Sonny Cohn

Sonny Cohn

George Thomas Cohn (March 14, 1925 – November 7, 2006), known professionally as Sonny Cohn, was an American jazz trumpeter whose career spanned over six decades. After working for fifteen years with Red Saunders (1945–1960), Cohn went on to spend another twenty four years in Count Basie's trumpet section (1960–1984).

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1925 (Chicago), Died November 7, 2006 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	1424	10-in.	1/28/1955	Morning, noon and night	Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner)	instrumentalist, trumpet
Atlantic	1426	10-in.	1/28/1955	Hide and seek	Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner)	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108523		1/4/1960	I gotta right to sing the blues	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108524		1/4/1960	The lady is a tramp	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108525		1/4/1960	I got a woman	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108526		1/4/1960	Do nothin' till you hear from me	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108527		1/6/1960	Till then	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108528		1/6/1960	Get on the right track, baby	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108529		1/6/1960	Face to face	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108554		1/7/1960	There is no greater love	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108555		1/7/1960	This little girl of mine	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108556		1/7/1960	Gee baby, ain't I good to you?	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108557		1/7/1960	Mess around	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	119508		8/16/1967	Green onions	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14618		8/16/1967	Goin' out of my head	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14619		8/16/1967	Hang on sloopy	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14620		8/16/1967	Green onions	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14621		8/16/1967	Knock on wood	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14622		8/15/1967	Bright lights, big city	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14623		8/15/1967	Mercy, mercy, mercy	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14624		8/15/1967	Don't let the sun catch you crying-1	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14625		8/15/1967	Ain't too proud to beg	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14626		8/17/1967	Let the good times roll	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14627		8/17/1967	Reach out, I'll be there	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14628		8/17/1967	In the heat of the night	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14629		8/17/1967	Memphis, Tennessee	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14785		1/4/1968	I was made to love her (the way I love you)	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14786		1/3/1968	Respect	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14787		1/4/1968	I never loved a woman (The way I love you)	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14788		1/3/1968	Chain gang	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14789		1/3/1968	Uptight (Everything's alright)	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14790		1/3/1968	Ode to Billy Joe	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14791		1/3/1968	My girl	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14792		1/3/1968	For your precious love	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14793		1/3/1968	(I can't get no) Satisfaction	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14794		1/4/1968	In the midnight hour	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14795		1/4/1968	Funky Broadway	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 14796		1/4/1968	Even when you cry	Count Basie	instrumentalist, trumpet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cohn, Sonny," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/309051.

Cohn, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/309051.

"Cohn, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.