Four Brass One Tenor
| Four Brass One Tenor | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | May 9, 14 & 16, 1955 Webster Hall, New York City, NY, USA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 1161 | |||
| Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
| Al Cohn chronology | ||||
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Four Brass One Tenor is an album by Al Cohn's Jazz Workshop recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Cohn is in terrific form, boosted by the swinging rhythm section" and called it a "very entertaining cool jazz album".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated
- "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) – 4:25
- "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) – 2:42
- "Linger a While" (Harry Owens, Vincent Rose) – 3:22
- "Every Time" (Walter Kent, Walton Farrar) – 2:18
- "Haroosh" – 4:02
- "Just Plain Sam" (Manny Albam) – 2:55
- "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) – 2:30
- "Cohn Not Cohen" – 2:46
- "A Little Song" – 2:47
- "Foggy Water" (Albam) – 2:49
- "Sugar Cohn" (Albam) – 3:07
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 3:26
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on May 9 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 12), May 14 (tracks 2 & 8–11) and May 16 (tracks 3, 5 & 7), 1955
Personnel
[edit]- Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
- Bernie Glow (track 2 & 8–11), Joe Newman, Joe Wilder (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 12), Phil Sunkel (tracks 3, 5 & 7), Thad Jones – trumpet
- Nick Travis – trumpet, trombone
- Dick Katz – piano
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Buddy Jones – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Al Cohn (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7–11), Manny Albam (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 12) – arranger
References
[edit]- ^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1955, accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Four Brass One Tenor – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.