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Al Cohn

Real Name:
Al Cohn
Profile:
b. November 24, 1925
d. February 15, 1988 - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
American jazz saxophonist.
In the 40s he played in "Woody Herman's Second Herd", where he was known as one of the "Four Brothers" together with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz and Serge Chaloff.
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Discography

Releases:
Tenor Conclave (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige ... 1956
Motoring Along (LP, Album)   Sonet 1975
MPS Jazz Time Vol. 10 (LP, RE)   MPS Records 1978
The Progressive Al Cohn (2 versions)   Savoy Jazz ... 1979
Four Brass, One Tenor (LP)   RCA 1982
Standards Of Excellence (LP)   Concord Jazz 1984
East Coast Sounds (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Jazzland 1999
Candido (CD, Album, RE)   Verve Records, ABC Records 2004
Production:
Swing Is Here (CD, Album, RE)   Verve Records 2009
Appears On:
Henri Renaud's American Stars (10", Album) Lias, Boo Wah, Somethi... Vogue Records 1954
Passacaglia (Album) (2 versions) Quartet Counterpoint / Esoteric Records ... 1954
Slide Trombone (LP)   Verve Records 1955
To Those Who Wait / Show Me Way To Get Out Of This World (Cause That's Where Everything Is) (7", Promo) To Those Who Wait RCA Victor 1955
Mr. Rhythm (7", EP, Cov)   RCA 1956
Swingin' With Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra (LP, Mono) Gubi, Julie's Bugle EmArcy 1956
The Jazz Workshop (7", EP) Anything Goes, Headstr... RCA 1956
The Jazz Workshop (7", EP, Cov) Cohn Not Cohen RCA 1956
The Jazz Workshop (7", EP, Cov) Haroosh RCA 1956
The Jazz Workshop (7", EP, Cov)   RCA 1956
The Natural Seven (7", EP, Cov) Jack's Kinda Swing, Pi... RCA 1956
The Natural Seven (7", EP, cov) The Natural Thing To D... RCA 1956
The RCA Victor Encyclopedia Of Recorded Jazz: Album Three - CLI To DOR (10", Comp) Every Time RCA Victor 1956
Al And Zoot (LP, Mono)   Coral 1957
The Herd Ride Again (LP)   World Record Club 1958
Last Recording (LP)   Verve Records 1959
The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (7", EP)   Vogue Productions 1960
Satan In High Heels (Vinyl, Album)   Charlie Parker Records 1961
September In The Rain / Wake The Town And Tell The People (7") Wake The Town And Tell... Mercury 1961
Am I Blue / I Want To Be Loved (7") Am I Blue Mercury 1962
Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall, Part I (LP)   CBS 1962
A Walk On The Wild Side (2xLP, Gat) Walk Right In, Trouble... Metro Records 1964
Benny Goodman / Modern Jazz (LP) Early Autumn AMIGA 1964
If I Ruled The World - Songs For The Jet Set (LP, Album, Mono) Song For The Jet (Samb... CBS 1965
Amateur-Favoriten (LP, Mono) Mallorie AMIGA 1966
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing (2 versions) Boogie Woogie Cocktail Reader's Digest ... 1967
Look To The Rainbow (LP)   Verve Records 1967
The Best Of Jimmy Smith (LP)   Verve Records 1967
Early Miles (LP, Album, Mono) Tasty Pudding, Floppy,... Prestige 1969
The Essential Billie Holiday - Carnegie Hall Concert (LP, RE, Gat)   Verve Records 1969
Lady Sings The Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) Fine And Mellow Verve Records 1973
Raisin (LP)   CBS 1973
16 Superhits (LP)   RCA International 1976
Ghost Writer (Album) (4 versions)   A&M Records ... 1977
A Song For You (LP)   Xanadu Records 1978
Jazz: The 50's Volume II (LP, Comp) Four & One More Pacific Jazz Records 1978
On A Misty Night (2xLP, Mono, Gat)   Prestige 1978
Pastiche (Album) (4 versions) Four Brothers Atlantic 1978
A Date In New York (LP)   Inner City Records 1979
Brothers And Other Mothers Vol. 2 (2xLP, Comp, Mono)   Savoy Records 1979
Chronicle: The Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 (3 versions) Tasty Pudding, Willie ... Prestige 1980
Forever (32 Hits And The Story Of Paul Anka) (2xLP, Album)   RCA 1980
The Brothers (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige ... 1982
Ain't Life Grand (LP)   Affinity 1983
Miles Davis And Horns (Album) (4 versions)   Prestige ... 1983
Seven Stars (LP) I Wanna Go Home Concord Jazz 1983
The Billie Holiday Songbook (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records 1985
Body And Soul (2xLP, Comp, Gat)   Bluebird (3), Bluebird (3) 1986
In Oblivion (LP, Album)   Jazz Mark 1986
Strike Up The Band (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1987
Billie Holiday With Tony Scott And His Orchestra (LP)   Giants Of Jazz 1989
Night And Day - The Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp) Love For Sale Verve Records 1990
The Jack Kerouac Collection (3xCD, Comp, RM, Box)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1990
I Get A Kick Out Of You - The Cole Porter Songbook Volume II (CD) So In Love Verve Records 1991
Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (CD) Love For Sale Verve Records 1992
Jazzin' The Blues - 18 Cool Jazz Moods (CD, Comp) East Of The Sun (And W... Music Club 1994
Verve Jazz Masters 9 (CD, Comp) Felicidade, Look To Th... Verve Records, Verve Records 1994
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963 (2xCD, Comp) The Bean Stalks Again RCA 1995
Winner's Circle (CD)   Bethlehem Records 1995
The Artistry Of Artie Shaw And His Orchestra 1949 (CD)   Fresh Sound Records 1996
The Chronological Sarah Vaughan: 1944-1946 (CD)   Classics Records 1997
Blue Serge (CD, Album, RE) The Goof And I Capitol Jazz 1998
Cohn On The Saxophone (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Blue Moon Producciones Discográficas 1998
Jazz For The Quiet Times (Comp) (2 versions) Body And Soul 32 Jazz ... 1998
The Modern Art Of Jazz (CD, Album, RE, RM) When The Blues Come On Blue Moon Producciones Discográficas 1998
Zoot Sims Goes To Jazzville (CD, Album, RE, RM) Jerry's Janut Blue Moon Producciones Discográficas 1998
HUM (3xCD, Comp) Ah Moore Sketch (2) 1999
Nana Mouskouri In New York - The Girl From Greece Sings (Comp) (2 versions)   Mercury ... 1999
Oklahoma Toad (CD)   Vivid Sound Corporation 1999
The Quintessence . New York 1944 - 1948 (2xCD)   Frémeaux & Associés 1999
Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949 (2xCD, Comp) Four And One Moore, Slow Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour (CD) Hobo Flats Verve Records 2000
The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need (CD, Comp) Four Feathers RCA Victor 2000
Miles Stones (3xCD, Comp)   TIM GmbH 2001
Jazzland Original Jazz Classics Sampler (CD, Smplr, RM) Treat Me Rough JAZZLAND 2002
The Quintessence: New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston. 1945 - 1951 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2002
The Drums (CD)   Universal Music (Italy), EmArcy 2003
The President's Men - Lester Young's Disciples (CD) Let's Get Away From It... Saga 2003
1946-1950 (CD, Comp)   Classics Records 2004
Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp, RM) Love For Sale, So In L... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Cool Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Angel Eyes Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Jazz For Lovers (CD, Comp, RM) Do It Again Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Lady Sings The Blues (CD, Comp, RM) Baby Won't You Please ... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Saxophone Ballads (CD, Comp, RM) Awful Lonely Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Look To The Rainbow (CD, Album, RM)   Verve Records, Verve Records 2008
Al And Zoot (LP, Mono, RE)   Jasmine Records  
In A New Mood (CD, Comp)   CBS, Sony  
Jazz Best Coast (LP, Comp, Mono) Gone With The Wind, Am... Coral  
Jimmy Dorsey's Greatest Hits (LP, Album, RP)   Columbia Special Products  
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant (CD, Comp, RE)   Columbia  
Songs For Distingué Lovers Plus Last Recording (CD, Comp, Album)   Verve Records  
The Atomic Cafe (CD, Comp) Improvisation For Unac... Stilton Records  
The Music Man (LP, Album)   Atlantic  
Tony's Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) If I Ruled The World CBS  
Tracks Appear On:
KC Jazz '65 WDAF Presents (LP, Ltd) These Foolish Things WDAF Radio 1965
KC Jazz '65 WDAF Presents (LP, Ltd, Mono) These Foolish Things WDAF Radio 1965
Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (CD) Love For Sale Verve Records 1992
The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks (Box + 3xCD) Love For Sale Verve Records 1993
The Brothers (CD, Album, Mono, RM) The Red Door, Zootcase... Victor Entertainment Japan 1996
Jazz For The Quiet Times (CD, Comp) Body And Soul 32 Jazz 1998
Jazz Indispensable - Saxophone (CD, Comp) Somebody Loves Me RCA Victor 2001
Jazzland Original Jazz Classics Sampler (CD, Smplr, RM) Treat Me Rough JAZZLAND 2002
"From Latin... To Jazz Dance" Vol. 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Mambo Inn Rare Groove Recordings 2003
Simply Jazz (4xCD) Emily Simply 2004
Prestige Profiles Collector's Edition: Volume 3 (CD, Comp, Sli) Tenor Conclave Prestige 2005
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