Al and Zoot
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{{Infobox album
| name = Al and Zoot
| type = Studio
| artist = Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Zoot Sims
| cover = Al and Zoot.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = March 27, 1957
New York City
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 47:00 CD reissue with bonus track
| label = Coral
CRL 57171
| producer = Steve Backer
| chronology = Al Cohn
| prev_title = The Four Brothers... Together Again!
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note
| next_year = 1959
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Zoot Sims
| type = album
| prev_title = The Four Brothers... Together Again!
| prev_year = 1957
| title = Al and Zoot
| year = 1957
| next_title = Locking Horns
| next_year = 1957
}}
}}
Al and Zoot is an album by the Al Cohn Quintet featuring Zoot Sims recorded in 1957 for the Coral label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., [http://www.bsnpubs.com/decca/coral/coral.html Coral Album Discography], accessed November 30, 2015[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#coral-crl-57171 Zoot Sims Catalog], accessed November 30, 2015
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The mid- to late '50s were a period of intense recording activity and this album is one of the underrated gems that was somewhat overlooked at the time".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000315960 |title=Al and Zoot – Review |accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
Track listing
All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated
- "It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson) - 6:32
- "Brandy and Beer" - 3:49
- "Two Funky People" - 4:30
- "Chasing the Blues" - 6:12
- "Halley's Comet" - 4:10
- "You're a Lucky Guy" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn) - 3:39
- "The Wailing Boat" - 6:18
- "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) - 5:33
- "Gone with the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 6:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
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