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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Cohn and Brookmeyer inspire one another throughout the sessions".[2]

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

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., Coral Album Discography, accessed November 30, 2015
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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