Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers

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Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers
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Released1975
RecordedJune 6, 1975
StudioRCA Recording Studios, New York City, NY
Genre Jazz
Length49:11
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Zoot Sims chronology
Basie & Zoot
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Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers is a 1975 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Zoot Sims, featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Man I Love" – 6:26
  2. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" – 2:16
  3. "Lady be Good!" – 4:37
  4. "I've Got a Crush on You" – 3:01
  5. "I Got Rhythm" – 7:09
  6. "Embraceable You" – 4:52
  7. "'S Wonderful" – 4:40
  8. "Someone to Watch Over Me" – 3:46
  9. "Isn't It a Pity?" – 3:27
  10. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:25
  11. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 4:33

All music composed by George Gershwin and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin except where noted.

Personnel

Recorded June 6, 1975, New York City, New York

Technical personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 allmusic (((Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers > Overview )))
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 182. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1304. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.