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 (Results 26-38 of 38 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 26-38 of 38 records)

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.