Zoot Sims, Jimmy Raney & Jim Hall - Two Jims & Zoot

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 40:11

Size: 92.0 MB

Styles: Saxophone jazz

Year: 1964/2009

Art: Front

[2:50] 1. Hold Me

[4:19] 2. A Primera Vez

[3:06] 3. Presente De Natal

[4:33] 4. Morning Of The Carnival

[4:35] 5. Este Seu Olhar

[3:18] 6. Betaminus

[4:25] 7. Move It

[4:48] 8. All Across The City

[4:20] 9. Coisa Mais Linda

[3:51] 10. How About You

The slightly unusual date Two Jims and a Zoot features tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims interacting with two guitarists (Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall) while given subtle support by bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Osie Johnson. Although the eight selections (none of which caught on as standards) had all been written recently and sometimes display the influence of bossa nova, the quiet performances could pass for 1954 rather than 1964. The cool-toned improvisations and boppish playing have a timeless quality about them although for the time period aspects of this music already sounded a bit old-fashioned. ~Scott Yanow

Two Jims And Zoot 

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