Harold "Doc" West. In the 1950s, Coe recorded for King as ...read more

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