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The 3 Cohens: Interaction
ByRecorded in front of a packed post-pandemic house at Cologne's Kölner Philharmonie in June 2022, the three spirited CohensAvishai, Anat and soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohenthen high-dive with a "Tiger Rag" for the ages. Each solo is a playful poke in the ribs, as the WDR Big Band tightens the groove on every bar. Louis Armstrong is smiling in heaven somewhere.
In a moment of truly animated brilliance, conductor/arranger and 4th-Cohen whiz kid Lev-Ari hurls the whole ensemble into the breach, curating a run of brilliant music-making replete with Avisahi's echoey minimalism ("Naked Truth Part 2), Gerry Mulligan's "Festive Minor 1" (taken here dancehall acapella by the three) and Lev-Ari's brooding jam-band-inspired "Thrills and Thrills 1." Led by Anat's jumpy joyful mood swings and her brothers' avid responses and complemented by a horn section hell-bent on shaking the rafters, "Footsteps and Smiles" closes Interaction with a sizzling rush of excitement not soon to be recreated.
So should one find oneself or one's partner, coworker, union sibling, sports bro or dejected congressperson in need of a party record at any time from this tense point in our overall decline onward, look no further. Interaction delivers a rousing set so in your face that it brings the whole dang party to your front door.
Track Listing
Shufla de Shufla; Catch of the Day (For A&M); Tiger Rag; Naked Truth Pt. 2; Festive Minor; Trills & Thrills; Footsteps & Smiles.
Personnel
Anat Cohen
clarinetYuval Cohen
saxophoneAvishai Cohen - Trumpet
trumpetOded Lev-Ari
producerWDR Big Band
band / ensemble / orchestraStefan Pfeifer-Galilea
saxophoneJohan Horlen
saxophone, altoPaul Heller
saxophone, tenorBen Fitzpatrick
saxophone, tenorJens Neufang
saxophone, baritoneAndy Haderer
trumpetRob Bruynen
trumpetWim Both
trumpetRuud Breuls
trumpetRaphael Klemm
tromboneJonathan Böbel
tromboneMattis Cederberg
trombone, bassAndy Hunter
tromboneBilly Test
pianoJohn Goldsby
bassAdditional Instrumentation
Hans Dekker: drums
Album information
Title: Interaction | Year Released: 2025 | Record Label: Anzic Records
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