Four Brass One Tenor is an album by Al Cohn's Jazz Workshop recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1]

Four Brass One Tenor
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedMay 9, 14 & 16, 1955
Webster Hall, New York City, NY, USA
GenreJazz
LabelRCA Victor
LPM 1161
ProducerJack Lewis
Al Cohn chronology
That Old Feeling
(1955)
Four Brass One Tenor
(1955)
The Brothers!
(1955)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Cohn is in terrific form, boosted by the swinging rhythm section" and called it a "very entertaining cool jazz album".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated

  1. "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) – 4:25
  2. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) – 2:42
  3. "Linger a While" (Harry Owens, Vincent Rose) – 3:22
  4. "Every Time" (Walter Kent, Walton Farrar) – 2:18
  5. "Haroosh" – 4:02
  6. "Just Plain Sam" (Manny Albam) – 2:55
  7. "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) – 2:30
  8. "Cohn Not Cohen" – 2:46
  9. "A Little Song" – 2:47
  10. "Foggy Water" (Albam) – 2:49
  11. "Sugar Cohn" (Albam) – 3:07
  12. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 3:26
  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on May 9 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 12), May 14 (tracks 2 & 8–11) and May 16 (tracks 3, 5 & 7), 1955

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1955, accessed November 30, 2015
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Four Brass One Tenor – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.