The Lee Konitz Nonet never really prospered, but they recorded several excellent albums. With such top players as flügelhornist John Eckert, trombonist Jimmy Knepper, and baritonist Ronnie Cuber in the group, and colorful arrangements provided by Sy Johnson, this band's repertoire was as wide as one would expect from a Konitz band. Whether it be the Louis Armstrong-associated "Struttin' with Some Barbeque," a Lester Young-inspired "Sometimes I'm Happy," Charlie Parker's "Chi-Chi," "Giant Steps," or some newer originals, the results are frequently superb. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Fanfare 0:40
Lee Konitz
2 Chi-Chi 10:56
Charlie Parker
3 If You Could See Me Now 5:04
Tadd Dameron / Carl Sigman
4 Sometimes I'm Happy 3:20
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
5 Giant Steps 5:27
John Coltrane
6 April/April Too 4:48
Eckert / Lennie Tristano
7 Who You 7:25
Jimmy Knepper
8 Stryker's Dues 5:00
Sievert
9 Fourth Dimension 3:44
Lee Konitz
10 Struttin' with Some Barbecue 4:44
Lil Hardin Armstrong / Louis Armstrong / Lil Hardin / Don Raye
11 Hymn Too 0:55
Lee Konitz
12 Jazzspeak 9:35
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Bass – Knobby Totah
Bass Trombone – Sam Burtis
Drums – Kenny Washington
Flugelhorn – John Eckert
Piano – Ben Aronov
Piccolo Trumpet, Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Burt Collins
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
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LEE KONITZ - The Lee Konitz Nonet (1977-1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
18.10.22
ZOOT SIMS - Four Classic Albums (2009) 2xCD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
DISC ONE
The Four Brothers... Together Again!
1 Four And One More 4:04
2 So Blue 3:24
3 The Swinging Door 2:45
4 Four In Hand 3:10
5 A Quick One 3:47
6 Four Brothers 3:48
7 Ten Years Later 3:04
8 The Pretty One 3:30
9 Aged In Wood 2:55
10 Here We Go Again 3:46
From A To Z
11 Mediolistic 3:30
12 Crimea River 3:09
13 A New Moon 3:52
14 A Moment's Notice 3:20
15 My Blues 3:14
16 Sandy's Swing 3:24
17 Somebody Loves Me 2:51
18 More Bread 3:05
19 Sherm's Terms 2:59
20 From A To Z 2:58
21 East Of The Sun 4:19
22 Tenor For Two Please, Jack 4:25
DISC TWO
Zoot
1 9.20 Special 4:51
2 The Man I Love 5:13
3 55th And State 4:41
4 Blue Room 5:08
5 Gus's Blues 4:27
6 That Old Feeling 5:32
7 Bohemia After Dark 3:33
8 Woody'n You 5:20
Whooeeee
9 The King 4:38
10 Lullaby Of The Leaves 5:10
11 I Can't Get Started 4:34
12 Snake Eyes 3:58
13 Morning Fun 5:01
14 Whooeee 5:05
15 Medley: Someone To Watch Over Me, My Old Flame 4:10
16 Box Cars 5:20
ZOOT SIMS - Bohemia After Dark (1994) WV (image+.cue), lossless
Tracklist :
1 9:20 Special 4:52
Written-By – Warren, Engvick
2 The Man I Love 5:12
Written-By – Gershwin
3 55th And State 4:40
Written-By – Sims
4 The Blue Room 5:07
Written-By – Rodgers/Hart
5 Gus's Blues 4:16
Written-By – Gus Johnson
6 That Old Feeling 5:31
Written-By – Brown, Fain
7 Bohemia After Dark 3:33
Written-By – Oscar Pettiford
8 Woody 'N You 5:19
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie
9 I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You 6:43
Written-By – Crosby, Washington, Young
10 September In The Rain 5:12
Written-By – Dubin, Warren
11 The Nearness Of You 3:30
Written-By – Carmichael, Washington
12 Skylark 4:03
Written-By – Carmichael, Mercer
13 Two Sleepy People 4:14
Written-By – Loesser, Carmichael
Notas.
Tracks 1-10 recorded New York City, 1956.
Tracks 11-13 recorded New York City, 1957.
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 1-10)
Baritone Saxophone – Al Cohn (pistas: 11-13)
Bass – Milt Hinton (pistas: 9-13), Knobby Totah (pistas: 1-8)
Drums – Gus Johnson
Piano – Elliot Lawrence (pistas: 11-13)
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims
Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer (pistas: 9-10), Jimmy Cleveland (pistas: 11-13)
Trumpet – Nick Travis (pistas: 11-13)
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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
ZOOT SIMS QUARTET - That Old Feeling (1956-1995) WV (image+.cue), lossless
That Old Feeling compiles 14 songs cut at two 1956 dates, which were released on Argo and ABC-Paramount. At the sessions, Sims not only played tenor, but cut a few songs on alto and baritone sax as well. Rovi Staff
Tracklist :
1 9:20 Special 4:53
William Engvick / Earle Warren
2 The Man I Love 5:14
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
3 55th and State 4:42
Zoot Sims
4 The Blue Room 5:08
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
5 Bohemia After Dark 3:34
Oscar Pettiford
6 Gus's Blues 4:28
Gus Johnson
7 That Old Feeling 5:34
Lew Brown / Sammy Fain
8 Woody 'N You 5:21
Dizzy Gillespie
9 Blinuet 4:35
George Handy
10 The Trouble With Me Is You 3:44
George Handy / Jack Segal
11 Zonkin' 5:46
George Handy
12 Noshin' 3:26
George Handy
13 Minor-Minor 4:03
Flo Handy
14 Pegasus 3:58
George Handy
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 5)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 9, 11 to 14)
Bass – Nabil Totah
Drums – Gus Johnson
Piano – John Thomas Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10)
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ESBJÖRN SVENSSON TRIO — Winter In Venice (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Esbjörn Svensson has stood not only once on stage in Montreux. He was already a guest in the summer of 1998 at the jazz festival on Lake Gen...