Zoot Sims (1925-1985): Meets Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Los Angeles 1959

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  • Label: FreshSound
  • Order number: 7560187
  • Release date: 22.9.2010

Disk 1 von 2

  1. 1 Little Niles Start
  2. 2 Jackie Start
  3. 3 Four Start
  4. 4 Swingin' till the Girls Come Home Start
  5. 5 Where Babel's Blues Start
  6. 6 Babe's Blues Start
  7. 7 Airegin Start
  8. 8 Now's the Time Start
  9. 9 Dark Cloud Start
  10. 10 Love Makes the World Go 'Round Start
  11. 11 Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie Start

Disk 2 von 2

  1. 1 Everything I've Got Belongs to You Start
  2. 2 I Didn't Know About You Start
  3. 3 I Was Doing All Right Start
  4. 4 You Took Advantage Of Me Start
  5. 5 I Don't Want To Cry Anymore Start
  6. 6 Brushes Start
  7. 7 Brones For Zoot Start
  8. 8 Lucky Day Start
  9. 9 Invitation To The Blues Start
  10. 10 You're Driving Me Crazy Start
  11. 11 Nobody's Baby Start
  12. 12 Funky Old Blues Start
  13. 13 You're Nearer Start
  14. 14 Lucky So and So Start
* 24 Bit remastered

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Featuring: Zoot Sims, Bill Perkins (ts), Russ Freeman (p), Freddie Green, Jim Hall, Billy Bean (g), Eddie Jones, Monty Budwig (b), Sonny Payne, Mel Lewis, Frank Capp (d), Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross (vcl)

Although Zoot Sims was born in Inglewood, in southwest downtown Los Angeles, he is always regarded as one of the great talents of the New York scene, to which he had moved in 1955, tired of the jazz they played on the West Coast and looking for fresh excitement. A follower of Lester Young, he became one of the most innovative tenor saxophonists of his generation. In March 1959 he went back to Los Angeles for a month. The first night, he was offered a spot in the Terry Gibbs band.

Highly regarded by the musicians, he was much in demand in clubs around the L. A. area. And, significantly, he also joined as a featured tenor soloist in two remarkable albums for the World Pacific Jazz Records label. The first was The Swingers!, by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, who added vocals to famous instrumentals and had become the hottest singing group in the country. The second, A Gasser! featured the talented voice of Annie Ross, with Zoot booting her along, and swinging superbly in his own solos. During these sessions, Zoot and the rhythm sections—which included Russ Freeman on piano, and guitarists Freddie Green, Jim Hall, and Billy Bean—also recorded some instrumental sides that were issued on several LP compilations later on.

All the recordings from these two albums are gathered here for the first time in chronological order, including two tracks recorded after Zoot had returned to New York, on which he would be replaced by Bill Perkins. It had been a memorable visit, as these recordings amply prove. (freshsoundrecords. com)

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