This was one of Al Cohn's last recordings, a live session with trumpeter Al Porcino's European big band. Cohn's Lester Young-influenced tone had darkened quite a bit through the years and his tough tone was now closer to Illinois Jacquet than to Young. However he still swung in a boppish style and is the main soloist throughout this excellent outing, playing eight of his arrangements plus older charts from Gerry Mulligan and Bill Holman among others. Surprisingly Al Porcino does not take a single solo, being content to play in the ensembles and listen to his old friend perform in prime form.
Al Cohn
Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino
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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
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| 2 | 3:15 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 3 | 7:04 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 4 | 4:07 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 5 | 4:11 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 6 | 3:52 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 7 | 5:50 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 8 | 2:58 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 9 | 3:37 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 10 | 4:58 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 11 | 2:55 | ||||||
| 12 | 4:27 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 13 | 3:14 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 14 | 3:47 | SpotifyAmazon |
