The Brothers!

1956 studio album by Al Cohn, Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Brothers! is an album by the tenor saxophonists Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, and Richie Kamuca recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1]

Released1956
RecordedJune 24 & 25, 1955
Webster Hall, New York City
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The Brothers!
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Released1956
RecordedJune 24 & 25, 1955
Webster Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRCA Victor
LPM 1162
Al Cohn chronology
Four Brass One Tenor
(1955)
The Brothers!
(1956)
From A to...Z
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The music is fun and swinging if not all that original or distinctive".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Blixed" (Bill Potts) – 3:48
  2. "Kim's Kaper" (Bill Perkins) – 3:13
  3. "Rolling Stone" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 3:08
  4. "Sioux Zan" (Nat Pierce) – 3:08
  5. "The Walrus" (Al Cohn) – 2:48
  6. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:12
  7. "Gay Blade" (Brookmeyer) – 3:17
  8. "Three of a Kind" (Pierce) – 3:13
  9. "Hags!" (Potts) – 3:19
  10. "Pro-Ex" (Perkins) – 3:04
  11. "Strange Again" (Potts) – 3:19
  12. "Cap Snapper" (Cohn) – 3:39
  13. "Memories of You" (Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake) – 3:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Saw Buck" (Pierce) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Chorus for Morris" (Pierce) – 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "Slightly Salty" (Richie Kamuca) – 3:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on June 24 (tracks 2, 3, 6–8, 10, 13 & 16) and June 25 (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14 & 15), 1955

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