His Charlie's Tavern Ensemble

Al Cohn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fresh Sounds Spain
• ASIN: B0013A2JT6
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,797 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Inside Out

2. Autumn Leaves

3. Serenade for Kathy

4. Move

5. Never Never Land

6. Something for Lisa

7. Count Every Star

8. La Ronde

9. Breakfast with Joe

10. This Reminds Me of You

11. Cabin in the Sky

12. Lullaby of Birdland

13. Cohn My Way

Editorial Reviews

Swingin' East Coast Jazz from the man they call "Mr. Music." Easy to understand why, once you hear him play. Four brilliant sessions make up this CD, along with an extraordinary lineup of musicians. Joined by Joe Newman, Billy Byers, Sol Schlinger, Eddie Bert and host of others, this creative gem shows off unlimited imagination and technical precision. Inside Out; Autumn Leaves; Move; Count Every Star; Breakfast With Joe; Cabin in the Sky; Lullaby of Birdland , and more!

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy Carefully !!, March 4, 2008

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Roger A. Mailhot (North Andover, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: His Charlie's Tavern Ensemble (Audio CD)

Consumers need to take a close look at this release. The album is actually a compilation of two re-released RCA albums. Al Cohn's Mr.Music and the Cohn portion of Al Cohn / Shorty Roger's East Coast - West Coast Scene. While this fact is made clear in the liner notes, it is not apparent at the ordering level. If you own Mr Music and East Coast Scene the only addition to your library would be one track - Lullaby of Birdland, which appeared in an LP of that name issued in 1955.

The music itself is good enough, although I prefer Al's smaller group performances of this same time period. The ensembles have some very good players, Joe Newmwn, Frank Rehack, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson, pretty much stalwarts of the Jack Lewis RCA lineup of the period. Arrangements are by Cohn, Manny Albam and a rarity by John Carisi.

If you own both Mr. Music and East/West Scene you will probably want to pass on this release, if not it's a good example of the New York Scene in 1954.