The Natural Seven
1955 studio album by Al Cohn
The Natural Seven | ||||
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Studio album by Al Cohn | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | February 3, 1955 | |||
Studio | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:28 | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM 1116 | |||
Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
Al Cohn chronology | ||||
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The Natural Seven is an album by saxophonist, composer and arranger Al Cohn recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "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".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated
- "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:34
- "Doggin' Around" (Edgar Battle, Herschel Evans) – 3:04
- "Jump the Blues Away" (Ed Lewis) – 3:01
- "Jack's Kinda Swing" – 3:39
- "The Natural Thing to Do" – 3:03
- "A.C. Meets Osie" – 2:49
- "Baby Please" – 3:07
- "9:20 Special" (Earle Warren, Jack Palmer, William Engvick) – 3:01
- "Pick a Dilly" – 3:34
- "Count Me In" – 3:37
- "Freddie's Tune" (Freddie Green) – 3:29
- "Osie's Blues" (Manny Albam, Osie Johnson) – 2:30
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, and 12), Al Cohn (tracks 4–7; 9–11), Ernie Wilkins (track 2) – arranger
References
- ^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1955, accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Natural Seven – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Al Cohn's Tones (1950 & 1953)
- Mr. Music (1954)
- The Natural Seven (1955)
- That Old Feeling (1955)
- Four Brass One Tenor (1955)
- The Brothers! (with Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca, 1955)
- From A to...Z (with Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Sax Section (1956)
- Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)
- Tenor Conclave (with John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (1956)
- The Four Brothers... Together Again! (with Herbie Steward, Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff, 1957)
- Al and Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1957)
- You 'n' Me (with Zoot Sims, 1960)
- Son of Drum Suite (1960)
- Either Way (with Zoot Sims, 1961)
- Jazz Mission to Moscow (1962)
- Body and Soul (with Zoot Sims, 1973)
- Motoring Along (with Zoot Sims, 1974)
- Play It Now (1975)
- True Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Silver Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Al Cohn's America (1976)
- Heavy Love (with Jimmy Rowles, 1977)
- No Problem (1979)
- Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods, 1959)
- Xanadu in Africa (with Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980)
- Night Flight to Dakar (with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler, 1980)