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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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Al Cohn
Jazz - Released by Amamos la navidad on 6 Nov 2023
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The Progressive Al Cohn (1953) (Remastered)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by RevOla on 24 Sep 2021
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Mr. Music (with Billy Byers, Hal Mckusick, Gene Quill, Jimmy Raney & Billy Bauer)
Jazz - Released by Moonbeams Records on 22 Apr 1955
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Remastered Hits Vol. 3 (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 18 May 2023
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Blue Room - Jazz Club Collection
Classical - Released by Bolerisha Records on 29 Jul 2022
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The Four Brothers... Together Again!
Herb Steward, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Serge Chaloff
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 9 Aug 2021
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Swinging at the Steel Pier (feat. Al Cohn) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Released by Circadian Jazz on 20 Feb 2014
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The Al Cohn Quintet with Bob Brookmeyer (ALbum of 1956)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 30 Jun 2019
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Tenor Conclave (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Maniac Records on 5 May 2017
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Giants Of Jazz
Jazz - Released by Harlem Jazz Records on 25 Nov 2022
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East Coast - West Coast Scene
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on 18 Feb 1955
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Complete Original Quintet-Sextet Studio Recordings with Al Cohn
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 29 Jun 2022
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The Drum Suite / Son of Drum Suite. A Musical Portrait of Eight Arms from Six Angles
Manny Albam, Al Cohn, Ernie Wilkins
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 21 Aug 2014
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Jazz Mission to Moscow
Jazz - Released by Vinyle Numérique on 27 Jun 2023
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All that Jazz, Vol. 122: Jazz Missions to the Soviet Union 1959 & 1962 (2019 Remaster) [Live]
Jazz - Released by Jube Legends on 11 Oct 2019
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