Mr. Music (album) explained

Mr. Music
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Al Cohn and His Orchestra
Cover:	Mr Music (album).jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	December 22 & 23, 1954 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:40
Label:	RCA Victor LJM 1024
Chronology:	Al Cohn
Prev Title:	East Coast-West Coast Scene
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	The Natural Seven
Next Year:	1955

Mr. Music is an album by saxophonist and arranger Al Cohn recorded in late 1954 for the RCA Victor label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Something for Lisa" (Al Cohn) – 6:29
2. "Count Every Star" (Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop) – 3:09
3. "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche) – 3:06
4. "Move" (Denzil Best) – 7:19
5. "Never Never Land" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 5:30
6. "La Ronde" (Oscar Straus, Dorcas Cochran) – 2:47
7. "This Reminds Me of You" (Ralph Burns) – 3:16
8. "Breakfast with Joe" (Johnny Carisi) – 4:09
9. "Cohn My Way" (Manny Albam) – 2:55

Personnel

• Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Billy Byers, Frank Rehak (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6) – trombone
• Hal McKusick (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6), Gene Quill – alto saxophone
• Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
• Sanford Gold – piano
• Billy Bauer (tracks 4 & 5), Sir Osbert Haberdasher (pseudonym for Jimmy Raney, tracks 1, 2 & 6) – guitar
• Buddy Jones (tracks 3 & 7-9), Milt Hinton (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6) – bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums Manny Albam (track 9), Ralph Burns (track 7), Johnny Carisi (track 8), Al Cohn (tracks 1-6) – arranger

Notes and References

1. http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/r/rcavictor/instrumentals/c/cohn_al/discography/rcavictor_alcohn_1954.htm The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1954
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mr-music-mw0000406440 Allmusic listing