Art 'n' Zoot explained

Art 'n' Zoot
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Art Pepper and Zoot Sims
Cover:	Art 'n' Zoot - album cover.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	September 27, 1981
Venue:	Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:59
Label:	Pablo PACD-2310-957-2
Producer:	Tim Owens
Chronology:	Art Pepper
Prev Title:	Arthur's Blues
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Darn That Dream
Next Year:	1982

Art 'n' Zoot (subtitled Their Only Concert Together) is a live album by saxophonists Art Pepper and Zoot Sims recorded in 1981 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles and released on the Pablo label in 1995.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review stated " it is a joy to hear this rare encounter by the two great saxophonists. It is only a pity that Pepper and Sims did not record together more extensively during their careers".

Track listing

1. "Wee (Allen's Alley)" (Denzil Best) - 7:39
2. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 10:28
3. "In the Middle of a Kiss" (Sam Coslow) - 8:51
4. "Broadway" (Wilbur H Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 6:29
5. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) - 10:31
6. "Breakdown Blues" (Art Pepper, Zoot Sims) - 10:01

Personnel

• Art Pepper - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 6)
• Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-6)
• Victor Feldman - piano
• Barney Kessel - guitar (tracks 4 & 5)
  • Ray Brown (tracks 1 & 3-6), Charlie Haden (track 2) - bass Billy Higgins - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/catalog-2310-900-2310-sampler-album-series/#2310-957-2 Pablo Records catalog
2. http://artpepperdisco.blogspot.com.au/2007/08/art-n-zoot-pablo.html Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography
3. David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Discography of the Pablo Label accessed October 31, 2016