Zoot Sims & Kenny Drew Trio - Flower Walts

Styles: Saxophone And Piano Jazz
Year: 1978
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:24
Size: 118,5 MB
Art: Front

(8:05)  1. Flower Walts
(9:38)  2. Groovin' High
(4:45)  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(7:45)  4. Fled
(7:17)  5. I Wonder Where Our Has Gone
(5:13)  6. In A Mellow Tone
(2:14)  7. I Got It Bad
(6:23)  8. Caravan

This 1978 live date recorded in a unnamed Copenhagen nightclub finds Zoot Sims and the Kenny Drew Trio in great form; the outstanding bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Ed Thigpen (both of whom worked with Oscar Peterson in separate time frames) round out the supporting cast. The first portion includes two unaccredited pieces, a lively bossa nova called "Flower Walts" and the rhythm & blues-flavored "Fled," featuring some of the tenor saxophonist's harder-edged blowing. Following a lyrical take of the infrequently recorded "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone," the quartet devotes themselves to strong interpretations of three classics from the Duke Ellington songbook: a swinging "In a Mellotone," an all too brief "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)," and a romp through "Caravan," with Sims switching to soprano sax and a fine solo by Thigpen. This is an excellent CD, though the label was very sloppy with the text in several places within the booklet. Highly recommended, as are virtually all of Zoot Sims' releases. 

~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/flower-walts-mw0001245707

Personnel:  Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims;  Piano – Kenny Drew;  Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen;  Drums – Alex Riel

Flower Walts

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