Play It Now

Play It Now is an album by saxophonist Al Cohn which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Xanadu label.^[1]

Play It Now
Studio album by Al Cohn
Released	1975
Recorded	June 19, 1975 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Xanadu 110
Producer	Don Schlitten
Al Cohn chronology
Motoring Along (1974) Play It Now (1975) True Blue (1976)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Al Cohn did some of his finest playing during his period (1975-80) with Xanadu".^[2]

Track listing

1. "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) - 6:06
2. "Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:47
3. "Play It Now" (Al Cohn) - 5:02
4. "Irrestible You" (Don Raye, Gene De Paul) - 6:36
5. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:26
6. "It's Sand, Man!" (Ed Lewis) - 5:40

Personnel

• Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
• Barry Harris - piano
• Larry Ridley - bass
• Alan Dawson - drums

References

1. Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed May 1, 2014
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 42. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.