Ken Dryden Posted April 24, 2022 Report Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: After looking over Ken's fine list of CDs by Zoot Sims, I compared it to what I have. There were a few I am missing. Also discovered that I have some not on Ken's list: Jazz Mission to Moscow - Colpix 50064 Zoot Sims - live in Louisville - Gambit 69335 Zoot Sims et Henri Renaud (many other musicians) - Gitanes 013 037-2 Zoot Sims in Paris 1956 (Quintet w. Jon Eardley) - Jazztime 22 Zoot Sims - In Paris (Quartet) - Liberty 6244 Zoot Sims - Passion flower - Pablo OJCCD 939-2 Sims - Brookmeyer / Eldridge-Kamuca - Pumpkin 107 & 108 Edited April 25, 2022 by Ken Dryden Quote
Ken Dryden Posted April 25, 2022 Report Posted April 25, 2022 Here are additional titles that I omitted: Zoot Sims et Henri Renaud: Jazz in Paris - Gitanes 440 013 037-2 Zoot Sims/ Phil Woods/Bill Crow/Mel Lewis/Willie Dennis Jazz Misison to Moscow Warner (J)/Colpix 29201 Count Basie/Zoot Sims Basie & Zoot OJC 822 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims Motoring Along Gazell 1010 Al Cohn Quintet w/Zoot Sims Al And Zoot GRP 827 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims In London Harkit 8567 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims Live at the Left Bank Label M 495716 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims Body And Soul Muse 5356 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims From A To Z RCA 47790 Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet You 'n Me Verve 314 589 318-2 Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims Blue Note RVG 3 93178 Red Mitchell/Bob Brookmeyer/Zoot Sims Happy Minors Solid/Bethlehem (J) 6072 Art Pepper/Zoot Sims Art 'N' Zoot Pablo 2310 957 Annie Ross & Zoot Sims A Gasser! Pacific Jazz 7 46854 Bobby Sherwood & His Orchestra 1942/45 Live Broadcasts With Zoot Sims Soundcraft 5013 LPs: Clark Terry/Harry Edison/Kai Winding/Urbie Green/Zoot Sims/Budd Johnson/Flip Phillips/Dick Hyman/James Moody: Colorado Jazz Party BASF 25099 Clark Terry/Zoot Sims/Coleman Hawkins/Al Grey/Ruby Braff/Bud Freeman & others: That Newport Jazz Columbia 2179 Rune Gustafsson/Zoot Sims The Sweetest Sounds Pablo Today 2313106 Bobby Hackett with Zoot Sims Strike Up The Band Flying Dutchman 829 Joe Newman/Zoot Sims Locking Horns Roulette 52009 Zoot Sims Zoot Sims' Party Choice 1006 Zoot Sims Plays 4 Altos MCA/Impulse! 29069 Zoot Sims Passion Flower Pablo 2312120 Clark Terry/Zoot Sims Mother______ Mother________ -A Jazz Symphony Pablo 2121115 Of course, these only include recordings where Zoot Sims is billed on the cover, there are numerous other recordings I own with him as a sideman. Quote
Late Posted April 25, 2022 Report Posted April 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: Jazz Mission to Moscow - Colpix 50064 That is a swinging record. Excellent really, but for some reason I've never been able to connect with it. Zoot was like Johnny Hodges in that he (almost) never played a flawed solo, but there is such a thing as Zoot over-saturation. Probably even Zoot would have agreed to that. Still, when he was on, it's like the best breakfast, the best coffee, and the finest slippers one can imagine. (Other analogies rightfully apply.) I think I find Al overall more exciting, but Zoot more reliable (if that makes any sense). I love both. Quote
Gheorghe Posted April 26, 2022 Report Posted April 26, 2022 I don´t think I have very very much Zoot. The first time I heard him on "Miles and Horns" on those things like "Tasty Pudding" , then I liked very very much the "Tenor Conclave" with Trane, Hank, Zoot and Al Cohn....., and the biggest surprise for me was that set of Zoot with the Bud Powell Trio at Blue Note Café in 1961 or 62. Quote
mhatta Posted April 26, 2022 Report Posted April 26, 2022 I don't know if there's a Zoot completist, but the recently released Lennie Tristano Mosaic Box features one track from The Half Note ca. 1962, "How Deep Is The Ocean" played by Lennie, Lee Konitz, Sonny Dallas, Nick Stabulas, and for some reason not Marsh, but Zoot...and he plays tastefully as always. Quote
Late Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 Have really been enjoying ZOOT SIMS IN PARIS, from both 1956 and 1961. Both albums contain especially inspired soloing from Mr. Sims. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 (edited) 14 hours ago, Late said: Have really been enjoying ZOOT SIMS IN PARIS, from both 1956 and 1961. Both albums contain especially inspired soloing from Mr. Sims. That session of 16 March 1956 (Captain Jetter/Nuzzolese Blues, etc) is very nice indeed. Pulled it out the other day during a "U.S. visitors to France" moment. The session recorded the day before for the Club Francais du Disque (I Found A New Baby/Charlie Was in Rouen/Crazy Rhythm/Charlie Went To Cherbourg) is also worth a listen. I now see I discussed it briefly with King Ubu in this thread in 2007 (19 years on now ... this decidedly makes me feel OLD! ) For some reason the French original 10" has always gone for insane prices. I had found a clean copy of the German 10" release of this back in the early 90s and later was surprised to see the prices the French 10" on CfD went for on eBay even in the early 2000s. But it's been reissued several times by now. That 1961 Paris session has escaped me so far. Apparently reissued a million times in Japan but nowhere else ever. Will have to check it out anyway. Edited March 8 by Big Beat Steve Quote
Late Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 8 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: That session of 16 March 1956 (Captain Jetter/Nuzzolese Blues, etc) is very nice indeed. Pulled it out the other day during a "U.S. visitors to France" moment. The session recorded the day before for the Club Francais du Disque (I Found A New Baby/Charlie Was in Rouen/Crazy Rhythm/Charlie Went To Cherbourg) is also worth a listen. I have a 1991 Japanese edition of this disc that happily contains both albums. I agree—both dates are swinging, and they really do belong together. 8 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: I now see I discussed it briefly with King Ubu in this thread in 2007 (19 years on now...this decidedly makes me feel OLD! ) 🤫 None of us on this board have aged. 🤥 8 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: That 1961 Paris session has escaped me so far. Apparently reissued a million times in Japan but nowhere else ever. Will have to check it out anyway. It's worth the search. Recorded live at The Blue Note in Paris. When you find it, you will dig! My edition is from 1991 as well, part of the second wave of "We 🖤 Jazz" series that Japan had at the time. The sound on those early 90's Japanese discs is almost always excellent. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 Though Zoot Sims sound changed from his early period to his later period, I found his playing wonderful from start to finish. He is one of those jazz musicians who was so consistent in producing quality jazz, that it would be very difficult to select just a couple of favorite albums. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 4 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: Though Zoot Sims sound changed from his early period to his later period, I found his playing wonderful from start to finish. He is one of those jazz musicians who was so consistent in producing quality jazz, that it would be very difficult to select just a couple of favorite albums. agreed. Once Zoot clicked for me, he never let up. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 On 3/9/2026 at 12:30 AM, JSngry said: Zoot sweet. Everytime I see this recording, I think of Bill Crow's article "To Russia, Without Love." Quote
Ken Dryden Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 On 4/24/2022 at 3:26 PM, Peter Friedman said: After looking over Ken's fine list of CDs by Zoot Sims, I compared it to what I have. There were a few I am missing. Also discovered that I have some not on Ken's list: Jazz Mission to Moscow - Colpix 50064 Zoot Sims - live in Louisville - Gambit 69335 Zoot Sims et Henri Renaud (many other musicians) - Gitanes 013 037-2 Zoot Sims in Paris 1956 (Quintet w. Jon Eardley) - Jazztime 22 Zoot Sims - In Paris (Quartet) - Liberty 6244 Zoot Sims - Passion flower - Pablo OJCCD 939-2 Sims - Brookmeyer / Eldridge-Kamuca - Pumpkin 107 & 108 I have owned the following for some time: Benny Goodman Jazz Mission to Moscow - Colpix LP 50064 Zoot Sims - Live in Louisville - Gambit CD 69335 Zoot Sims et Henri Renaud (many other musicians) - Gitanes 440 013 037-2 Zoot Sims - In Paris (Quartet) - Liberty CD (J) 5408 Zoot Sims Zoot Sims' Party Choice LP 1006 Zoot Sims Plays 4 Altos LP MCA/Impulse! 29069 Zoot Sims Passion Flower LP Pablo 2312 120 Eldridge-Kamuca - Pumpkin 107 It seems like I owned a copy of Pumpkin 108 but it was defective. Quote
Late Posted Wednesday at 01:40 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 01:40 PM On 3/7/2026 at 10:01 AM, Late said: Have really been enjoying ZOOT SIMS IN PARIS, from both 1956 and 1961. Just realized both In Paris albums have "On The Alamo." There's not too much difference between 1956 and 1961 recordings, but this standard seems one that Sims was particularly fond of. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted Wednesday at 04:31 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 04:31 PM 2 hours ago, Late said: Just realized both In Paris albums have "On The Alamo." There's not too much difference between 1956 and 1961 recordings, but this standard seems one that Sims was particularly fond of. There also is a version of "On The Alamo" from November 1965 on the "Suitably Zoot" LP on Pumpkin 108. Plus one on the "The Swinger" album on Pablo from December 1979. Looks like a personal favorite indeed. Quote
Holy Ghost Posted 6 hours ago Report Posted 6 hours ago On 1/7/2007 at 6:44 AM, king ubu said: His lone Riverside is great, so is "& The Gershwin Brothers" (next to "Soprano Sax" - don't get if you don't have two dozen others - my only Pablo so far). Then there's Al & Zoot - anything you can find is good enough! One of the finest may be "Motorin' Along", reissued in the recent Sonet/Universal series (not that recent, actually they came out in 2004). His Bethlehem album (with Dave McKenna) is fine, too. And he plays on Booker Ervin's Bethlehem album, too - quite a contrast! The Bethlehems! This one in particular: Quote
EKE BBB Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago On 3/15/2026 at 1:45 AM, Ken Dryden said: I have owned the following for some time: (...) Just checked my database to discover, with surprise, that I own 56 Zoot Sims references, with some duplication: Complete Prestige & Vogue Studio Masters Prestige-Vogue/Jazz Factory 1950 (50-53) Zoom Sims / Frank Rosolino Vogue 1950 (50-53) Zoot Sims & Al Cohn Prestige 1952 Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - Two Funky People. Complete 1952-61 RCA-Coral-Prestige-Epic-Mercury 1952 (52-61) Choice Pacific Jazz 1954 (54-59) Zoot Argo/Avid 1956 Et Henri Renaud. Jazz in Paris Gitanes/Emarcy 1956 Plays Alto, Tenor and Baritone ABC-Paramount/Fresh Sound Records 1956 Goes to Jazzville! Dawn/Blue Moon 1956 Bob Brookmeyer & Zoot Sims - Whooeeee Storyville 1956 On Ducretet-Thomson plus 4 (1956) Ducretet-Thompson 1956 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - From A to Z RCA Victor 1956 The Modern Art Of Jazz Dawn 1956 John Coltrane & Hank Mobley & Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - Tenor Conclave Prestige 1956 Bob Brookmeyer & Zoot Sims - Whooeeee Jazztone/Storyville/Avid 1956 Jutta Hipp and Zoot Sims Blue Note 1956 Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer - Morning Fun Black Lion 1956 Zoot Sims & Joe Newman - Locking horns Roulette/Fresh Sound Records 1957 Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - Al and Zoot Coral 1957 The Four Brothers - Together again! Vik/RCA/Avid 1957 Plays Four Altos ABC 1957 Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - The Hoagy Carmichael sessions and more Lonehill Jazz 1957 (57-61) Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - Stretching Out United Artists/Liberty 1958 Saxes Inc. Columbia/Lonehill 1959 Zoot Sims & Al Cohn & Phil Woods - Jazz Alive - A night at the Half Note United Artists/Blue Note 1959 Down home (feat. Dave McKenna) Bethlehem/Lonehill Jazz 1960 Cookin' Fontana 1961 Live at Ronnie Scott´s 61 Fresh Sound Records 1961 New Beat Bossa Nova Means The Samba Beats vol.2 Colpix 1962 Recado Bossa Nova Fresh Sound Records 1962 New Beat Bossa Nova Means The Samba Beats Colpix 1962 Sonny Stitt & Zoot Sims - Inter-Action Cadet 1965 Waiting Game Impulse 1966 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - Easy As Pie-Live At The Left Bank Label M 1968 Zoot Suite High Note 1973 Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - Body and soul Muse/32 Jazz 1973 Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims - Joe & Zoot & More Chiaroscuro 1973 (73-74) Party Choice 1974 Zoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli - Nirvana Groove Merchant 1974 Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - Motorin' Along Sonet 1974 JATP at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 Pablo 1975 And the Gershwin brothers Pablo/OJC 1975 Count Basie & Zoot Sims - Basie and Zoot Pablo/OJC 1975 Zoot Sims & Eddie Lockjaw Davis - The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson Pablo 1975 Zoot Sims meets Jimmy Rowles - If I'm lucky Pablo 1977 Hawthorne Nights Pablo 1977 Warm tenor Pablo 1978 Love for sale. Live in Dublin 1978 Nagel Heyer 1978 For Lady Day Pablo 1978 Plays Duke Ellington. Passion Flower Pablo 1979 (79-80) The swinger Pablo/OJC 1979 (79-80) In a mellow tone Live at EJ´s 1981 Zoot Sims & Joe Pass - Blues For Two Pablo 1982 On the korner Pablo 1983 Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There Pablo 1984 In a sentimental mood Sonet 1984 Quote
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