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Four Brass One Tenor

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Released
  
1955

Four Brass One Tenor (1955)
  
The Brothers! (1955)

Release date
  
1955

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Jack Lewis

Artist
  
Al Cohn

Label
  
Universe Remasterings

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Recorded
  
May 9, 14 & 16, 1955 Webster Hall, New York City

Similar
  
Al Cohn albums, Jazz albums

Four Brass One Tenor is an album by Al Cohn's Jazz Workshop recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compostions by Al Cohn except as indicated

  1. "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) - 4:25
  2. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 2:42
  3. "Linger a While" (Harry Owens, Vincent Rose) - 3:22
  4. "Every Time" (Walter Kent, Walton Farrar) - 2:18
  5. "Haroosh" - 4:02
  6. "Just Plain Sam" (Manny Albam) - 2:55
  7. "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) - 2:30
  8. "Cohn Not Cohen" - 2:46
  9. "A Little Song" - 2:47
  10. "Foggy Water" (Albam) - 2:49
  11. "Sugar Cohn" (Albam) - 3:07
  12. "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

  • 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

    • Songs

    1Rosetta4:31
    2The Song Is Ended2:47
    3Linger Awhile3:25

    References

    Four Brass One Tenor Wikipedia
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