AL COHN | ZOOT SIMS - From A to Z And Beyond (1956-1987) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The very complementary tenors Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (whose similar styles often made them sound almost identical) teamed up many times through the years; this reissue brings back their first joint recording. Joined by either Dave McKenna or Hank Jones on piano, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Osie Johnson, and (on some selections) the forgotten trumpeter Dick Sherman, Al and Zoot avoid obvious material ("Somebody Loves Me" and "East of the Sun" are the only standards) in favor of swinging "modern" originals by Cohn, Sherman, Osie Johnson, Ralph Burns, Manny Albam, Ernie Wilkins, and Milty Gold. Zoot contributed "Tenor for Two Please, Jack," his answer to the song "Dinner for One Please, James." [Some releases add four alternate takes to the original 12-song program, giving one a good example of the occasional Cohn-Sims musical partnership.] Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Mediolistic 3:29
Osie Johnson    
2     Crimea River 3:08
Ralph Burns
3     A New Moan 3:52
Manny Albam    
4     A Moment's Notice 3:19
Ernie Wilkins    
5     My Blues 3:14
Al Cohn    
6     Sandy's Swing 3:23
Milt Gold    
7     Somebody Loves Me 2:51
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
8     More Bread 3:05
Ernie Wilkins    
9     Sherm's Terms 2:57
Dick Sherman    
10     From A to Z 2:57
Al Cohn    
11     East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) 4:19
Brooks Bowman
12     Tenor for Two Please, Jack 4:25
Zoot Sims    
13     My Blues (Alternate Take) 4:17
Al Cohn   
14     More Bread (Alternate Take) 3:09
Ernie Wilkins   
15     Tenor for Two Please, Jack (Alternate Take) 4:17
Zoot Sims   
16     Somebody Loves Me (Alternate Take) 3:05
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
Notas.
Recorded in New York City, January 23-24, 1956.