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Al Cohn

real name Alvin Gilbert Cohn

New York City, United States · 1925-11-24 – 1988-02-15

Al Cohn is credited on 2,846 releases across 723 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,846

Credits

723

Albums

8

Decades active

132

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American jazz saxophonist (born 24 November 1925; died 15 February 1988 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA).
In the 40s he played in "Woody Herman's Second Herd", where he was known as one of the "Four Brothers" together with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz and Serge Chaloff.
His first wife was jazz singer Marilyn Moore, mother of his son Joe Cohn. In the mid 1960s, he married 2nd wife Florence Handy. Grandfather.

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2,846 releases · 723 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,433
  • Other credits · 171

Studios: Webster Hall · Carnegie Hall · A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

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