Motoring Along

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Motoring Along
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedNovember 25, 1974
StudioStockholm, Sweden
Genre Jazz
Label Sonet
SNTF 684
Producer Rune Öfwerman
Al Cohn chronology
Body and Soul
(1973)
Motoring Along
(1975)
Play It Now
(1975)
Zoot Sims chronology
Dave McKenna Quartet featuring Zoot Sims
(1973)
Motoring Along
(1974)
Basie & Zoot
(1975)

Motoring Along is an album by Al Cohn and Zoot Sims recorded in Sweden in 1974 for the Sonet label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "As usual the two saxophonists mutually inspire each other on the cool-toned but frequently-heated bop date". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Stockholm – L.A." (Al Cohn) – 4:50
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:38
  3. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 7:57
  4. "Motoring Along" (Jimmy McGriff) – 4:47
  5. "Fallin'" (Cohn) – 7:04
  6. "What the World Needs Now" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 8:40

Personnel

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References

  1. Al Cohn Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017
  2. Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Motoring Along – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 269. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.