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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = From A to...Z
| name = From A to...Z
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = The [[Al Cohn]]/[[Zoot Sims]] Sextet
| artist = The [[Al Cohn]]/[[Zoot Sims]] Sextet
| Cover = From A to Z.jpg
| cover = From A to Z.jpg
| Released = 1957
| alt =
| released = 1957
| Recorded = January 23 & 24, 1956<br><small>[[Webster Hall]], New York City
| recorded = January 23–24, 1956
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| Length = 55:47 <small>CD reissue with bonus tracks
| venue = [[Webster Hall]], New York City
| studio =
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]]<br><small>LPM 1282
| Producer = Ed Michel
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 55:47 <small>CD reissue with bonus tracks</small>
| Chronology = [[Al Cohn]]
| Last album = ''[[The Brothers!]]''<br>(1955)
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor ]]<br><small>LPM 1282</small>
| producer = Ed Michel
| This album = '''From A to...Z'''<br>(1956)
| Next album = ''[[The Sax Section]]''<br>(1956)
| chronology = [[Al Cohn ]]
| prev_title = [[The Brothers!]]
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Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Zoot Sims]]
| prev_year = 1955
| next_title = [[The Sax Section]]
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| next_year = 1956
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Last album =
''[[The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims]]
''<br>(1956)
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misc = {{Extra chronology
| This album = '''From A to...Z'''<br>(1956)
| Next album = ''[[Tonite's Music Today]]''<br>(1956)
| artist = [[Zoot Sims ]]
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prev_title = [[The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims]]
| prev_year = 1956
| title = From A to...Z
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| next_title = [[Tonite's Music Today]]
| next_year = 1956
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}}
}}
'''''From A to...Z''''' is an album by the [[Al Cohn]]/[[Zoot Sims]] Sextet recorded in early 1956 for the [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#rca-victor-lpm-1282 Zoot Sims Catalog], accessed November 30, 2015</ref><ref>[http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/r/rcavictor/instrumentals/c/cohn_al/discography/rcavictor_alcohn_1956.htm The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn], accessed November 30, 2015</ref>
'''''From A to...Z''''' is an album by the [[Al Cohn]]/[[Zoot Sims]] Sextet recorded in early 1956 for the [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#rca-victor-lpm-1282 Zoot Sims Catalog], accessed November 30, 2015</ref><ref>[http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/r/rcavictor/instrumentals/c/cohn_al/discography/rcavictor_alcohn_1956.htm The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn], accessed November 30, 2015</ref>
==Reception==
== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
}}
}}
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] stated " Al and Zoot avoid obvious material ("Somebody Loves Me" and "East of the Sun" are the only standards) in favor of swinging "modern" originals".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000197992 |title=''From A to Z and Beyond'' – Review |accessdate=November 30, 2015}}</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] stated " Al and Zoot avoid obvious material ("Somebody Loves Me" and "East of the Sun" are the only standards) in favor of swinging "modern" originals. "<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000197992 |title=''From A to Z and Beyond'' – Review |accessdate=November 30, 2015}}</ref>
==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1957 albums]]
[[Category:1957 albums]]
1957 studio album by The Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet
From A to...Z Al Cohn /Zoot Sims Sextet recorded in early 1956 for the RCA Victor label.[ 1] [ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 3]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated " Al and Zoot avoid obvious material ("Somebody Loves Me" and "East of the Sun" are the only standards) in favor of swinging "modern" originals."[ 3]
"Mediolistic" (Osie Johnson) - 3:29
"Crimea River" (Ralph Burns ) - 3:08
"A New Moan" (Manny Albam ) - 3:52
"A Moment's Notice" (Ernie Wilkins ) - 3:19
"My Blues" (Al Cohn) - 3:14
"Sandy's Swing" (Milt Gold) - 3:23
"Somebody Loves Me " (George Gershwin , Buddy DeSylva , Ballard MacDonald ) - 2:51
"More Bread" (Wilkins) - 3:05
"Sherm's Terms" (Dick Sherman) - 2:57
"From A to Z" (Cohn) - 2:57
"East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) " (Brooks Bowman ) - 4:19
"Tenor for Two Please, Jack" (Zoot Sims) - 4:25
"My Blues" [Alternate take] (Cohn) - 4:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
"More Bread" [Alternate take] (Wilkins) - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Tenor for Two Please, Jack" [Alternate take] (Sims) - 4:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Somebody Loves Me" [Alternate take] (Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on January 23, 1956 (tracks 1-3) and January 24, 1956 (tracks 4-16)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Al Cohn's Tones Mr. Music The Natural Seven That Old Feeling Four Brass One Tenor The Brothers! Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca , 1955)From A to...Z Zoot Sims , 1956)The Sax Section Cohn on the Saxophone Tenor Conclave John Coltrane , Hank Mobley , and Zoot Sims, 1956)The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer The Four Brothers... Together Again! Herbie Steward , Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff , 1957)Al and Zoot You 'n' Me Son of Drum Suite Either Way Jazz Mission to Moscow Body and Soul Motoring Along Play It Now True Blue Dexter Gordon , 1976)Silver Blue Al Cohn's America Heavy Love Jimmy Rowles , 1977)No Problem Live albums
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As
The Brothers Stan Getz , 1949–52)Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims Tonite's Music Today Bob Brookmeyer , 1956)Whooeeee Zoot! Locking Horns Joe Newman , 1957)Stretching Out Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note Phil Woods , 1959)Down Home Two Jims and Zoot Otra Vez (Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall , 1964)Inter-Action Sonny Stitt , 1965)Waiting Game The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World Nirvana Bucky Pizzarelli , Buddy Rich , 1974)Basie & Zoot Count Basie , 1975)The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers Joe Pass , Oscar Peterson , 1975)Soprano Sax Hawthorne Nights If I'm Lucky Jimmy Rowles , 1977)For Lady Day Warm Tenor Jimmy Rowles , 1979)The Sweetest Sounds Rune Gustafsson , 1979)Just Friends Harry Edison , 1980)Art 'n' Zoot Art Pepper , 1981) RecordingsAl Cohn
From A to...Z The Sax Section Tenor Conclave Hank Mobley , John Coltrane , 1957)The Four Brothers... Together Again! Herbie Steward , Serge Chaloff , 1957)Al and Zoot Blues and Haikus Jack Kerouac , 1959)SteveIreneo! Irene Kral , Steve Allen , 1959)Son of Drum Suite You 'n' Me Either Way Jazz Mission to Moscow Body and Soul Motoring Along WithQuincy WithGerry With
Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus Encounter! Pepper Adams , 1968)Trigger Happy! East Coast Sounds (Trigger Alpert /Sims, Cohn, Tony Scott , 1956)Chet Baker & Strings Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe The Bosses "Big Joe" Turner , 1973)Louis Bellson Quintet The Genius of Ray Charles Jazz Is Universal Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band , 1961)Chris Connor The Book Cooks Booker Ervin , 1960)Loose Blues Bill Evans , 1962)The Aztec Suite Art Farmer , 1959)South American Cookin' Curtis Fuller , 1961)Creole Cookin' Bobby Hackett , 1967)The Hawk in Hi Fi Coleman Hawkins , 1956)Portraits on Standards Stan Kenton , 1953)The Kenton Era The Manhattan Transfer Profiles Gary McFarland , 1966)Something to Swing About Carmen McRae , 1959)Ms. Jazz Metronome All-Stars 1956 The Complete Town Hall Concert Charles Mingus , 1962)Arranged by Montrose Jack Montrose , 1954)Encyclopedia of Jazz Oliver Nelson , 1966)The Sound of Feeling Jazzhattan Suite All the Sad Young Men Anita O'Day , 1962)Transition Lionel Hampton , 1974)Shorty Rogers Courts the Count Samba Para Dos Lalo Schifrin , Bob Brookmeyer, 1963)Moonlight in Vermont Johnny Smith , 1952)Phoebe Snow Broadway Soul Sonny Stitt , 1965)Vaughan and Violins Sarah Vaughan , 1958)The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More The Jazz Guitarist At Newport '63 Joe Williams , 1963)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums
Urbanity Bluebird Quartet-Quintet The Trio Wendell Marshall , Kenny Clarke , 1955)Hank Jones' Quartet Have You Met Hank Jones Gigi Keepin' Up with the Joneses Elvin and Thad Jones , 1958)Porgy and Bess The Talented Touch Here's Love This Is Ragtime Now! Happenings Oliver Nelson , 1966)Hanky Panky Arigato Jones-Brown-Smith Satin Doll: Dedicated to Duke Ellington Bop Redux Have You Met This Jones? I Remember You Just for Fun Tiptoe Tapdance Ain't Misbehavin' Carnaval Ron Carter , Sadao Watanabe , Tony Williams , 1978)Compassion Groovin' High More Delights Tommy Flanagan , 1978)Our Delights Bluesette I'm All Smiles Duo Red Mitchell , 1987)The Spirit of 176 George Shearing , 1988)The Oracle Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen Steal Away Charlie Haden , 1994)Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Joe Lovano , 2006)Come Sunday The Great WithBob WithAl WithColeman WithJohnny WithMilt WithJ.J. WithOliver WithSonny With
The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams Pepper Adams , 1957)Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session Somethin' Else Cannonball Adderley , 1958)The Soul of the City Manny Albam , 1966)Bad! Bossa Nova Gene Ammons , 1962)Big Bad Jug Got My Own Baker's Holiday Chet Baker , 1965)Drummer's Holiday Louie Bellson , 1956–58)Encore Eddie Bert , 1955)Montage Musician of the Year Late Date with Ruth Brown Ruth Brown , 1959)Ruth Brown '65 Bluesin' Around Kenny Burrell , 1961–62)Night Song For the Good Times Rusty Bryant , 1973)Byrd's Word Donald Byrd , 1955)New Formulas from the Jazz Lab Gigi Gryce and Donald Byrd, 1957)Jazz Lab 1 + 3 Bass on Top Paul Chambers , 1957)Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars Rhythm Crazy Jimmy Cleveland , 1959)Earl Coleman Returns Last Night When We Were Young Art Farmer , 1957)Portrait of Art Farmer The Aztec Suite Merry Olde Soul Victor Feldman , 1960–61)Rhythm Is My Business Ella Fitzgerald , 1962)New Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1957)Cabin in the Sky A Portrait of Duke Ellington Dizzy Gillespie , 1960)The Bop Session Ca'Purange Dexter Gordon , 1972)Tangerine Soul Groove Matthew Gee , 1963)Gigi Gryce You Better Know It!!! Lionel Hampton , 1964)I Just Dropped by to Say Hello Johnny Hartman , 1963)The Voice That Is! Flute-In Bobbi Humphrey , 1971)Groovin' with Jacquet Illinois Jacquet , 1951)French Cookin' Budd Johnson , 1963)Elvin! Elvin Jones , 1961–62)And Then Again Dear John C. The Deadly Affair Quincy Jones , 1966)Hello, Hank Jones Clifford Jordan , 1978)SteveIreneo! Irene Kral , 1959)The Drum Battle Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich , 1952)I'm All For You Joe Lovano , 2003)Joyous Encounter Classic! Live at Newport Salute to the Flute Herbie Mann , 1957)2-3-4 Shelly Manne , 1962)Star Highs Warne Marsh , 1982)Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" Gary McFarland , 1961)Helen Merrill with Strings SO Much Guitar! Wes Montgomery , 1961)Great Day James Mody , 1963)Salute to Satch Joe Newman , 1956)The Midgets Hangin' Out Joe Wilder , 1984)All the Sad Young Men Anita O'Day , 1962)New York Album Art Pepper , 1979)So in Love Here's That Raney Day Together Again: For the First Time Buddy Rich and Mel Tormé , 1978)Midnight Oil Jerome Richardson , 1958)The Chase Is On Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette , 1957)Flute Suite A.K. Salim , 1957)The Jazz We Heard Last Summer Sahib Shihab , 1957)Jazz Sahib Johnny Smith Johnny Smith , 1967)The Incredible Ira Sullivan Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More Warm Wave Cal Tjader , 1964)Breathe Easy See You at the Fair Ben Webster , 1964)Flutes & Reeds Ernie Wilkins and Frank Wess , 1955)Top Brass Wilder 'n' Wilder Joe Wilder , 1956)The Pretty Sound But Beautiful Nancy Wilson , 1969)The Swingin' States Kai Winding , 1958)Dance to the City Beat More Brass Laughin' to Keep from Cryin' Lester Young , 1958)
