Al Cohn
Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) 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.
Alvin Gilbert Cohn was born in Brooklyn, New York.
In addition to his work as a jazz tenor saxophonist, Cohn was widely respected as an arranger. 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. Also, Cohn did arrangements for unreleased Linda Ronstadt recordings from the 1980s.
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.
Cohn's first wife was singer Marilyn Moore. His son, Joe Cohn, is a jazz guitarist. Granddaughter Shaye Cohn, Joe's daughter, is a musician who plays cornet with her band Tuba Skinny.
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)
With Manny Albam
The Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1956) with Ernie Wilkins
With Mose Allison
Your Mind Is on Vacation (Atlantic, 1976)
With Trigger Alpert
Trigger Happy! (Riverside, 1956) also released as East Coast Sounds
With George Barnes
Guitars Galore (Mercury, 1961)
With Art Blakey
Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem, 1957)
With Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer featuring Al Cohn (Storyville, 1954)
Brookmeyer (Vik, 1956)
Kansas City Revisited (United Artists, 1958)
Stretching Out (United Artists, 1958) with Zoot Sims
Portrait of the Artist (Atlantic, 1960)
Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve, 1961)
With Kenny Burrell
Earthy (1957, Prestige)
With Buck Clayton
How Hi the Fi (Columbia, 1954)
Jumpin' at the Woodside (Columbia, 1955)
With Jimmy Giuffre
The Music Man (Atlantic, 1958)
With Freddie Green
Mr. Rhythm (RCA Victor, 1955)
With Urbie Green
All About Urbie Green and His Big Band (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
With Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk in Hi Fi (RCA Victor, 1956)
With Quincy Jones
Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965])
With Jack Kerouac
Blues and Haikus (1960)
With Jimmy Knepper
Cunningbird (SteepleChase, 1976)
With Mundell Lowe
Satan in High Heels (Charlie Parker, 1961) soundtrack
With the Metronome All-Stars
Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef, 1956)
With Gary McFarland
The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Verve, 1962)
With Carmen McRae
Birds of a Feather (Decca, 1958)
With Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (World Pacific, 1957)
With Joe Newman
All I Wanna Do Is Swing (RCA Victor, 1955)
I'm Still Swinging (RCA Victor, 1955)
Salute to Satch (RCA Victor, 1956)
With Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford Sextet (Vogue, 1954)
With Lalo Schifrin and Bob Brookmeyer
Samba Para Dos (1963, Verve)
With Maynard Ferguson
Come Blow Your Horn (Cameo, 1963) [1 track]
With Astrud Gilberto
Look to the Rainbow (Verve, 1966)
With Quincy Jones
The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (Mercury, 1959)
With Irene Kral
The Band and I (United Artists, 1958)
SteveIreneo! (United Artists, 1959)
With Gerry Mulligan
Holliday with Mulligan (DRG, 1961 [1980]) with Judy Holliday
With Mark Murphy
That's How I Love the Blues! (Riverside, 1962)
With Joe Newman
The Happy Cats (Coral, 1957)
With Herb Pomeroy
The Band and I (United Artists, 1958) with Irene Kral
Al Cohn recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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