Heavy Love (Al Cohn and Jimmy Rowles album) explained

Heavy Love
Type:Album
Artist:Al Cohn and Jimmy Rowles
Cover:Heavy Love (Al Cohn and Jimmy Rowles album).jpg
Released:1977
Recorded:March 15, 1977
Studio:New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:47:46
Label:Xanadu
145
Producer:Don Schlitten
Chronology:Jimmy Rowles
Prev Title:Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mind
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Isfahan
Next Year:1978

Heavy Love is an album by saxophonist Al Cohn and pianist Jimmy Rowles, recorded in 1977 for Xanadu Records.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "the momentum and excitement of this encounter never slows down. Cohn and Rowles' swing-oriented styles, wit and ability to come up with fresh ideas on older songs are quite complementary; they continually bring out the best in each other. This highly recommended set is a real gem, a highpoint in both of the musicians' long careers". In The Observer Dave Gelly wrote "this is a beauty. Recorded in 1977 by a pair of battle-hardened jazz veterans, it’s full of wit, musical sleight of hand and the kind of tough lyricism that grabs you by the ear and won’t let go. ... What they do with six venerable standards and a blues speaks for the dedication and resilience of their whole generation"[4]

Track listing

  1. "Them There Eyes" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) – 6:31
  2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 6:54
  3. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 6:54
  4. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche, Ted Fetter) – 7:07
  5. "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey) – 8:08
  6. "Bar Talk" (Al Cohn, Jimmy Rowles) – 5:52
  7. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 6:20 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Ziegler, F. and Fitzgerald, M. Xanadu Records Listing, accessed April 24, 2017
  2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Xanadu.htm Jazzlists: Xanadu Records discography
  3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/al-cohn/catalog/#xanadu-145 Al Cohn catalog
  4. Gelly, D. Al Cohn & Jimmy Rowles: Heavy Love review – wit, beauty and lyricism, The Observer, September 6, 2015