The Sax Section - Jazz Workshop Under The Direction Of Al Cohn (2010)

This CD contains sides made by three different groupings of reedmen and rhythm section. The usual big band section, as featured in group one, gets a fine sound and offers Al Cohn and Gene Quill a framework for some excellent soloing. John Williams is heard from, too, with his solidly swinging piano style.

The second grouping, with a woodwind instrumentation lends a different coloration to the section. Peanuts Hucko is featured on clarinet, Phil Bodner plays good flute, and Boomie Richman sounds great on bass clarinet.

The third set has three tenors and a baritone. A Four Brothers sound with Al and Zoot soloing and Hank Jones playing really lovely pianotasty, clean, and swingingbehind them and on his own solos. As an experiment in the various shapes a sax section can be drawn in, this was a very successful project.