Tonite's Music Today

1956 studio album by Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer
Tonite's Music Today
Studio album by
Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 31, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
Length35:18
LabelStoryville
STLP 907
ProducerGeorge Wein
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Tonite's Music Today is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the Storyville label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described the album featuring "colorful jammed ensembles and hard-swinging yet cool-toned solos that owe as much to the swing tradition as to the innovations of bebop".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Mr. Moon" (Steve Allen) – 4:56
  2. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 2:27
  3. "The Chant" (Gerry Mulligan) – 4:27
  4. "Blues" (Traditional) – 5:39
  5. "Zoot's Tune" (Zoot Sims) – 4:42
  6. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:51
  7. "Bobby's Tune" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 3:23
  8. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 4:53

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Tonite's Music Today – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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