Al Cohn
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Biography
[Edit]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.
Title: Xanadu in Africa (feat. Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar & Frank Butler)
Artist: Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Ten
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Halloween Novelty Songs
Genre: World Music
Title: Cool Jazz 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Feeling Blue
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Trumpets
Genre: Jazz
Title: Breathe - the Relaxing Jazz Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Story 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ted Mcnabb & Co. Big Band Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Night At Ronnie's, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Afro Cuban Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Irving Berlin Songbook: Cheek to Cheek
Genre: Jazz
Title: Songs Of The States
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Cole Porter Songbook: Night and Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: "G", George Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: The George Gershwin Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Story 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dazzling Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cocktail Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For the Small Hours
Genre: Jazz
Title: Know Your Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz-Club Tenor Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz On The Road Route 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Seductive Jazz - 20 After Midnight Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz On The Road Route 5 (50 Original Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz District Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kings Of Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Jazz Vol. 07
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 17
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Saxaphone 3CD (CD3)