Al Cohn - The Natural Seven

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:20
Size: 89,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:33) 1. A Kiss To Build A Dream On
(3:03) 2. Doggin' Around
(3:00) 3. Jump The Blues Away
(3:38) 4. Jack's Kinda Swing
(3:02) 5. The Natural Thing To Do
(2:45) 6. A. C. Meets Osie
(3:06) 7. Baby Please
(3:00) 8. 9:20 Special
(3:32) 9. Pick A Dilly
(3:37) 10. Count me in
(3:28) 11. Freddie's Tune
(2:32) 12. Osie's Blues

Some but not all of the material on this out-of-print LP has since been reissued on CD on a Bluebird set shared by Freddie Green and Al Cohn. Although originally associated with Woody Herman and cool jazz, Cohn always felt equally comfortable playing with swing-styled players. His "Natural Seven" looks toward the Kansas City Seven and includes two members of Count Basie's band (trumpeter Joe Newman and guitarist Freddie Green) among the personnel (which also has trombonist Frank Rehak, Basie soundalike pianist Nat Pierce, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Osie Johnson). Although the music includes a few Basie-associated songs, Cohn also contributed several of his own swinging originals; Osie Johnson's vocal on "Osie's Blues" is surprisingly effective.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-natural-seven-mw0000413536

Personnel: Al Cohn – tenor saxophone; Joe Newman – trumpet; Frank Rehak – trombone; Nat Pierce – piano; Freddie Green – guitar; Milt Hinton – bass; Osie Johnson – drums, vocal; Manny Albam (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 12), Al Cohn (tracks 4-7 & 9-11), Ernie Wilkins (track 2) – arranger

The Natural Seven

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