Al Cohn
American jazz musician
Al Cohn
Al Cohn at the Village Jazz Lounge (L. Kolb)
Birth name Alvin Gilbert Cohn Born (1925-11-24 ) November 24, 1925Brooklyn , New York , U.S.Died February 15, 1988(1988-02-15) (aged 62)Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania , U.S. Genres Occupations
Musician
composer
bandleader
Instrument Tenor saxophone Years active 1940s–1980s Labels
Musical artist
Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988)[ 1] was an American jazz saxophonist , arranger and composer . He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist Zoot Sims .
Biography
Alvin Gilbert Cohn was born in Brooklyn , New York .[ 1]
In addition to his work as a jazz tenor saxophonist, Cohn was widely respected as an arranger.[ 1] His work included the Broadway productions of Raisin' and Sophisticated Ladies , and his arrangements of his own compositions were recorded by big bands led by Maynard Ferguson , Gerry Mulligan , Terry Gibbs and Bob Brookmeyer .[ 1] Also, Cohn did arrangements for unreleased Linda Ronstadt recordings from the 1980s.[ 2]
Cohn also appeared on stage with Elvis Presley in June, 1972, as a member of the Joe Malin Orchestra at Madison Square Garden .
Al Cohn died of liver cancer in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in 1988.[ 1]
Cohn's first wife was singer Marilyn Moore . His son, Joe Cohn , is a jazz guitarist.[ 1] Granddaughter Shaye Cohn, Joe's daughter, is a musician who plays cornet with her band Tuba Skinny .
Discography
As leader/co-leader
Al Cohn's Tones (Savoy , 1950)
East Coast-West Coast Scene (RCA Victor , 1954) split album with Shorty Rogers
Mr. Music (RCA Victor, 1955)
The Natural Seven (RCA Victor, 1955)
That Old Feeling (RCA Victor, 1955)
Four Brass One Tenor (RCA Victor, 1955)
The Brothers! (RCA Victor, 1955) with Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca
From A to...Z (RCA Victor, 1956) The Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet
The Sax Section (Epic , 1956)
Cohn on the Saxophone (Dawn , 1956)
The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (Coral , 1956) – with Bob Brookmeyer
Tenor Conclave (Prestige , 1957) – with John Coltrane ,Hank Mobley and Zoot Sims
The Four Brothers... Together Again! (Vik , 1957) with Serge Chaloff , Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward
Al and Zoot (Coral , 1957) with Zoot Sims
Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (United Artists , 1959) with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods
You 'n' Me (Mercury , 1960) – the Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Quintet
Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960)
Either Way (Fred Miles Presents, 1961) with Zoot Sims
Jazz Mission to Moscow (Colpix , 1962)
Al & Zoot in London (World Records Club, 1965)
Easy as Pie: Live at the West Bank (Label M, 1968) with Zoot Sims
Body and Soul (Muse , 1973) with Zoot Sims
Motoring Along (Sonet, 1974) with Zoot Sims
Play It Now (Xanadu , 1975)
True Blue (Xanadu, 1976) with Dexter Gordon
Silver Blue (Xanadu, 1976) with Dexter Gordon
Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1976)
Heavy Love (Xanadu, 1977) with Jimmy Rowles
No Problem (Xanadu, 1979)
Xanadu in Africa (Xanadu, 1980 [1981]) with Billy Mitchell , Dolo Coker , Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler
Night Flight to Dakar (Xanadu, 1980 [1982]) with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler
Nonpareil (Concord , 1981) with Lou Levy , Monty Budwig , Jake Hanna
Tour De Force (1981) live in Japan, with tenor players Buddy Tate and Scott Hamilton
Standards of Excellence (Concord, 1984)
The Claw (Chiaroscuro , 1986) with Flip Philips
Rifftide (Timeless , 1987) with Rein de Graaf (piano), Koos Serierse (bass), Eric Ineke (drums)
As sideman
With Manny Albam
With Mose Allison
With Trigger Alpert
With George Barnes
Guitars Galore (Mercury, 1961)
With Art Blakey
With Bob Brookmeyer
With Kenny Burrell
With Buck Clayton
With Jimmy Giuffre
With Freddie Green
With Urbie Green
With Coleman Hawkins
With Woody Herman
The Thundering Herds (Columbia, 1945-1947 [1966])
Keeper Of The Flame (The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Four Brothers Band) (Capitol , 1948-1949 [1992])
With Quincy Jones
With Jack Kerouac
With Jimmy Knepper
With Mundell Lowe
With the Metronome All-Stars
With Gary McFarland
With Carmen McRae
With Gerry Mulligan
With Joe Newman
With Oscar Pettiford
With Lalo Schifrin and Bob Brookmeyer
As arranger
With Maynard Ferguson
With Astrud Gilberto
With Quincy Jones
With Irene Kral
With Gerry Mulligan
With Mark Murphy
With Joe Newman
With Herb Pomeroy
References
External links
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
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)
Live albums
International National Artists Other