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Al Cohn
His Charlie's Tavern Ensemble
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Inside Out - Al Cohn, Cohn, Al
2. Autumn Leaves - Al Cohn, Cohn, Al
3. Serenade for Kathy - Al Cohn, Cohn, Al
4. Move - Al Cohn, Best, Denzil
5. Never Never Land - Al Cohn, Comden
6. Something for Lisa - Al Cohn, Cohn, Al
7. Count Every Star - Al Cohn, Coquatrix, Bruno
8. La Ronde - Al Cohn, Cochran
9. Breakfast with Joe - Al Cohn, Carisi, Johnny
10. This Reminds Me of You - Al Cohn, Burns, Ralph
11. Cabin in the Sky - Al Cohn, Duke
12. Lullaby of Birdland - Al Cohn, Shearing, George
13. Cohn My Way - Al Cohn, Albam, Manny

Arrangements by Al Cohn, Johnny Carisi, Ralph Burns, Manny Albam — PERSONNEL Joe Newman (tp), Billy Byers, Eddie Bert, Frank Rehak (tb), Hal McKusick, Gene Quill (as), Al Cohn (ts), Sol Schlinger (bars), Sanford Gold (p), B... more »

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All Artists: Al Cohn
Title: His Charlie's Tavern Ensemble
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Fresh Sounds Spain
Release Date: 6/10/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Cool Jazz, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 8427328604840

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Arrangements by Al Cohn, Johnny Carisi, Ralph Burns, Manny Albam
PERSONNEL Joe Newman (tp), Billy Byers, Eddie Bert, Frank Rehak (tb), Hal McKusick, Gene Quill (as), Al Cohn (ts), Sol Schlinger (bars), Sanford Gold (p), Billy Bauer, Jimmy Raney (g), Milt Hinton, Buddy Jones (b), Osie Johnson (d)
RECORDED New York City, 1954
Al Cohn was something special, a gem among musicians. Writer, arranger, performer, leader--he was one of those rare creative artists gifted with unlimited imagination and technical resources, with magnificent taste and an unerring insight into the expressiveness of East Coast jazz. In the 1950s, the personnel he assembled for the four sessions that make up this CD often relaxed in Charlie's Tavern, a congenial watering hole on Broadway across from Birdland, "the jazz corner of the world". Despite slight personnel changes, each group was power-packed and, unlike many such outfits, married outstanding individuality to collective cohesiveness. With them, Cohn emphatically demonstrated the all-embracing brilliance of the many-faceted talents that earned him the title "Mr. Music". Inside Out / Autumn Leaves / Serenade For Kathy / Move / Never Never Land / Something For Lisa / Count Every Star / La Ronde / Breakfast With Joe / This Reminds Me Of You / Cabin In The Sky / Lullaby Of Birdland / Cohn My Way

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CD Reviews

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Roger A. Mailhot | North Andover, MA USA | 03/04/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Consumers need to take a close look at this release. The album is actually a compilation of two re-released RCA albums. Al Cohn's Mr.Music and the Cohn portion of Al Cohn / Shorty Roger's East Coast - West Coast Scene. While this fact is made clear in the liner notes, it is not apparent at the ordering level. If you own Mr Music and East Coast Scene the only addition to your library would be one track - Lullaby of Birdland, which appeared in an LP of that name issued in 1955.

The music itself is good enough, although I prefer Al's smaller group performances of this same time period. The ensembles have some very good players, Joe Newmwn, Frank Rehack, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson, pretty much stalwarts of the Jack Lewis RCA lineup of the period. Arrangements are by Cohn, Manny Albam and a rarity by John Carisi.

If you own both Mr. Music and East/West Scene you will probably want to pass on this release, if not it's a good example of the New York Scene in 1954."