Al Cohn's America Explained

Al Cohn's America
Type:	Album
Artist:	Al Cohn
Cover:	AlCohn.jpg
Released:	1976
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Xanadu
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Al Cohn
Prev Title:	Silver Blue
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Heavy Love
Next Year:	1977

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".

Track listing

1. "America the Beautiful" (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 5:04
2. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 8:34
3. "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 8:33
4. "Bright" (Al Cohn) - 5:09
5. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 6:18
6. "Woody'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:54
7. "Comin' Home" (Franz Jackson) - 6:06

Personnel

• Al Cohn – sax
• Barry Harris – piano
• Sam Jones – Double Bass
• Leroy Williams – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yanow. Scott. Scott Yanow. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r136732|pure_url=yes}} America: Al Cohn]. Allmusic.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/al-cohn/catalog/#xanadu-138 Al Cohn catalog