Al Cohn's America

Al Cohn's America
Studio album by Al Cohn
Released 1976
Genre Jazz
Label Xanadu
Producer Don Schlitten

Al Cohn's America is a jazz album by saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Al Cohn's series of albums for Xanadu were among the happiest and most exciting of his career. Freed of his usual writing duties, Cohn sounds exuberant jamming through seven songs".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "America the Beautiful" (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 5:04
  2. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 8:34
  3. "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 8:33
  4. "Bright" (Al Cohn) - 5:09
  5. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 6:18
  6. "Woody 'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:54
  7. "Comin' Home" (Jackson) - 6:06

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "America: Al Cohn". Allmusic.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. America – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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