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Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone Jimmy Rowles – piano George Mraz – bass Mousey Alexander – drums

Ralph J. Gleason, San Francisco Chronicle: “Sims plays with considerable debt to the free-swinging concepts of Lester Young, but he does so in an effortless and fluid style that is not imitation and is infectious. Bob Brookmeyer, who plays valve trombone on the album, is much more relaxed than usual and the combination of the two horns is an unusually happy one. The rhythm section of Gus Johnson, Bull Reuther and Hank Jones provides a smoothly swinging base and occasional solos. All in all, this is a most pleasant album, with very good playing.”

The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims (also released as One to Blow On) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1956 and released on the Dawn label. Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone John Williams – piano Milt Hinton – bass Gus Johnson – drums

Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims is an album by German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp recorded on July 28, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, “as a whole, this recording is so wonderfully executed, one has to wonder why Hipp simply dropped out of the jazz world.”

Zoot!  is an album by American jazz saxophonist Zoot Sims featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.

The Jazz Guitarist is an album by jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne which was released on the Savoy label in 1956. The album comprised two recording sessions, one recorded in 1953 (originally released as Chuck Wayne Quintet on a 10 inch LP on Progressive) and the other from 1954.

Waiting Game is an album by American jazz saxophonist Zoot Sims and Orchestra arranged by Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in England in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

This reissue CD from Vogue (made available domestically through BMG) has all of the music that the constantly swinging tenor Zoot Sims recorded at two Paris sessions. He is heard on seven titles (plus six alternate takes) in 1950 with a quiet but firm quartet comprised of pianist Gerald Wiggins, bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Kenny Clarke; “Night and Day,” “I Understand” and “Zoot and Zoot” are among the highpoints. The final six selections feature Sims with trombonist Frank Rosolino, pianist Henri Renaud, guitarist Jimmy Gourley, bassist Don Bagley and drummer Jean-Louis Viale for some cool bop in the same basic style as the earlier set (Scott Yanow/AllMusic).