Al Cohn's Tones
1956 studio album by Al Cohn
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| Studio album by Al Cohn | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | July 29, 1950 and June 23, 1953 | |||
| Studio | New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:18 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12048 | |||
| Producer | Gus Statiras | |||
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Al Cohn's Tones (also released as The Progressive Al Cohn) is an album by saxophonist composer and arranger Al Cohn comprising two sessions, one recorded in 1950 and the other from 1953, which was released on the Savoy label in 1956.[1][2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook stated: "Backed by some of the top bop players of the day, Al Cohn stretches out here for a program heavy with up-tempo swingers. ...this early Cohn release is at once hot and cool, vigorous and lithe".[3]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Al Cohn except where noted
- "I'm Tellin' Ya" - 5:58
- "Jane Street" - 4:37
- "Infinity" - 2:57
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:13
- "That's What You Think" - 4:50
- "Ah Moore" - 4:57
- "Groovin' With Gus" - 2:36
- "Let's Get Away from It All" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 3:10
Personnel
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
- Nick Travis - trumpet (tracks 01-02, 05-06)
- Horace Silver (tracks 01-02, 05-06), George Wallington (tracks 03-04, 07-08) - piano
- Tommy Potter (tracks 03-04, 07-08), Curly Russell (tracks 01-02, 05-06) - bass
- Tiny Kahn (tracks 01-02, 05-06), Max Roach (tracks 03-04, 07-08) - drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Al Cohn's Tones (1950 & 1953)
- Mr. Music (1954)
- The Natural Seven (1955)
- That Old Feeling (1955)
- Four Brass One Tenor (1955)
- The Brothers! (with Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca, 1955)
- From A to...Z (with Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Sax Section (1956)
- Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)
- Tenor Conclave (with John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (1956)
- The Four Brothers... Together Again! (with Herbie Steward, Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff, 1957)
- Al and Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1957)
- You 'n' Me (with Zoot Sims, 1960)
- Son of Drum Suite (1960)
- Either Way (with Zoot Sims, 1961)
- Jazz Mission to Moscow (1962)
- Body and Soul (with Zoot Sims, 1973)
- Motoring Along (with Zoot Sims, 1974)
- Play It Now (1975)
- True Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Silver Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Al Cohn's America (1976)
- Heavy Love (with Jimmy Rowles, 1977)
- No Problem (1979)
- Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods, 1959)
- Xanadu in Africa (with Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980)
- Night Flight to Dakar (with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler, 1980)
