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 Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died November 7, 2006 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 65 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CCO5170 | 10-in. | 6/15/1950 | Blow, Mr. Low-Blow | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5171 | 10-in. | 6/15/1950 | Sharecropper boogie | Miss Sharecropper ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5172 | 10-in. | 6/15/1950 | Chi (Chicago) | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5173 | 10-in. | 6/15/1950 | Lyin' girl blues | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5251 | 10-in. | 4/20/1951 | Stop, pretty baby, stop | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5252 | 10-in. | 6/15/1950 | Mistreatin' woman blues | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5253 | 10-in. | 6/15/1950 | Week day blues | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5254 | 10-in. | 4/20/1951 | 4 a.m. | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5278 | 10-in. | 8/24/1951 | Last night's party | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5279 | 10-in. | 8/24/1951 | Hey bartender | Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5280 | 10-in. | 8/24/1951 | Boot 'em up | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5281 | 10-in. | 8/24/1951 | Sugar bounce | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Joe Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5284 | 10-in. | 8/25/1951 | It's just what you think | Ray Orlando ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5285 | 10-in. | 8/25/1951 | Lonely | Ray Orlando ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5314 | 10-in. | 1/18/1952 | Hambone | Hambone Kids ; Dolores Hawkins ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5315 | 10-in. | 1/18/1952 | La raspa | Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5326 | 10-in. | 3/24/1952 | Chicken today and feathers tomorrow | June Davis ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5327 | 10-in. | 3/24/1952 | I played the fool | June Davis ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5328 | 10-in. | 3/24/1952 | A long dark hallway (with a low ceiling) | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Barbara Reeves | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5329 | 10-in. | 3/24/1952 | Don't go | Red Saunders Orchestra ; Barbara Reeves | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5330 | 10-in. | 4/3/1953 | Zeke'l Zeke'l | Hambone Kids ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5331 | 10-in. | 4/3/1953 | Piece a-puddin' | Hambone Kids ; Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5332 | 10-in. | 4/3/1953 | Portrait of vintage P. McWorm | Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5400 | 10-in. | 1/21/1953 | Mambo in trumpet | Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | CCO5401 | 10-in. | 1/21/1953 | Honky tonk train blues | Red Saunders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cohn, Sonny," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309051.
Cohn, Sonny. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309051.
"Cohn, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Cohn, Sonny, 1925-2006 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92003392
Wikidata: Sonny Cohn - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2709858
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/70955337
MusicBrainz: Sonny Cohn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffe10ea3-ac4f-4633-812d-d9fb8d30c69b
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