ZOOT SIMS - Passion Flower : Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington (1980-1997) RM | WAV (tracks), lossless

Benny Carter provided the arrangements for the 16-piece band that accompanies the great tenor Zoot Sims on this set of Duke Ellington songs. The album is highlighted by "In a Mellow Tone," "I Got It Bad," "Passion Flower" and "Bojangles," but all nine selections are enjoyable and Sims is in top form. In fact it can easily be argued that Zoot Sims never made an indifferent or unswinging album, so it is not much of a surprise that this date is quite successful and should greatly appeal to straightahead jazz fans. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 5:02
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
2     In a Mellow Tone 2:58
Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler    
3     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 4:47
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster    
4     I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 2:58
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Henry Nemo / John Redmond
5     Black Butterfly 3:51
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
6     Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me 6:46
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell    
7     Your Love Has Faded 4:45
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn    
8     Bojangles 4:46
Duke Ellington / Jerome Kern    
9     Passion Flower 4:11
Milt Raskin / Billy Strayhorn
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Marshall Royal
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess
Bass – Andy Simpkins, John Heard, Michael Moore
Conductor, Arranged By – Benny Carter
Drums – Grady Tate, John Clay, Shelly Manne
Guitar – John Collins
Leader – Zoot Sims
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Producer – Norman Granz
Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Collette, Plas Johnson
Trombone – Benny Powell, Britt Woodman, Grover Mitchell, J.J. Johnson
Trumpet – Al Aarons, Bobby Bryant, Earl Gardner, Oscar Brashear