Arnett Cobb Is Back

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Arnett Cobb Is Back
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedJune 27, 1978
StudioDowntown Sound Studio, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length59:01CD release with additional tracks
Label Progressive
PRO 7037
Producer Gus P. Statiras
Arnett Cobb chronology
The Wild Man from Texas
(1976)
Arnett Cobb Is Back
(1978)
Live at Sandy's!
(1978)

Arnett Cobb Is Back is an album by saxophonist Arnett Cobb which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Progressive label. [1] [2] The 1994 CD reissue included two additional alternate takes.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "One of the great tough Texas tenors, Arnett Cobb roars and stomps throughout this excellent LP". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Arnett Cobb except where noted.

  1. "Flying Home" (Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) – 6:59
  2. "Big Red's Groove" – 7:45
  3. "Cherry" (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) – 7:50
  4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 6:00
  5. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington) – 4:39
  6. "Blues for Shirley" – 7:10
  7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:08
  8. "Big Red's Groove" [take 3] – 5:01 Additional track on CD release
  9. "Blues for Shirley" [rehearsal] – 7:29 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

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References

  1. Jazzology: Progressive Records discography, accessed November 28, 2017
  2. Arnett Cobb catalog accessed November 28, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Arnett Cobb: Arnett Cobb Is Back – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 263. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.