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3 Cohens: Family

By Glenn Astarita
January 4, 2012
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Track review of "On The Sunny Side Of The Street"

It's a family affair that provides a luminous glimpse into the 3 Cohen's' broad jazz vernacular and notable technical expertise. With a formidable supporting lineup, the artists communicate an appealing mix of standards and originals, positioned on a It's a family affair that provides a luminous glimpse into the 3 Cohens' broad jazz vernacular and notable technical expertise. With a formidable supporting lineup, these siblings communicate an appealing mix of standards and originals, positioned on a rather festive modern mainstream jazz program. The musicians' resourceful repertoire contains finger-snapping swing, cool bop and bluesy enunciations, imparting a capacious underpinning, despite not aiming to blaze newfound jazz-related turf during the vibrantly enacted processes.

Inimitable vocalist

Jon Hendricks

vocals
1921 - 2017

" data-original-title="" title="">Jon Hendricks is the special guest here, appearing on

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington's "The Mooch," and a rearrangement of the pop standard, "On the Sunny Side of the Street," that offers a traditional jazz bridge section where clarinetist

Anat Cohen

clarinet
b.1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Anat Cohen, soprano saxophonist

Yuval Cohen

saxophone
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Yuval Cohen and trumpeter

Avishai Cohen

bass
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Avishai Cohen raise the pitch by instilling a joy touched with a sense of antiquity. Hendrick's customary and duly anticipated scat vocals hearken back to earlier times in jazz, as the septet closes the piece with a customary knockdown, drag-out type finale via soaring choruses in the upper registers.

There's a lot to like on an album which shows a more conventional side to the 3 Cohens' variable capabilities, spanning adventurous progressive-jazz frameworks and improvisation. Indeed, the family's jazz DNA transfers to disc with good cheer and musical mastery.

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Personnel

3 Cohens

band / ensemble / orchestra

Anat Cohen: tenor saxophone & clarinet; Avishai Cohen: trumpet; Yuval Cohen: soprano saxophone; Aaron Goldberg: piano; Matt Penman: bassl Gregory Hutchinson: drums. Very Special Guest: Jon Hendricks: vocals.

Album information

Title: Family | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Anzic Records

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