You 'n' Me (Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet album)

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You 'n' Me
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJune 1–3, 1960
Genre Jazz
Length37:01
Label EmArcy
Producer Leonard Feather
Al Cohn chronology
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(1959)
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(1960)
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(1960)
Zoot Sims chronology
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(1959)
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(1960)
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(1960)

You 'n' Me is a 1960 album by the Zoot Sims and Al Cohn quintet. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Scott Yanow on Allmusic.com gave the album three stars out of five. Yanow commented on the "Improvisation for Unaccompanied Saxophones", describing it as "...a short but effective two-tenor workout that, through a clever arrangement by Cohn, gives one the impression that both saxophonists are using circular breathing." Yanow also said of the album that "...the co-leaders stick to their main instruments and enjoy swinging..." [1]

Track listing

  1. "The Note" (Al Cohn) - 4:11
  2. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 4:51
  3. "You 'n' Me" (Cohn) - 4:40
  4. "On the Alamo" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 4:36
  5. "The Opener" (Bill Potts) - 3:45
  6. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 3:17
  7. "Awful Lonely" (George Handy) - 4:19
  8. "Love for Sale" (Porter) - 4:59
  9. "Improvisation for Unaccompanied Saxophones" (Cohn, Zoot Sims) - 2:24

Personnel

Performance

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 3 You 'n' Me at AllMusic
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.