Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers

Zoot Sims | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000YOO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Zoot's best., January 16, 2000

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E. Hawkins (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Audio CD)

Zoot Sims never made a bad album, but he did make a great number that were merely very good. This one, however, is excellent. Sims, Peterson, and Pass all solo beautifully, and the bass and drum team of Mraz and Tate are behind them every step of the way. The two standout tracks are 'I Got Rhythm', where Sims follows an explosive Peterson solo with full-throated honks and excursions into his beautiful upper register; and 'Embraceable You', when Zoot proves that only Webster, Getz, and Hawkins can challenge him for beauty of tone. That said, there isn't a bad track on this CD, and it will give any Zoot fan -- any jazz fan -- a great deal of pleasure.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Zoot's best, December 16, 2005

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Audio CD)

Recorded in 1975 and one of Zoot's finest CDs. His rich, warm tone is at the fore on every tune, whether it's an up-tempo swinger like THE MAN I LOVE or I GOT RHYTHM or a slow ballad like HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON. All of these are familiar songs to Zoot, he's probably played most a thousand times, but he is still able to make them sound fresh. Pianist Oscar Peterson can be overpowering at times, but on this album he restrains himself and plays tasty accompaniment (his solos are excellent, too). Joe Pass is on guitar and solos nicely on what I consider the highlight track, 'S WONDERFUL. George Mraz (b) and Grady Tate (d) offer solid support throughout. This is straight ahead, solid mainstream jazz at its finest. Definitely worth checking out.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic-simply fantastic, December 16, 1998

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[e-mail] (woodville,ns,canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Audio CD)

summertime and they can't take that away from me are worth buying this cd alone-spectacular-besides these tunes are rest of the selections are only fantastic-an absolutely wonderful cd-a must have cd for any jazz lover