The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer Explained

The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Al Cohn
Cover:	The Al Cohn Quintet.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	December 3–5, 1956 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:15
Label:	Coral CRL 57118
Producer:	Steve Backer
Chronology:	Al Cohn
Prev Title:	Cohn on the Saxophone
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	The Four Brothers... Together Again!
Next Year:	1957

The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer is an album by saxophonist, composer and arranger Al Cohn's Quintet with trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in late 1956 for the Coral label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Cohn and Brookmeyer inspire one another throughout the sessions".

Track listing

All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated

1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:25
2. "Good Spirits" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 3:37
3. "A Blues Serenade" (Frank Signorelli, Vincent Grande, Jimmy Lytell) - 4:23
4. "Lazy Man Stomp" (Brookmeyer) - 2:56
5. "Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:50
6. "Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp)" (Neil Moret, Gus Kahn) - 3:38
7. "S-H-I-N-E" (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Ford Dabney) - 3:45
8. "Back to Back" - 2:37
9. "So Far So Good" - 3:50
10. "Winter" - 3:54
11. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 2:41
12. "Bunny Hunch" (Brookmeyer) - 2:39

Personnel

• Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• Mose Allison - piano
• Teddy Kotick - bass
• Nick Stabulas - drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., Coral Album Discography, accessed November 30, 2015