Al Cohn
Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist Zoot Sims.
Biography
Alvin Gilbert Cohn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was initially known in the 1940s for playing in Woody Herman's Second Herd as one of the Four Brothers, along with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, and Serge Chaloff. Unlike the better-known tenors Sims and Getz, Cohn contributed arrangements to the Herman band. Cohn had a reputation as a lyrical flowing soloist.
After leaving the Herman group Cohn went on to play with a variety of other musicians, but his best-known association was his long-term partnership with fellow Herman veteran tenor player Sims, beginning with the quintet they co-led in 1956. They continued to play together sporadically until the death of Sims. The high point of their recorded output can be found on You 'n' Me, a collection of standards and original compositions released on Mercury Records in 1960. The two also played on some of author Jack Kerouac's recordings. The rhythm section on their 1950s recordings included Mose Allison on piano.
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ALBUMS
- Four Classic Albums Plus released: 2009
- Mosaic Select 27 released: 2007
- Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino released: 2003
- The Birdlanders Volume 1 released: 2001
- Easy as Pie: Live at the Left Bank released: 2000
- Cohn on the Saxophone released: 1998
- The Natural Seven released: 1998
- That Old Feeling released: 1998
- Four Brass, One Tenor... Al Cohn released: 1997
- Broadway released: 1996
- The Progressive Al Cohn released: 1994
- Nonpareil released: 1992
- Al and Zoot released: 1990
- Tour De Force released: 1990
- Tenor Conclave released: 1990
- You 'n' Me released: 1989
- Rifftide released: 1987
- Travelling Light released: 1987
- Night Flight to Dakar released: 1982
- No Problem released: 1980
- Motoring Along released: 1975
- Either Way released: 1961
- The Hoagy Carmichael Sessions and More released: 1958
- The Four Brothers… Together Again! released: 1957
- The Brothers ! released: 1956
- Cohn's Tone released: 1956
- Al Cohn Quintet (feat. Bob Brookmeyer) released: 1956
- East Coast - West Coast Scene released: 1955
- Mr. Music released: 1955
- Play It Now released:
- The Final Performance Volume One released:
- Keeper of the Flame released:
- Cohn's Delight released:
- Jazz From a to Z released:
- Barry Harris Trio With Al Cohn released:
- True Blue released:
- From A to Z and Beyond released:
- Heavy Love released:
- Standards of Excellence released:
Mosaic Select 27
Released 2007- A Kiss to Build a Dream On
- Doggin' Around
- Jump the Blues Away
- Jack's Kinda Swing
- The Natural Thing to Do
- A.C. Meets Osie
- Baby Please
- 9:20 Special
- Pick a Dilly
- Count Me In
- Freddie's Tune
- Osie's Blues
- Up in the Blues
- Down for Double
- Back and Forth
- Free and Easy
- Learnin' the Blues
- Feed Bag
- Something's Got to Give
- Easy Does It
- Little Red
- Swinging Back
- A Date With Ray
- When You Wish Upon a Star
Jazz From a to Z
- Mediolistic
- Crimea River
- A New Moan
- A Moment's Notice
- My Blues
- Sandy's Swing
- Somebody Loves Me
- More Bread
- Sherm's Terms
- From a to Z
- East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
- Tenor for Two Please, Jack
- My Blues [alternate take]
- More Bread (alternate take)
- Tenor for Two Please, Jack (alternate take)
- Somebody Loves Me (alternate take)
From A to Z and Beyond
- Mediolistic
- Crimea River
- A New Moan
- A Moment's Notice
- My Blues
- Sandy's Swing
- Somebody Loves Me
- More Bread
- Sherm's Terms
- From A to Z
- East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
- Tenor for Two Please, Jack
- My Blues (alternate take)
- More Bread (alternate take)
- Tenor for Two Please, Jack (alternate take)
- Somebody Loves Me (alternate take)
Born: 1925-11-24
Died: 1988-02-15
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