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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Motoring Along
| name = Motoring Along
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Al Cohn]] & [[Zoot Sims]]
| artist = [[Al Cohn]] & [[Zoot Sims]]
| Cover = Motoring Along.jpg
| cover = Motoring Along.jpg
| Released = 1975
| alt =
| Recorded = November 25, 1974
| released = 1975
| Studio = Stockholm, Sweden
| recorded = November 25, 1974
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| venue =
| Length =
| studio = Stockholm, Sweden
| Label = [[Sonet Records|Sonet]]<br><small>SNTF 684
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| Producer = Rune Öfwerman
| length =
| label = [[Sonet Records|Sonet]]<br /><small>SNTF 684</small>
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| Chronology = [[Al Cohn]]
| producer = Rune Öfwerman
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| Last album = ''[[Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims album)|Body and Soul]]''<br>(1973)
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| chronology = [[Al Cohn]]
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| This album = '''Motoring Along'''<br>(1974)
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| prev_title = [[Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims album)|Body and Soul]]
| Next album = ''[[Play It Now]]''<br>(1975)
| prev_year = 1973
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| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Zoot Sims]]
| next_title = [[Play It Now]]
| Type = album
| next_year = 1975
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| Last album = ''[[Dave McKenna Quartet featuring Zoot Sims]]''<br>(1973)
| artist = [[Zoot Sims]]
| This album = '''Motoring Along'''<br>(1974)
| type = album
| Next album = ''[[Basie and Zoot]]''<br>(1975)
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| prev_title = [[Dave McKenna Quartet featuring Zoot Sims]]
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}}
| prev_year = 1973
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| title = Motoring Along
| year = 1974
| next_title = [[Basie & Zoot]]
| next_year = 1975
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}}
}}
}}


'''''Motoring Along''''' is an album by [[Al Cohn]] and [[Zoot Sims]] recorded in Sweden in 1974 for the [[Sonet Records|Sonet]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/al-cohn/catalog/#sonet-sntf-684 Al Cohn Catalog], accessed April 21, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#sonet-sntf-684 Zoot Sims Catalog], accessed April 21, 2017</ref>
'''''Motoring Along''''' is an album by [[Al Cohn]] and [[Zoot Sims]] recorded in Sweden in 1974 for the [[Sonet Records|Sonet]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/al-cohn/catalog/#sonet-sntf-684 Al Cohn Catalog], accessed April 21, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#sonet-sntf-684 Zoot Sims Catalog], accessed April 21, 2017</ref>


==Reception==
== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic" />
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}} <ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=269}}</ref>
}}
}}
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] stated "As usual the two saxophonists mutually inspire each other on the cool-toned but frequently-heated bop date".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000270417 |title=''Motoring Along'' – Review |accessdate=April 21, 2015}}</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] stated "As usual the two saxophonists mutually inspire each other on the cool-toned but frequently-heated bop date".<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000270417 |title=''Motoring Along'' – Review |accessdate=April 21, 2015}}</ref>

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== Track listing ==
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# "Stockholm – L.A." (Al Cohn) – 4:50
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# "[[My Funny Valentine]]" ([[Richard Rodgers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) – 8:38
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# "[[Yardbird Suite]]" ([[Charlie Parker]]) – 7:57
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# "Motoring Along" ([[Jimmy McGriff]]) – 4:47
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# "Fallin'" (Cohn) – 7:04
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# "[[What the World Needs Now Is Love|What the World Needs Now]]" ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]) – 8:40


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==Track listing==
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# "Stockholm - L.A." (Al Cohn) - 4:50
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# "[[My Funny Valentine]]" ([[Richard Rogers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) - 8:38
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# "[[Yardbird Suite]]" ([[Charlie Parker]]) - 7:57
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# "Motoring Along" ([[Jimmy McGriff]]) - 4:47
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# "Fallin'" (Cohn) - 7:04
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# "[[What the World Needs Now Is Love|What the World Needs Now]]" ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]) - 8:40
== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Al Cohn]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Al Cohn]] – [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Zoot Sims]] - tenor saxophone, [[soprano saxophone]]
*[[Zoot Sims]] – tenor saxophone, [[soprano saxophone]]
*[[Horace Parlan]] - [[piano]]
*[[Horace Parlan]] – [[piano]]
*[[Hugo Rasmussen]] - [[Double bass|bass]]
*[[Hugo Rasmussen]] – [[Double bass|bass]]
* Sven Erik Norregaard - [[Drum Kit|drums]]
* Sven Erik Norregaard – [[Drum Kit|drums]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Al Cohn}}
{{Zoot Sims}}{{Horace Parlan}}
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[[Category:1975 albums]]
[[Category:1975 albums]]
[[Category:Sonet Records albums]]
[[Category:Sonet Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 00:45, 10 March 2024

Motoring Along
Studio album by
Al Cohn & Zoot Sims
Released1975
RecordedNovember 25, 1974
StudioStockholm, Sweden
GenreJazz
LabelSonet
SNTF 684
ProducerRune Öfwerman
Al Cohn chronology
Body and Soul
(1973) 		Motoring Along
(1975) 		Play It Now
(1975)
Zoot Sims chronology
Dave McKenna Quartet featuring Zoot Sims
(1973) 		Motoring Along
(1974) 		Basie & Zoot
(1975)

Motoring Along is an album by Al Cohn and Zoot Sims recorded in Sweden in 1974 for the Sonet label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "As usual the two saxophonists mutually inspire each other on the cool-toned but frequently-heated bop date".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Stockholm – L.A." (Al Cohn) – 4:50
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:38
  3. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 7:57
  4. "Motoring Along" (Jimmy McGriff) – 4:47
  5. "Fallin'" (Cohn) – 7:04
  6. "What the World Needs Now" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 8:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Al Cohn Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017
  2. ^ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Motoring Along – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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