Mr. Music (album)

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

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
East Coast-West Coast Scene (1954) Mr. Music (1955) The Natural Seven (1955)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

Track listing

1. "Something for Lisa" (Al Cohn) - 6:29
2. "Count Every Star" (Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop) - 3:09
3. "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche) - 3:06
4. "Move" (Denzil Best) - 7:19
5. "Never Never Land" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 5:30
6. "La Ronde" (Oscar Straus, Dorcas Cochran) - 2:47
7. "This Reminds Me of You" (Ralph Burns) - 3:16
8. "Breakfast with Joe" (Johnny Carisi) - 4:09
9. "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

References

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