Dr. Zoot - Retro Hop - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Throughout his career, Zoot Sims was famous for epitomizing the swingin musician, never playing an inappropriate phrase. He always sounded inspired and from the 1950s onward, Zoot's enthusiasm and creative never wavered. A freelancer throughout most of his career, Sims often led his own combos and co-led bands with his friend Al Cohn. Zoot started doubling on soprano quite effectively in the 1970s. Through the years, he appeared in countless situations, and always exhibited impeccable musicianship, good taste and no small amount of improvisational heat. Here is a live session which finds Zoot in the company of pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist, George Mraz and the underappreciated drummer, Mousey Alexander.

Dead Best return on August 7th with God Out of Order, their third and most fully realized album yet. Sharper, louder, and more melodic than ever, the record captures the absurdity, anxiety, and emotional whiplash of modern life through songs that are equally noisy and undeniably catchy. God Out of Order finds Dead Best at their most fully realized - turning chaos into hooks, frustration into humor, and confusion into something worth shouting along to. Album Tracks 1. Dial Tone Pulse 2. Living (On Mars) After 9PM 3. You Are Infected 4. Credible Sources 5. Babylon Was 6. Radio on 7. Eat with Love 8. Yes, Brian. No, I Know It 9. Hound 10. Hopper 11. Hey Adam, Can You See It? 12. Heinous

Originally issued as a 1955 10 LP under the leadership of trumpeter Hall Daniels the session features Dick Nash trombone; Zoot Sims tenor sax; Bob Gordon baritone sax; Tony Rizzi guitar; Paul Atkinson piano; Rolly Bundock bass; and Jack Sparling drums. A top studio arranger Daniels composed two originals for this session and wrote wonderful arrangements for two standards. The songs are the Way You Look Tonight Nash-Ville You Don't Know What Love Is and Compatibility however there are as many as four varying takes of each song so there's over 55 minutes. Contains the original 1955 liner note the descriptive notes from the 1977 LP re-issue and session photos.