| Two Jims and Zoot | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | March 11 & 12, 1964 in NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:12 | |||
| Label | Mainstream 56013/S6013 | |||
| Producer | Harry Ringler | |||
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Two Jims and Zoot (also reissued as Otra Vez) is an album by guitarists Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall with saxophonist Zoot Sims which was recorded in 1964 for the Mainstream label. [1] [2]
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and its review by Scott Yanow states "The cool-toned improvisations and boppish playing have a timeless quality about them although for the time period aspects of this music already sounded a bit old-fashioned". [3]
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