Zoot Sims Quartet - That Old Feeling

This is the swinging, lyrical Zoot at his best. This CD features two 1956 albums recorded three weeks apart with the same personnel. The first eight tracks constitute the first of those albums, with Zoot on tenor for all but "Bohemia After Dark," which was the first recording he made on alto.
These selections are a great bunch of swingers, except for the ballad "The Man I Love," which some consider his finest, most sensitive rendition of this tune. The last six tracks show an innovative side of Zoot, originally released as the album "Zoot Sims plays Alto, Tenor, and Baritone." Five of the tracks use overdubbing to create a three-sax section that's all Zoot. These are fun arrangements that come together very well considering the then-primitive state of what we now call multi-tracking. The liner notes claim that this is the only recording Zoot made on baritone. (The remaining track from this session, "The Trouble With Me Is You," is a gorgeous ballad performed on tenor.) If you want your collection to properly represent the best of this jazz legend, I recommend picking up this CD and Zoot's 1975 album "Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers." - by James A. Vedda, Amazon.com

Tracks:
1. 9:20 Special (Earl Warren) 4:57
2. The Man I Love (George Gershwin/Ira Gerschwin) 5:17
3. 55th and State (Zoot Sims) 4:46
4. The Blue Room (Lorentz Hart/Richard Rodgers) 5:11
5. Bohemia After Dark (Oscar Pettiford) 3:37
6. Gus's Blues (Gus Johnson) 4:27
7. That Old Feeling (Les Brown/Sammy Fain) 5:38
8. Woodyn' You (Dizzy Gillespie) 5:25
9. Blinuet (George Handy) 4:39
10. The Trouble With Me Is You (Jack Segal/George Handy) 3:46
11. Zonkin' (George Handy) 5:50
12. Noshin' (George Handy) 3:29
13. Minor-Minor (Flo Handy) 4:05
14. Pegasus (George Handy) 3:58

Personnel:
Zoot Sims (Tenor, Alto and Baritone Saxophone)
John Williams (Piano)
Nabil "Knobby" Totah (Double Bass)
Gus Johnson (Drums)

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