From A to...Z
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| Studio album by The Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet | |||||
| Released | 1957 | ||||
| Recorded | January 23 & 24, 1956 Webster Hall, New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 55:47 CD reissue with bonus tracks | ||||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 1282 |
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| Producer | Ed Michel | ||||
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From A to...Z is an album by the Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet recorded in early 1956 for the RCA Victor label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated " Al and Zoot avoid obvious material ("Somebody Loves Me" and "East of the Sun" are the only standards) in favor of swinging "modern" originals".[3]
Track listing
- "Mediolistic" (Osie Johnson) - 3:29
- "Crimea River" (Ralph Burns) - 3:08
- "A New Moan" (Manny Albam) - 3:52
- "A Moment's Notice" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:19
- "My Blues" (Al Cohn) - 3:14
- "Sandy's Swing" (Milt Gold) - 3:23
- "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) - 2:51
- "More Bread" (Wilkins) - 3:05
- "Sherm's Terms" (Dick Sherman) - 2:57
- "From A to Z" (Cohn) - 2:57
- "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) - 4:19
- "Tenor for Two Please, Jack" (Zoot Sims) - 4:25
- "My Blues" [Alternate take] (Cohn) - 4:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "More Bread" [Alternate take] (Wilkins) - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Tenor for Two Please, Jack" [Alternate take] (Sims) - 4:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Somebody Loves Me" [Alternate take] (Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on January 23, 1956 (tracks 1-3) and January 24, 1956 (tracks 4-16)
Personnel
- Al Cohn, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
- Dick Sherman - trumpet
- Hank Jones (tracks 7, 10-12, 15 & 16), Dave McKenna (tracks 1-6, 8, 9, 13 & 14) - piano
- Milt Hinton - bass
- Osie Johnson - drums
References
- ↑ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn, accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, Scott. From A to Z and Beyond – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
