Play It Now
1975 studio album by Al Cohn
Play It Now | ||||
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Studio album by Al Cohn | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | June 19, 1975 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Xanadu 110 | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
Al Cohn chronology | ||||
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Play It Now is an album by saxophonist Al Cohn which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Xanadu label.[1]
Reception
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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
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- 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)
- 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)