Tonite's Music Today Explained

Tonite's Music Today
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer
Border:	yes
Released:	1956
Recorded:	January 31, 1956 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:18
Label:	Storyville STLP 907
Producer:	George Wein
Chronology:	Bob Brookmeyer
Prev Title:	The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer
Prev Year:	1954–55
Next Title:	Whooeeee
Next Year:	1956

Tonite's Music Today is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the Storyville label.^[1]

Reception

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".

Track listing

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

Personnel

Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, vocals
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Hank Jones – piano
Wyatt Reuther – bass
Gus Johnson – drums

Notes and References

http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#storyville-slp-907 Zoot Sims Catalog