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This is also a rare Japanese - Audiophile CD version of the Al Cohn Quintet feat. Zoot Sims LP, "Al and Zoot". The record was released in 1957 on the famous Coral label. The CD is High Quality encoded using 20bit - K2 Super Coding technology and it was released in 1994 by MCA VICTOR Japan. Have fun!

Track listing:

1. It's a Wonderful World
2. Brandy and Beer
3. Two Funky People
4. Chasing the Blues
5. Halley's Comet
6. You're a Lucky Guy
7. The Wailing Boat
8. Just You, Just Me



Review by Scott Yanow

Tenors Al Cohn and Zoot Sims led a regular two-tenor quintet for a few years in the late '50s and then had an occasional musical partnership during the next couple of decades. Accompanied by pianist Mose Allison (who was then unknown), bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Nick Stabulas, the two very complementary tenors play five of Cohn's swinging originals (including "Halley's Comet," named after John Haley "Zoot" Sims!) plus five standards. 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.
Originally released in 1957, Al and Zoot was reissued on CD in 1997.