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The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer
''The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer'' is an album by saxophonist, composer and arranger Al Cohn's Quintet with trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in late 1956 for the Coral Records, Coral label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M.Coral Album Discography accessed November 30, 2015 Reception The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Cohn and Brookmeyer inspire one another throughout the sessions". Track listing ''All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated'' # "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:25 # "Good Spirits" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 3:37 # "A Blues Serenade" (Frank Signorelli, Vincent Grande, Jimmy Lytell) - 4:23 # "Lazy Man Stomp" (Brookmeyer) - 2:56 # "Ill Wind (Arlen-Koehler song), Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:50 # "Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp)" (Charles N. Daniels (music), Neil Moret, Gus Kahn) - 3:38 # "Shine (1910 song), S-H-I-N-E" (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Ford Dabney) - 3:45 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. In addition to his work as a jazz tenor saxophonist, Cohn was widely respected as an arranger. His work included the Broadway productions of ''Raisin and ''Sophisticated Ladies'', and his arrangements of his own compositions were recorded by big bands led by Maynard Ferguson, Gerry Mulligan, Terry Gibbs and Bob Brookmeyer. Also, Cohn did arrangements for unreleased Linda Ronstadt recordings from the 1980s. Cohn also appeared on stage with Elvis Presley in June, 1972, as a member of the Joe Malin Orchestra at Madison Square Garden. Al Cohn died of liver cancer in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in 1988. Cohn's first wife was singer Marilyn Moore. His son, Joe Cohn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |