ZOOT SIMS - The Rare Dawn Sessions (1956-1994) MONO | WV (image+.cue), lossless

This CD is a bit of a disappointment, not for the music but for the packaging. During 1979-1980, Biograph came out with two Zoot Sims LPs (One to Blow On and The Big Stampede) that contained 16 selections in all. But this CD just has ten of the songs, seven of the eight tunes from the first album (why did they leave out "September in the Rain"?) and three of the eight numbers from the second date. The incomplete nature of this reissue series is a pity for the music is excellent. Sims's tenor fits in very well with the valve trombone of Bob Brookmeyer during the earlier quintet date and also blends nicely with the cool-toned trumpet of Jerry Lloyd on the final three numbers. The music is swinging with Sims already starting to show an original musical personality built out of the sound of Lester Young. But the CD is only recommended to those listeners unable to find the two earlier LPs. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Down at the Loft 4:30
John Williams    
2     I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 6:39
Bing Crosby / Ned Washington / Victor Young
3     Not So Deep 7:06
Zoot Sims    
4     Them There Eyes 6:02
Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracey
5     Our Pad 4:46
Bob Brookmeyer / Buddy Johnson    
6     Dark Clouds 4:33
Zoot Sims    
7     One to Blow On 5:32
Zoot Sims    
8     You're My Girl 3:19
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne    
9     The Purple Cow 4:35
John Williams    
10     Bye Ya 3:45
Thelonious Monk
Credits :
Bass – Bill Anthony, Milt HInton (pistas: 1 to 7)
Drums – Gus Johnson (pistas: 8 to 10), Russ Johnson (pistas: 1 to 7)
Piano – John T. Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims
Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer (pistas: 1 to 7)
Trumpet – Jerry Lloyd (pistas: 8 to 10)

JUTTA HIPP - Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1956-2008) RM | MONO | RVG Edition | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Jutta Hipp, a talented German pianist, came to the United States in the mid-'50s and quickly gained some attention. However, she was soon criticized for sounding too close to Horace Silver and, after recording this final Blue Note album, she gradually dropped out of music. Reissued in 1996 on CD with two extra selections, Hipp's boppish music on the set is very enjoyable and swinging. Oddly enough, she does not sound at all like Silver on the date, making one wonder why she soon left the jazz world. Teamed up with great tenor Zoot Sims (who dominates the music), somewhat hesitant trumpeter Jerry Lloyd (who briefly came out of retirement), bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, and drummer Ed Thigpen, Hipp sounds excellent on a couple of basic originals and such standards as "Violets for Your Furs," "Almost Like Being in Love," and J.J. Johnson's "Wee Dot." This formerly rare set is well worth picking up by straight-ahead jazz collectors. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1      Just Blues 8:44
Zoot Sims    
2     Violets for Your Furs 6:10
Tom Adair / Matt Dennis    
3     Down Home 6:44
Jerry Lloyd    
4     Almost Like Being in Love 6:17
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe    
5     Wee-Dot 7:30
J.J. Johnson / L. Parker    
6     Too Close for Comfort 6:50
Jerry Bock / Larry Holofcener / George David Weiss
- BONUS TRACKS -
7    These Foolish Things 6:10
Written-By – Link, Marvell, Strachey
8    S' Wonderful 5:54
Written-By – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Credits :
Bass – Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Drums – Ed Thigpen
Piano – Jutta Hipp
Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims
Trumpet – Jerry Lloyd

ZOOT SIMS - Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville (1956-1998) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     You're My Girl 3:18
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne    
2     The Purple Cow 4:34
John Williams    
3     Ill Wind 5:07
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler    
4     The Big Stampede 4:36
Jerry Lloyd    
5     Too Close for Comfort 3:30
Jerry Bock    
6     Jerry's Jaunt 4:07
Al Cohn    
7     How Now Blues 6:20
Zoot Sims    
8     Bye-Ya 3:46
Thelonious Monk    
- BONUS TRACKS -
9     I Cover the Waterfront 3:10
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman    
10     Blues for the Month of May 4:15
Jerry Lloyd    
11     I Should Care 4:06
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston    
12     Mixed Emotions 2:30
Stuart F. Louchheim    
13     How Do I Love You? 4:57
John Williams    
14     Knotty Pine 3:47
Jerry Lloyd
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 1, 4, 5, 12)
Bass – Bill Anthony (pistas: 1 to 5, 8, 9, 11), Knobby Totah (pistas: 6, 7, 10, 12 to 14)
Drums – Gus Johnson
Piano – John T. Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 2, 3, 6 to 11, 13, 14)
Trumpet – Jerry Lloyd