Al Cohn
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Biography
Al Cohn was a jazz and big band saxophonist and arranger who had a very successful career playing and recording with major artists from 1950 until his death from liver cancer in 1988 at the age of 62. He had stints with bands led by Artie Shaw, Buddy Rich and Woody Herman and performed and recorded regularly with saxophonist Zoot Sims.
His many recordings include 'Al Cohn's Tones' (1950), 'The Sax Section' (1956), 'Jazz Mission to Moscow' (1962), 'Easy As Pie: Live at the West Bank' (1968) with Zoot Sims, 'Silver Blue' (1976) with Dexter Gordon, 'Al Cohn's America' (1976), 'Tour De Force' (1981) with Buddy Tate and Scott Hamilton, and 'Rifftide' (1987).
He collaborated with other jazz performers such as Art Blakey, Bob Brookmeyer, and Coleman Hawkins. He did arrangements for artists including Maynard Ferguson, Astrud Gilberto, Quincy Jones and Gerry Mulligan and for Broadway shows such as 'Raisin' (1973) and 'Sophisticated Ladies' (1981).
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- Cap Snapper featuring Bill Perkins
- Body and Soul featuring Sonny Criss
- Fresh Flute featuring Pepper Adams
- In a Mist featuring Pepper Adams
- Tenor Conclave featuring Hank Mobley
- Aguas de Marco featuring Astrud Gilberto
- Four Brothers featuring Serge Chaloff
- I'm Tellin' Ya
- Groovin' with Gus
- Rosebud featuring Herb Geller
- That Jones Boy featuring Herb Geller
- The Pretty One featuring Serge Chaloff
- Button Nose featuring Herb Geller
- Lady Bug featuring Herb Geller
- Great Guns featuring Herb Geller
- Aged in Wood featuring Serge Chaloff
- Still Water Stomp featuring Herb Geller
- More West featuring Herb Geller
- Maynard the Fox featuring Herb Geller
- Dot's Right featuring Pepper Adams
- So Blue featuring Serge Chaloff
- Blue Birdland featuring Herb Geller
- The Swinging Door featuring Serge Chaloff
- They All Laughed featuring Pepper Adams
