Porky Cohen

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Solomon or Zalman "Porky" Cohen (born June 2, 1924 in Springfield , Massachusetts , † April 14, 2004 in Providence , Rhode Island ) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues musician ( trombone ).

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Porky Cohen
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Cohen learned to play the trumpet when he was 13; his role model as a jazz trombonist was Jack Teagarden . He got his first local engagements when he was 15, taking lessons from Miff Mole after graduating from high school in 1941. After a brief stint with Benny Goodman , he worked in New York with Tony Pastor , finally from 1944 with Charlie Barnet , with whom he also made his first recordings and Cohen appeared in the short music films Jasper in a Jam and Thrills of Music Series (1945-47). From 1948 he worked at Boyd Raeburn , Lucky Millinder , Tommy Dorsey , Big John Greer , Artie Shaw and Gene Roland . With the formation The Six ( Johnny Glasel , Bob Wilber , Tommy Goodman (piano), Bob Peterson (bass), Eddie Phyfe, drums) he recorded several tracks for Norman Granz 'label Norgran in 1954 . In the following years Cohen recorded only rarely, in 1964 with Pee Wee Russell ( Hot Licorice ); Between 1981 and 1987 he played in Providence in the blues and swing revival big band Roomful of Blues , with whom he also recorded two albums with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and with Big Joe Turner ( Blues Train , 1983); In 1996 he recorded the album Rhythm & Bones (Bullseye Blues) under his own name . In the field of jazz he was involved in 61 recording sessions between 1944 and 1996.

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  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2018)
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SURNAME Cohen, Porky
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cohen, Solomon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 2004
Place of death Providence , Rhode Island