Artist: Jimmy Raney
Album: Two Jims and Zoot
Genre: Bop, Cool
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Released: 1964/1990
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Hold Me (Mulligan) - 2:56
- A Primera Vez (Marcal-Barcellow) - 4:20
- Presente de Natal (Noronha) - 3:06
- Morning of the Carnival (Bonfa) - 4:34
- Este Seu Olhar (Jobim) - 4:36
- Betaminus (Ellen) - 3:18
- Move It (Hall) - 4:25
- All Across the City (Hall) - 4:49
- Coisa Mais Linda (De Moraes-Lyra) - 4:20
- How About You (Freed-Lane) - 3:52
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- Personnel:
- Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall - guitars
- Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
- Steve Swallow - bass
- Osie Johnson - drums
The slightly unusual date Two Jims and a Zoot features tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims interacting with two guitarists (Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall) while given subtle support by bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Osie Johnson. Although the eight selections (none of which caught on as standards) had all been written recently and sometimes display the influence of bossa nova, the quiet performances could pass for 1954 rather than 1964. The cool-toned improvisations and boppish playing have a timeless quality about them although for the time period aspects of this music already sounded a bit old-fashioned.
Review by Scott Yanow