Whooeeee Explained

Whooeeee
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Zoot Sims-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Cover:	Whooeeee.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	February 8, 1956 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:11
Label:	Storyville STLP 914
Producer:	George Wein
Chronology:	Bob Brookmeyer
Prev Title:	Tonite's Music Today
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer
Next Year:	1956

Whooeeee (also released as Today's Jazz and Morning Fun) is an album by the Zoot Sims-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet recorded in 1956 for the Storyville label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Sims and Brookmeyer are in fine form".

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer except where noted.

1. "The King" (Count Basie) – 4:44
2. "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) – 5:16
3. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:40
4. "Snake Eyes" – 4:03
5. "Morning Fun" (Zoot Sims) – 5:07
6. "Whooeeee" – 5:10
7. "Someone to Watch Over Me/My Old Flame" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 4:16
8. "Box Cars" (Al Cohn) – 5:24

Personnel

• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Bill Crow – bass
• Jo Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#storyville-slp-914 Zoot Sims Catalog