Al Cohn's America
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Released | 1976 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Xanadu | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Al Cohn's America is a jazz album by saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.[1][2]
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Al Cohn's series of albums for Xanadu were among the happiest and most exciting of his career. Freed of his usual writing duties, Cohn sounds exuberant jamming through seven songs".[3]
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Track listing[]
- "America the Beautiful" (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 5:04
- "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 8:34
- "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 8:33
- "Bright" (Al Cohn) - 5:09
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 6:18
- "Woody'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:54
- "Comin' Home" (Franz Jackson) - 6:06
Personnel[]
- Al Cohn – sax
- Barry Harris – piano
- Sam Jones – Double Bass
- Leroy Williams – drums
References[]
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "America: Al Cohn". Allmusic.
- ^ Al Cohn catalog accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. America – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Categories:
- 1975 albums
- Xanadu Records albums
- Al Cohn albums
- Albums produced by Don Schlitten