Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Mosaic Select 27 [2007] (3 x CDs)

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AL COHN, JOE NEWMAN & FREDDIE GREEN

Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Mosaic Select 27 [2007] (3 x CDs)

The easiest way into Mosaic Select 27 Al Cohn Joe Newman Freddie Green is to treat each disc as a shift in perspective rather than a step forward. Issued by Mosaic Records in 2007, the set brings together sessions led by Al Cohn, Joe Newman, and Freddie Green, each moving within the same swing-based language but from slightly different angles.

It makes sense to begin with the rhythm. Green’s guitar, often understated, sits at the centre of the feel, even when he is not leading. The pulse stays steady, the phrasing relaxed, and the ensembles leave enough space for the music to breathe. From there, the tone shifts depending on who steps forward. Cohn’s tenor lines move easily through the arrangements, while Newman’s trumpet brings a brighter, more defined edge.

The sequencing does not separate these voices too sharply. Instead, it lets them overlap across the discs, creating a continuity that feels more like a shared environment than three distinct statements. Small group settings sit alongside slightly larger arrangements, but the balance remains consistent, structure and flexibility working together.

What becomes noticeable after a longer listen is how little the music needs to announce itself. Tempos vary, solos come and go, but the underlying approach holds. The set does not build toward a peak or a conclusion. It maintains its ground, letting each performance settle before moving on.

Left to play, it feels less like a collection of sessions and more like a steady run of musicians working within a language they understand completely, returning to it from different directions without needing to change it. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - A Kiss to Build A Dream On 3:33

02 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Doggin' Around 3:03

03 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Jump The Blues Away 3:00

04 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Jack's Kinda Swing 3:38

05 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - The Natural Thing to Do 3:02

06 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - A.C. Meets Osie 2:45

07 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Baby Please 3:06

08 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - 9:20 Special 3:00

09 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Pick A Dilly 3:32

10 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Count Me In 3:36

11 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Freddie's Tune 3:28

12 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Osie's Blues 2:32

13 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Up in The Blues 2:36

14 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Down for Double 4:01

15 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Back and Forth 2:19

16 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Free and Easy 3:28

17 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Learnin' The Blues 3:31

18 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Feed Bag 3:01

19 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Something's Got to Give 2:55

20 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Easy Does It 3:46

21 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Little Red 2:11

22 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Swinging Back 3:26

23 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - A Date With Ray 4:55

24 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - When You Wish Upon A Star 2:38

CD2

01 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Pretty Skinny Bunny 2:29

02 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Leonice 3:37

03 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Jack's Wax 2:32

04 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Topsy 3:17

05 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Captain Spaulding 3:30

06 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - I Could Have Told You 2:58

07 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Soon 2:43

08 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Limehouse Blues 3:26

09 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Dream A Little Dream of Me 2:38

10 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Corner Pocket 2:44

11 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - If I Could Be With You 3:09

12 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - It's A Thing of The Past 2:49

13 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Lullaby of Birdland 3:10

14 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails 2:43

15 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - You Can Depend on Me 3:36

16 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - We'll Be Together Again 3:39

17 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - It's Bad for Me 3:21

18 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Exactly Like You 3:19

19 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Shameful Roger 2:47

CD3

01 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - The Daughter of Miss Thing 2:37

02 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Sometimes I'm Happy 3:08

03 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Sweethearts on Parade 2:42

04 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Slats 3:54

05 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Lament for A Lost Love 3:13

06 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Perfidia 2:53

07 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Rosetta 4:31

08 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - The Song is Ended 2:46

09 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Linger Awhile 3:25

10 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Every Time 2:20

11 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Haroosh 4:04

12 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Just Plain Sam 2:58

13 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - I'm Coming Virginia 2:33

14 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Cohn Not Cohen 2:47

15 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - A Little Song 2:49

16 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Foggy Water 2:50

17 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Sugar Cohn 3:10

18 Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green - Alone Together 3:28

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