You 'n' Me (Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet album)

You 'n' Me
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJune 1โ€“3, 1960
GenreJazz
Length37:01
LabelEmArcy
ProducerLeonard Feather
Al Cohn chronology
Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note
(1959)
You 'n' Me
(1960)
Son of Drum Suite
(1960)
Zoot Sims chronology
A Gasser!
(1959)
You 'n' Me
(1960)
Down Home
(1960)

You 'n' Me is a 1960 album by the Zoot Sims and Al Cohn quintet.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

Scott Yanow on Allmusic.com gave the album three stars out of five. Yanow commented on the "Improvisation for Unaccompanied Saxophones", describing it as "...a short but effective two-tenor workout that, through a clever arrangement by Cohn, gives one the impression that both saxophonists are using circular breathing." Yanow also said of the album that "...the co-leaders stick to their main instruments and enjoy swinging..."[1]

Track listing

  1. "The Note" (Al Cohn) - 4:11
  2. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 4:51
  3. "You 'n' Me" (Cohn) - 4:40
  4. "On the Alamo" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 4:36
  5. "The Opener" (Bill Potts) - 3:45
  6. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 3:17
  7. "Awful Lonely" (George Handy) - 4:19
  8. "Love for Sale" (Porter) - 4:59
  9. "Improvisation for Unaccompanied Saxophones" (Cohn, Zoot Sims) - 2:24

Personnel

Performance

Production

  • Ken Druker - executive producer
  • Leonard Feather - liner notes, original recording producer
  • Dave Frishberg - liner notes
  • Paul J. Hoeffler - photography
  • Peter Keepnews - notes editing
  • Hollis King - art direction
  • Bryan Koniarz - producer
  • Kevin Reeves - mastering
  • Cynthia Sesso - photo research
  • Mark Smith - production assistant
  • Sherniece Smith - art producer
  • Chuck Stewart - photography
  • Isabelle Wong - design

References

  1. ^ a b c You 'n' Me at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.