The Sax Section
1956 studio album by Al Cohn
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| Studio album by Al Cohn | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | May 24 and June 5 & 28, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:43 | |||
| Label | Epic LN 3278 | |||
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The Sax Section (subtitled The Jazz Workshop Under the Direction of Al Cohn) is an album by saxophonist composer and arranger Al Cohn recorded in 1956 for the Epic label.[1]
Reception
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states, "Al Cohn's writing for small groups is always appealing, and this Epic LP is no exception. Leading three separate groups consisting of various reeds (and no brass) plus a rhythm section, Cohn obtains marvelous results from his groups of all-stars and veteran session musicians".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated
- "Shazam" - 2:55
- "The Mellow Side" - 2:36
- "Shutout" - 2:44
- "Double Fracture" - 2:48
- "While My Lady Sleeps" (Bronisław Kaper, Gus Kahn) - 3:15
- "Shorty George" (Count Basie, Andy Gibson) - 2:50
- "The Return of the Red Head" - 3:29
- "Villa Rowboats" - 2:23
- "Solsville" - 3:24
- "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 3:39
- "Blues for the High Brow" - 3:54
- "Tears by Me Out the Heart" - 4:28
Personnel
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone, arranger
- Romeo Penque - clarinet, alto saxophone, oboe, English horn (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
- Phil Bodner - flute, clarinet (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
- Peanuts Hucko - clarinet (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
- Boomie Richman - bass clarinet (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
- Charlie O’Kane - flute, bass clarinet (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
- Sam Marowitz, Gene Quill - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 9 & 12)
- Zoot Sims (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 11), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 & 12) - tenor saxophone
- Sol Schlinger - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 & 12)
- Hank Jones (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 11), Johnny Williams (tracks 1, 3-5, 8-10 & 12) - piano
- Milt Hinton - bass
- Don Lamond (tracks 2, 3, 5-8, 10 & 11), Osie Johnson (tracks 1, 4, 9 & 12) - drums
References
- ^ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Sax Section – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- 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)
- Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods, 1959)
- Xanadu in Africa (with Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980)
- Night Flight to Dakar (with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler, 1980)
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