Art 'n' Zoot

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Art 'n' Zoot
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Live album by
Art Pepper and Zoot Sims
Released1995
RecordedSeptember 27, 1981
Venue Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length53:59
Label Pablo
PACD-2310-957-2
Producer Tim Owens
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Art 'n' Zoot (subtitled Their Only Concert Together) is a live album by saxophonists Art Pepper and Zoot Sims recorded in 1981 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles and released on the Pablo label in 1995. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review stated " it is a joy to hear this rare encounter by the two great saxophonists. It is only a pity that Pepper and Sims did not record together more extensively during their careers". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Wee (Allen's Alley)" (Denzil Best) - 7:39
  2. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 10:28
  3. "In the Middle of a Kiss" (Sam Coslow) - 8:51
  4. "Broadway" (Wilbur H Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 6:29
  5. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) - 10:31
  6. "Breakdown Blues" (Art Pepper, Zoot Sims) - 10:01

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Pablo Records catalog accessed October 31, 2016
  2. ↑ Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography accessed October 31, 2016
  3. ↑ David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Discography of the Pablo Label accessed October 31, 2016
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Art 'n' Zoot – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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