Either Way is an album by Zoot Sims and Al Cohn recorded in Philadelphia in 1961 for the Fred Miles Presents label.Al Cohn Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017. It is the only recording by vocalist Cecil "Kid Haffey" Collier. According to Bill Crow, Collier was the bartender at a Philadelphia Jazz club who liked singing with the band; this band decided to record him on this session.Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017Discogs album entry, accessed April 21, 2017
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "It is fun to hear Sims and Cohn work with a vocalist, jamming behind him and launching into their solos. The five instrumentals, which include the riffing "P-Town," the only ballad of the date ("Autumn Leaves") and the heated blues "Morning Fun," are excellent too, making this a set well worth picking up".
Track listing "P-Town" (Al Cohn) – 5:12 "I Like It Like That" (Max Collie) – 2:26 "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:21 "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:43 "The Thing" (Al Cooper) – 4:55 "I'm Tellin' Ya" (Cohn) – 4:47 "Nagasaki" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren) – 2:29 "Morning Fun" (Cohn, Zoot Sims) – 6:15
Personnel Zoot Sims, Al Cohn – tenor saxophone "Old Grand Happy" (Mose Allison) – piano Bill Crow – bass Gus Johnson – drums Cecil "Kid Haffey" Collier – vocals (tracks 2, 3 & 7)
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