tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post1242727150942138451..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.221-07:00Comments on JazzProfiles: Al Cohn and "The Brothers"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-80640602536807288162019-06-11T17:56:55.572-07:002019-06-11T17:56:55.572-07:00The latter portion of Leroy Ostransky's “Cohn ...The latter portion of Leroy Ostransky's “Cohn had a broad, heavy tone; he played in an uncomplicated style, employing regular phrase lengths and idiomatic bop figures” borders on the idiotic. In particular, compared to whose were Cohn's phrase lengths regular? As for "employing ... idiomatic bop figures," I doubt if Al ever played such a figure in his life. His "figures" were his own quite personal offshoots of Lester Young's.Larry Karthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817737671436180092noreply@blogger.com