Zoot Suite 1947-1950

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Zoot Suite 1947-1950 Review

by Al Campbell

Zoot Suite 1947-1950 is a good introduction to saxophonist Zoot Sims. It captures his early sides with Stan Getz, Roy Eldridge, Duke Jordan, and Woody Herman. These 18 tracks cover the tenor saxophonist as a member of Herman & His Orchestra and Getz & His Four Brothers, among other groups, and feature Jimmy Giuffre's "Four Brothers," Gerry Mulligan's "Five Brothers," and Al Cohn's legendary "Battle of the Saxes." A great collection released in 2003 on the French label EPM. It may be slightly difficult to obtain but well worth the search.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Keen and Peachy
Ralph Burns
Zoot Sims 02:54 SpotifyAmazon
2
Four Brothers
Jimmy Giuffre
Zoot Sims 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
3
Apple Honey
Woody Herman
Zoot Sims 04:16 SpotifyAmazon
4
Northwest Passage
Ralph Burns / Woody Herman / Chubby Jackson / Greig Stewart Jackson
Zoot Sims 05:21 SpotifyAmazon
5
Elevation
Ralph Burns
Zoot Sims 03:45 SpotifyAmazon
6
Keeper of the Flame
Shorty Rogers
Zoot Sims 03:04 SpotifyAmazon
7
Five Brothers
Gerry Mulligan
Zoot Sims 03:47 SpotifyAmazon
8
Battle of the Saxes
Al Cohn / Coleman Hawkins
Zoot Sims 03:53 SpotifyAmazon
9
Stan Gets Along
Al Cohn
Zoot Sims 02:55 SpotifyAmazon
10
Slow
Al Cohn
Zoot Sims 02:49 SpotifyAmazon
11
Fast
Al Cohn
Zoot Sims 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
12
The Scene Is Clean
Tadd Dameron
Zoot Sims 03:10 SpotifyAmazon
13
Tickle Toe
Lester Young
Zoot Sims 03:15 SpotifyAmazon
14
All the Things You Are
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
Zoot Sims 03:15 SpotifyAmazon
15
Yellow Duck
Gunnar Almstedt / Lars Gullin
Zoot Sims 02:42 SpotifyAmazon
16
Boot It Zoot
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims 03:19 SpotifyAmazon
17
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Zoot Sims 03:02
18
The Man I Love
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
Zoot Sims 03:20 SpotifyAmazon
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