Al Cohn
- MatchAl Cohn
- 100%Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
- 94%Harold Land
- 92%Paul Gonsalves
- 90%Marty Paich
- 89%Lucky Thompson
- 77%Teddy Edwards
- 72%Wardell Gray
- 71%David 'Fathead' Newman
- 69%Leo Parker
- 68%Victor Feldman
Biography
24 November 1925, New York City, New York, USA, d. 15 February 1988, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. As a teenager Cohn gained experience playing the tenor saxophone with Joe Marsala and Georgie Auld, for whom he also arranged. A forward-thinking musician, Cohn worked extensively in big bands during the mid-late 40s, most famously as a member of Woody Hermans Four Brothers band. He continued to perform, and write for, big bands, including those of Artie Shaw and Elliot Lawrence, with whom... Read more