RCA Victor – LPM-1282Rec. Date : January 23 & 24, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Milt HintonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Dave McKenna, Hank JonesTrumpet : Dick Sherman Billboard : 09/02/1957Score of 80 Ability of tenorists Cohn and Sims to keep their improvisations vital and fresh lend musical…
Riverside – RLP 12-225 Rec. Date : October 29 & November 23 & 30, 1956 Stream this Album Bass : Trigger Alpert Alto Sax : Zoot Sims Baritone Sax : Al Cohn Clarinet : Tony Scott Drums : Ed Shaughnessy Tenor Sax : Tony Scott, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn Trombone : Urbie Green Trumpet :…
Impulse! – A-9131 / AS-9131Rec. Dates : November 28 & 30, 1966Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsArranger : Gary McFarlandConductor : Jack Parnell, Kenny NapperA large orchestra Billboard : 05/13/1967 The romantic saxophonist comes across with a solid jazz package featuring an all-string background. Sims scores from start to finish with a…
Storyville – STLP 914Rec. Date : February 8, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrombone : Bob BrookmeyerBass : Bill CrowDrums : Jo JonesPiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 01/19/1957Score of 78 An excellent, swinging, salable mainstream modern set, similar in content and appeal to the recent Dawn set which also featured Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer. Jo Jones, Hank Jones and Bill Crow offer big…
EmArcy – MG 36101Rec. Dates : October 22, 1955, January 25, 1956, September 26, 1956Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Peck Morrison, Bill CrowDrums : Dave BaileyPiano : Bob BrookmeyerTenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrumpet : Jon Eardley, Don FerraraValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Cashbox : 04/13/1957 One of the mainstays of modern jazz, Gerry Mulligan, has brought his sextet around for…
Dawn – DLP-1115Rec. Dates : August 10, 1956, September 4, 1956 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Bill Anthony, Nabil TotahDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrumpet : Jerry Lloyd Audio : July, 1957Charles A. Robertson Of the many problems facing a new recording company in the jazz…
Coral – CRL 57171Rec. Date : March 27, 1957 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Mose Allison Billboard : 08/26/1957Spotlight on… selection Some of the best tenor sax blowing on recent disks, plus a group of fresh-sounding, thematically strong Cohn originals, smartly routine. The…
Argo – LP-608Rec. Date : October 12, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Tenor/Alto Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Knobby TotahDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John Williams Billboard : 04/29/1957Special Merit Jazz Album In spite of the plethora of recently releases Sims packages, this is an indispensable set. With ideal assistance from J. Williams, G. Johnson and K. Totah, Zoot is at his earthy,…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-198Rec. Date : January 11, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Knobby TotahDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : George Handy Army TimesTom Scanlan : 11/09/1957 Zoot Sims Plays Four Altos is a fascinating record, especially when you consider how it was made. This is one of those…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-155Rec. Date : November 2, 1956, November 19, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Zoot SimsBaritone Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Knobby TotahDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Zoot SimsVocals : Zoot Sims Billboard : 03/02/1957Score of 76 Tenor sax is Sims instrument, of course, but here in his first recorded alto and baritone soloing, he…
