Al Cohn
An excellent tenor saxophonist and a superior arranger/composer, Al Cohn was greatly admired by his fellow musicians. Early gigs included associations with Joe Marsala (1943), Georgie Auld, Boyd Raeburn (1946), Alvino Rey, and Buddy Rich (1947). But it was when he replaced Herbie Steward as one of the "Four Brothers" with Woody Herman's Second Herd (1948-1949) that Cohn began to make a strong impression. He was actually overshadowed by Stan Getz and Zoot Sims during this period but, unlike the other two tenors, he also contributed arrangements, including "The Goof and I." He was with Artie Shaw's short-lived bop orchestra (1949), and then spent the 1950s quite busy as a recording artist (making his first dates as a leader in 1950), arranger for both jazz and non-jazz settings, and a performer. Starting in 1956, and continuing on an irregular basis for decades, Cohn co-led a quintet with Zoot Sims. The two tenors were so complementary that it was often difficult to tell them apart. Al Cohn continued in this fashion in the 1960s (although playing less), in the 1970s he recorded many gems for Xanadu, and during his last few years, when his tone became darker and more distinctive, Cohn largely gave up writing to concentrate on playing. He made many excellent bop-based records throughout his career for such labels as Prestige, Victor, Xanadu, and Concord; his son Joe Cohn is a talented cool-toned guitarist.
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Al Cohn Featuring Bob Brookmeyer
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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From A to Z: Complete Sessions (with Milt Hinton & Osie Johnson) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Moon Beams Records am 01.08.2013
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Mr Music (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 20.10.2013
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Al Cohn & Zoot Sims
Jazz - Erschienen bei Documents am 01.09.2008
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Anthology: Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 18.06.2021
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Modern Jazz: Al Cohn Quintet & Herb Ellis
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Bella Musica Edition am 26.06.2020
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Cohn on the Saxophone
Bebop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 16.09.2019
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Son Of Drum Suite
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.05.2011
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Nightingale
Jazz - Erschienen bei oldies and hits for future am 26.05.2019
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Four Classic Albums Plus (Mr Music / Al Cohn Quintet Ft Bob Brookmeyer / Al & Zoot / Bob Brookmeyer Ft Al Cohn) [Remastered]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 16.03.2009
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Jazz 4 Life (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei The Blue Mile Records am 19.07.2019
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Two Funky People 1952-61, Vol. 1
Bebop - Erschienen bei ACROBAT am 11.09.2015
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Stretching Out (feat. Al Cohn & Bob Brookmeyer) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Starlight Jazz am 25.04.2016
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