Al Cohn's America is a jazz album by saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.[1][2]
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Xanadu | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Reception
editThe 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".[3]
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Track listing
edit- "America the Beautiful" (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 5:04
- "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 8:34
- "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 8:33
- "Bright" (Al Cohn) - 5:09
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 6:18
- "Woody'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:54
- "Comin' Home" (Franz Jackson) - 6:06
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott. "America: Al Cohn". Allmusic.
- ^ Al Cohn catalog accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. America – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.