Al Cohn
Al Cohn
Latest Release
- Mid-Century Melancholy, Vol. 1 - Jazz Age Sound
- April 2025
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Sugar Cohn | ||
| 2 | Every Time | ||
| 3 | A Thing of the Past | ||
| 4 | Pretty Skinny Bunny | ||
| 5 | Soon |
Albums
Jan 2019 • 13 songs
Mar 2017 • 10 songs
Oct 2013 • 6 songs
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Biography
An excellent tenor saxophonist and a superior arranger/composer, Al Cohn was greatly admired by his fellow musicians. Early gigs included associations with Joe Marsala (1943), Georgie Auld, Boyd Raeburn (1946), Alvino Rey, and Buddy Rich (1947). But it was when he replaced Herbie Steward as one of the "Four Brothers" with Woody Herman's Second Herd (1948-1949) that Cohn began to make a strong impression. He was actually overshadowed by Stan Getz and Zoot Sims during this period but, unlike the other two tenors, he also contributed arrangements, including "The Goof and I." He w...