The Natural Seven

The Natural Seven
The Natural Seven
Studio album by Al Cohn
Released	1955
Recorded	February 3, 1955
Studio	Webster Hall, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:28
Label	RCA Victor; LPM 1116
Producer	Jack Lewis
Al Cohn chronology

The Natural Seven is an album by saxophonist, composer and arranger Al Cohn recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.^[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "Although originally associated with Woody Herman and cool jazz, Cohn always felt equally comfortable playing with swing-styled players. His "Natural Seven" looks toward the Kansas City Seven and includes two members of Count Basie's band".^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated

"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:34
"Doggin' Around" (Edgar Battle, Herschel Evans) – 3:04
"Jump the Blues Away" (Ed Lewis) – 3:01
"Jack's Kinda Swing" – 3:39
"The Natural Thing to Do" – 3:03
"A.C. Meets Osie" – 2:49
"Baby Please" – 3:07
"9:20 Special" (Earle Warren, Jack Palmer, William Engvick) – 3:01
"Pick a Dilly" – 3:34
"Count Me In" – 3:37
"Freddie's Tune" (Freddie Green) – 3:29
"Osie's Blues" (Manny Albam, Osie Johnson) – 2:30

Personnel[edit]

Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
Joe Newman – trumpet
Frank Rehak – trombone
Nat Pierce – piano
Freddie Green – guitar
Milt Hinton – bass
Osie Johnson – drums, vocal
Manny Albam (tracks 1, 3, 8, and 12), Al Cohn (tracks 4–7; 9–11), Ernie Wilkins (track 2) – arranger

References[edit]

^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1955, accessed November 30, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. The Natural Seven – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1955, accessed November 30, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. The Natural Seven – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Al Cohn's Tones (1950 & 1953) Mr. Music (1954) The Natural Seven (1955) That Old Feeling (1955) Four Brass One Tenor (1955) The Brothers! (with Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca, 1955) From A to...Z (with Zoot Sims, 1956) The Sax Section (1956) Cohn on the Saxophone (1956) Tenor Conclave (with John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, and Zoot Sims, 1956) The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (1956) The Four Brothers... Together Again! (with Herbie Steward, Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff, 1957) Al and Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1957) You 'n' Me (with Zoot Sims, 1960) Son of Drum Suite (1960) Either Way (with Zoot Sims, 1961) Jazz Mission to Moscow (1962) Body and Soul (with Zoot Sims, 1973) Motoring Along (with Zoot Sims, 1974) Play It Now (1975) True Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976) Silver Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976) Al Cohn's America (1976) Heavy Love (with Jimmy Rowles, 1977) No Problem (1979)
Live albums	Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods, 1959) Xanadu in Africa (with Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980) Night Flight to Dakar (with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler, 1980)