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Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Phil Woods: Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note

by John Sharpe
September 1, 1998

Although Al and Zoot recorded this session in 1959, this simpatico tenor duo would continue to record together right until the late 70s. Jazz Alive! gives you a taste of a “typical" night at a hot New York jazz club. Sims and Cohn are accompanied by the rhythm team of Mose Allison (piano), Paul Motian (drums) ...

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Zoot Sims: "Live" In Philly

by Douglas Payne
April 1, 1998

Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims (1925-85) is more often heard about than heard. He came out of the big bands of Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton and, later, Gerry Mulligan. But he garnered real attention in the late forties as part of Woody Herman's “Four Brothers" band, which also included Stan Getz. When Sims pursued a career of ...

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Body and Soul

By Zoot Sims

Label: 32 Records
Released: 1997

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Al Cohn & Zoot Sims: Body and Soul

by Joel Roberts
August 1, 1997

This 1973 date, just reissued with fancy new packaging by 32 Jazz, is a thoroughly enjoyable, low-key blowing session featuring the two tenor titans backed by an excellent veteran rhythm section of Jaki Byard, George Duvivier, and Mel Lewis. Both Cohn and Sims are supremely smooth and effortlessly swinging tenor players in the Lester ...

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