Al Cohn The Jazz Workshop - Four Brass, One Tenor 6/30/09 The Shit Ov God

The Shit Ov God

life and death

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Al Cohn The Jazz Workshop - Four Brass, One Tenor 6/30/09 The Shit Ov GodAs a soloist, Al Cohn was not such an inspired tenor sax player as his colleague Zoot Sims. But he was a superb arranger, an unprofitable yet highly important function when it comes to such workshops. And though Manny Albam also played the baritone sax, his real instrument was the pen. He arranged not only jazz, but also film music and musicals. His arrangements were multi facetted and tailormade to suit the accomplishments of the individual