Play It Now

Play It Now
Play It Now
Studio album by Al Cohn
Released	1975
Recorded	June 19, 1975 ; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Xanadu ; 110
Producer	Don Schlitten
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Last updated March 10, 2024

Play It Now is an album by saxophonist Al Cohn which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Xanadu label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Al Cohn did some of his finest playing during his period (1975-80) with Xanadu".^[2]

Track listing

"You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) - 6:06
"Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:47
"Play It Now" (Al Cohn) - 5:02
"Irrestible You" (Don Raye, Gene De Paul) - 6:36
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:26
"It's Sand, Man!" (Ed Lewis) - 5:40

Personnel

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References

↑ Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed May 1, 2014
↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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[1] Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed May 1, 2014

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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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)