AL COHN / アル・コーン / SWINGIN' SESSIONS 1954-55 FEAT. FREDDIE GREEN / CD

※3CD
アル・コーン、ジョー・ニューマン、フレディ・グリーンによる'54-55年のセッション。

■Disc 1:
Al Cohn and His Orchestra [“Mr. Music”]
Tracks 1-5: Joe Newman, trumpet; Billy Byers, trombone; Gene Quill, alto sax; Al Cohn, Sol Schlinger, tenor sax; Sanford Gold, piano; Buddy Jones, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Arrangements: Al Cohn (#3, 5-10), Manny Albam (#1), John Carisi (#4), Ralph Burns (#2).
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, December 23, 1954

Tracks 6-10: Joe Newman, trumpet; Frank Rehak, Billy Byers, trombones; Hal McKusick, Gene Quill, alto saxes; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Sanford Gold, piano; Billy Bauer or Jimmy Raney (#8-10) guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, December 24, 1954

Al Cohn Septet [“The Natural Seven”]
Tracks 11-22: Al Cohn, tenor sax; Joe Newman, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Freddie Green, guitar; Nat Pierce, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums & vocals (#20).
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, February 3 (#11-16), and 5 (#17-22), 1955

Disc 2:
The Joe Newman Octet [“All IWanna Do Is Swing”]
Tracks 1-13: Joe Newman, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Ernie Wilkins, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar: Milt Hinton, bass; Ross “Shadow”Wilson, drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, in three sessions on February 8, 1955

The Jazz Workshop ["Four Brass, One Tenor"]
Tracks #14-17 Joe Newman, Thad Jones, JoeWilder, trumpets; Nick Travis, trumpet & valve trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Buddy Jones, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Tracks #18-21, same as #14-17, but Bernie Glow, trumpet, replaces Thad Jones.
Tracks #22-25, same personnel as #14-17, but Phil Sunkel, trumpet, replaces Joe Wilder.
Recorded at Webster Hall, NYC, May 9 (#14-17), 14 (#18-21), and 16 (#22-25), 1955

Disc 3:
The Joe Newman Octet [“I’m Still Swinging”]
Tracks #1-12: Joe Newman, trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; Gene Quill, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Ross “Shadow”Wilson, drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, October 3 (#1-8), and 4 (#9-12), 1955

Freddie Green [“Mr. Rhythm”]
Tracks #13-24: Joe Newman, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax, clarinet & bass clarinet; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson or Jo Jones (#14,16,17,20,22), drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, in three sessions on December 18, 1955

Bonus track #25: Al Cohn, tenor sax; Joe Newman, trumpet; Freddie Green, guitar; Hank Jones, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums. Plus 3 violins.
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, May 13, 1955

(*) Bonus tracks sources:
CD 1, track #5 and CD 2, track #11, taken from the 12-inch collective compilation “Lullaby of Birdland” (RCA Victor LPM-1146)
CD 3, track #25, taken from the Al Cohn album “That Old Feeling” (RCA Victor LPM-1207)