Mr. Music (album)

Mr. Music
Mr. Music
Studio album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra
Released	1955
Recorded	December 22 & 23, 1954 ; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:40
Label	RCA Victor ; LJM 1024
Al Cohn chronology

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Mr. Music is an album by saxophonist and arranger Al Cohn recorded in late 1954 for the RCA Victor label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

"Something for Lisa" (Al Cohn) - 6:29
"Count Every Star" (Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop) - 3:09
"Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche) - 3:06
"Move" (Denzil Best) - 7:19
"Never Never Land" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 5:30
"La Ronde" (Oscar Straus, Dorcas Cochran) - 2:47
"This Reminds Me of You" (Ralph Burns) - 3:16
"Breakfast with Joe" (Johnny Carisi) - 4:09
"Cohn My Way" (Manny Albam) - 2:55

Personnel

Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
Joe Newman - trumpet
Billy Byers, Frank Rehak (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6) - trombone
Hal McKusick (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6), Gene Quill - alto saxophone
Sol Schlinger - baritone saxophone
Sanford Gold - piano
Billy Bauer (tracks 4 & 5), Sir Osbert Haberdasher (pseudonym for Jimmy Raney, tracks 1, 2 & 6) - guitar
Buddy Jones (tracks 3 & 7-9), Milt Hinton (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6) - bass
Osie Johnson - drums
Manny Albam (track 9), Ralph Burns (track 7), Johnny Carisi (track 8), Al Cohn (tracks 1-6) - arranger

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References

↑ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1954, accessed November 30, 2015
1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015

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[1] The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1954, accessed November 30, 2015

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	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)
Live albums	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)