Zoot Sims Quartet - Tenorly

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:18
Size: 160,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:58)  1. Night And Day, Take 1
(2:58)  2. Night And Day, Take 2
(2:58)  3. Night And Day, Take 3
(3:20)  4. Slingin' Hasch, Take 1
(3:30)  5. Slingin' Hasch, Take 2
(2:48)  6. Tenorly, Take 1
(2:50)  7. Tenorly, Take 2
(2:47)  8. Tenorly, Take 3
(3:21)  9. Zoot And Zoot
(3:41) 10. I Understand, Take 1
(3:33) 11. I Understand, Take 2
(3:08) 12. Don't Worry About Me
(3:13) 13. Crystal
(5:52) 14. Toot's Suite
(4:27) 15. The Late Tiny Kahn
(3:18) 16. Call It Anything
(4:12) 17. Zoot's Suite
(3:32) 18. Once A While
(2:42) 19. Great Drums

Throughout his career, Zoot Sims was famous for epitomizing the swinging musician, never playing an inappropriate phrase. He always sounded inspired, and although his style did not change much after the early 1950s, Zoot's enthusiasm and creativity never wavered. Zoot's family was involved in vaudeville, and he played drums and clarinet as a youth. His older brother, Ray Sims, developed into a fine trombonist who sounded like Bill Harris. At age 13, Sims switched permanently to the tenor, and his initial inspiration was Lester Young, although he soon developed his own cool-toned sound. Sims was a professional by the age of 15, landing his first important job with Bobby Sherwood's Orchestra, and he joined Benny Goodman's big band for the first time in 1943; he would be one of BG's favorite tenormen for the next 30 years. He recorded with Joe Bushkin in 1944, and even at that early stage, his style was largely set. After a period in the Army, Sims was with Goodman from 1946-1947. He gained his initial fame as one of Woody Herman's "Four Brothers" during his time with the Second Herd (1947-1949). Zoot had brief stints with Buddy Rich's short-lived big band, Artie Shaw, Goodman (1950), Chubby Jackson, and Elliot Lawrence. He toured and recorded with Stan Kenton (1953) and Gerry Mulligan (1954-1956). Sims was also a star soloist with Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band of the early '60s and visited the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman in 1962. A freelancer throughout most of his career, Sims often led his own combos or co-led bands with his friend Al Cohn; the two tenors had very similar sounds and styles. Zoot started doubling on soprano quite effectively in the '70s. Through the years, he appeared in countless situations, and always seemed to come out ahead. Fortunately, Zoot Sims recorded frequently, leading sessions for Prestige, Metronome, Vogue, Dawn, Storyville, Argo, ABC-Paramount, Riverside, United Artists, Pacific Jazz, Bethlehem, Colpix, Impulse, Groove Merchant, Famous Door, Choice, Sonet, and a wonderful series for Pablo. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/zoot-sims-mn0000228087/biography

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims; Bass – Don Bagley (tracks: 14 to 19), Pierre Michelot (tracks: 1 to 13); Drums – Jean-Louis Viale (tracks: 14 to 19), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 1 to 13); Guitar – Jimmy Gourley (tracks: 14 to 19); Piano – Gerry Wiggins (tracks: 1 to 13), Henri Renaud (tracks: 14 to 19); Trombone – Frank Rosolino (tracks: 14 to 19)

Tenorly

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Don Bagley - The Soft Sell

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:53
Size: 92,1 MB
Art: Front

(8:03)  1. The Soft Sell
(2:55)  2. Manitou
(2:31)  3. Dot-Cats
(3:20)  4. For Heaven's Sake
(3:38)  5. It's Cooler Inside
(4:50)  6. Paul's Blues
(3:52)  7. The Boy Next Door
(3:25)  8. Never Let Me Go
(3:40)  9. Pitchin' Easy
(3:37) 10. Say Si Si

Formally trained in bass, composition and arranging, Don Bagley made his early reputation touring and recording with Stan Kenton from 1950-1953. He subsequently would work with Kenton again at different times, but in 1954 Bagley began heading his own bands. He was quite busy as a session musician as well; Bagley recorded in Los Angeles with Nat "King" Cole, Maynard Ferguson and Dexter Gordon from 1950-52, then did overseas dates with Zoot Sims, Lars Gullin and a sextet led by Frank Rosolino and Ake Persson in Paris and Sweden in 1953. Bagley worked extensively with Kenton again and with Les Brown between 1956 and 1967, but still found the time to record in 1957 and 1958 with bands whose rosters included at times Jimmie Rowles, Shelly Manne and Phil Woods. There were also engagements with Pete Fountain in 1959 and Ben Webster in 1961. The lucrative world of television and films beckoned, with Bagley doing many arrangements and compositions in the '70s and '80s, plus working from 1976-1984 for noted pop songwriter Burt Bacharach. ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-bagley-mn0000794713/biography

Personnel:  Don Bagley (bass), Paul Horn (flute), Shelly Manne (drums), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Tommy Loy (trumpet)

The Soft Sell

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Don Bagley - Jazz On The Rocks

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:02
Size: 75.6 MB
Styles: Progressive jazz
Year: 1957/1999/2012
Art: Front

[5:29] 1. Batter Up'
[4:56] 2. Come Out Swingin'
[4:40] 3. Odd Man Out
[4:17] 4. Bull Pen
[8:47] 5. Hold In There
[4:50] 6. Miss De Minor

Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods; Bass – Don Bagley; Drums – Charlie Persip; Guitar – Sal Salvador; Piano, Vibraphone – Eddie Costa.

Don Bagley was better known as a sideman than a leader during the 1950s, touring with Stan Kenton and recording with the likes of Nat King Cole and Dexter Gordon. This is the second of just three records the bassist made as a leader, with a lineup of rising young stars including Phil Woods, Eddie Costa, Sal Salvador, and Charlie Persip. All six tracks are originals by Bagley, starting with the perky "Batter Up." The leader and the drummer set up the exotic groove to "Come Out Swingin'," which features a superb solo by Woods. "Odd Man Out" spotlights Bagley, with some delicate background accompaniment by Costa on piano. Costa switches to vibes for the driving bop vehicle "Bull Pen" and the playful "Hold in There." Originally recorded for Regent and reissued by Savoy on LP, this album finally reappeared in 1999 as a CD on the Spanish Blue Moon label. ~Ken Dryden

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