From A to...Z

1957 studio album by The Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet
From A to...Z
Studio album by
The Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 23–24, 1956
VenueWebster Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
Length55:47 CD reissue with bonus tracks
LabelRCA Victor
LPM 1282
ProducerEd Michel
Al Cohn chronology
The Brothers!
(1955) 		From A to...Z
(1957) 		The Sax Section
(1956)
Zoot Sims chronology
The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims
(1956) 		From A to...Z
(1956) 		Tonite's Music Today
(1956)

From A to...Z is an album by the Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet recorded in early 1956 for the RCA Victor label.[1][2]

Reception

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Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated " Al and Zoot avoid obvious material ("Somebody Loves Me" and "East of the Sun" are the only standards) in favor of swinging "modern" originals."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Mediolistic" (Osie Johnson) - 3:29
  2. "Crimea River" (Ralph Burns) - 3:08
  3. "A New Moan" (Manny Albam) - 3:52
  4. "A Moment's Notice" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:19
  5. "My Blues" (Al Cohn) - 3:14
  6. "Sandy's Swing" (Milt Gold) - 3:23
  7. "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) - 2:51
  8. "More Bread" (Wilkins) - 3:05
  9. "Sherm's Terms" (Dick Sherman) - 2:57
  10. "From A to Z" (Cohn) - 2:57
  11. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) - 4:19
  12. "Tenor for Two Please, Jack" (Zoot Sims) - 4:25
  13. "My Blues" [Alternate take] (Cohn) - 4:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "More Bread" [Alternate take] (Wilkins) - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Tenor for Two Please, Jack" [Alternate take] (Sims) - 4:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "Somebody Loves Me" [Alternate take] (Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on January 23, 1956 (tracks 1-3) and January 24, 1956 (tracks 4-16)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
  2. ^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn, accessed November 30, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. From A to Z and Beyond – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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