Sizzlin' Explained

Sizzlin'
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Arnett Cobb
Cover:	Sizzlin'.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	November 30, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz, Blues, Soul, Boogie Woogie
Length:	38:42
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7227
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Arnett Cobb
Prev Title:	Movin' Right Along
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Ballads by Cobb
Next Year:	1960

Sizzlin' is an album by saxophonist Arnett Cobb recorded in 1960 for the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

(All compositions by Arnett Cobb except as indicated)

1. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 5:06
2. "Black Velvet" (Illinois Jacquet) - 5:22
3. "Blue Sermon" - 7:43
4. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:02
5. "Sizzlin'" - 7:34
6. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 6:55

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
• Red Garland - piano
• George Tucker - bass
• J. C. Heard - drums

^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7227 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sizzlin-mw0000894609 Allmusic listing
3. Web site: Blues & Ballads, Feat. Red Garland's Trio (2 Lps On 1 Cd). Fresh Sound Records. 15 April 2015. FSRCD813.