Sims,Zoot Rare Albums Collection CD

Zoot Sims had an extraordinary recording career which began in the late 1940s and which continued until the mid-1980s, shortly before his death. This 4 CD collection features eight albums from his heyday, on which he performed as leader or co-leader, and which best illustrate Zoot's majestic approach to music and his quite stunning musicianship. Coming from the period 1953 - 1960, among it's features are the finest albums Sims made with Al Cohn, the quite stunning Tenor Conclave, made with John Coltrane, Hank Mobley and Al Cohn, and - among several other masterpieces - A Gasser, made with vocalist Ann Ross. Certain to delight both newcomers to the great man's work, and those already smitten by this celebrated Jazz-man, this compilation works on just about every level and is certain to become one of the most popular compilations of Zoot Sims' finest music.

1. Tangerine 2. Zoot Case 3. The Red Door 4. Morning Fun 5. Mediolistic 6. Crimea River 7. A New Moan 8. A Moment's Notice 9. My Blues 10. Sandy's Swing 11. Somebody Loves Me 12. More Bread 13. Sherm's Terms 14. From A To Z 15. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) 16. Tenor For Two Please, Jack 17. Tenor Conclave 18. Just You, Just Me 19. Bob's Boys 20. How Deep Is The Ocean 21. Blinuet 22. The Trouble With Me Is You 23. Where You At 24. Zonkin' 25. Noshin' 26. Major-Major 27. Minor-Minor 28. Pegasus 29. It's A Wonderful World 30. Brandy And Beer 31. Two Funky People 32. Chasing The Blues 33. Halley's Comet 34. You're A Lucky Guy 35. The Wailing Boat 36. Just You, Just Me 37. Stretching Out 38. Now Will You Be Good' 39. Pennies From Heaven 40. King Porter Stomp 41. Ain't Misbehavin' 42. Bee Kay 43. Everything I've Got 44. Invitation To The Blues 45. I Didn't Know About You 46. I Don't Want To Cry Anymore 47. Lucky Day 48. I Was Doin' Alright 49. You Took Advantage Of Me 50. You're Nearer 51. I'm Just A Lucky So And So 52. Nobody's Baby 53. The Note 54. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 55. You 'n' Me 56. On The Alamo 57. The Opener 58. Angel Eyes 59. Awful Lonely 60. Love For Sale 61. Improvisation for Unaccompanied Saxophones