Two Jims and Zoot explained

Two Jims and Zoot
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jimmy Raney, Zoot Sims & Jim Hall
Cover:	Two Jims and Zoot.jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	March 11 & 12, 1964 in NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:12
Label:	Mainstream 56013/S6013
Producer:	Harry Ringler
Chronology:	Jimmy Raney
Prev Title:	The Street Swingers
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Momentum
Next Year:	1974

Two Jims and Zoot (also reissued as Otra Vez) is an album by guitarists Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall with saxophonist Zoot Sims which was recorded in 1964 for the Mainstream label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and its review by Scott Yanow states "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".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hold Me" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:55
2. "A Primera Vez" (Alcebíades Barcelos, Armando Marçal) - 4:19
3. "Presente de Natal" (Nelcy Noronha) - 3:06
4. "Morning of the Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 4:34
5. "Este Seu Olhar" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 4:35
6. "Betaminus" (R. Ellen) - 3:18
7. "Move It" (Jim Hall) - 4:25
8. "All Across the City" (Hall) - 4:48
9. "Coisa Mais Linda" (Carlos Lyra, Vinicius de Moraes) - 4:20
10. "How About You?" (Leo Feist) - 3:52

Personnel

• Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall - guitar
  • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone Steve Swallow - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed November 11, 2014
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jimmy-raney/catalog/#mainstream-56013 Jimmy Raney discography
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed August 13, 2014