Al Cohn
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Al Cohn was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer known for his cool-toned style and influential work in the post–World War II jazz scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al Cohn canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
arranger
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Art Blakey
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Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Bob Brookmeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoot Sims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-11-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-02-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alvin Gilbert Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Alvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Four Brothers saxophone section
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Woody Herman Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | post–World War II jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cool-toned tenor saxophone style
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postwar jazz arranging ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Al and Zoot"
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album "The Brothers!" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "You 'n' Me" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ jazz saxophonist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Concord Records
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Coral Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marilyn Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | lyrical, cool-toned improvisation ⓘ |
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