Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer - Stretching Out

Label: Nola Studios
Styles: Jazz
Original Release Date:December 27, 1958
Quality/Bitrate: MP3/320kb/s/44.1Khz/Stereo
Size: 85 MB

1. Stretching Out (Bob Brookmeyer) 6:09
2. Now Will You Be Good? (Jentes-Pease-Terker) 5:27
3. Pennies From Heaven (Johnston-Burke) 6:14
4. King Porter Stomp (Morton-Burke-Robbins) 4:38
5. Aint Misbehavin (Waller-Razaf-Brooks) 6:53
6. Bee Kay (Bill potts) 6:39

Like many studio sessions recorded for United Artists, this 1958 session co-led by Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer can be a bit tricky to find. Brookmeyer contributed most of the charts, including the easygoing blues which serves as the title track, as well as updated treatments of Jelly Roll Morton's "King Porter Stomp" and "Ain't Misbehavin'." Cohn is responsible for a swinging chart of "Pennies From Heaven" during which he switches to baritone sax, while Bill Potts wrote and arranged "Bee Kay." The rest of the superb band includes Harry "Sweets" Edison, Hank Jones, bassist Eddie Jones, guitarist Freddie Green, and drummer Charlie Persip. Aside from a few innocuous reed squeaks, the music is essentially flawless and has stood the test of time very well. Although U.S. reissues have been sparse, Fresh Sound re-released an LP of this music and Toshiba also put out a CD edition in Japan. In any case, fans of cool jazz will want to locate a copy of this session. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide


From Bob Brookmeyer's original liner notes: "This all wouldn't have been possible without Harry Edison and Fred Green you know. They know as much about the kind of music that I feel as any men who ever lived. They have earned with no caterwauling about travel, working conditions, the plight of the 'jazzman' in America today, and related rot the respect and love of many musicians and listeners, especially those who were around to sop up that Basie band in the early 40s. They are, truly, GIANTS: yesterday through, and inclusive of, tomorrow. The album was recorded at Nola's penthouse from 10 AM to 4 PM on a Sunday afternoon in December and it was fun, fun, fun and happiness. What I wouldn't give to play with a band like this every night! Ah well, back to the workroom and some more of that score paper so have a good time at the funeral and a good day to all."

Zoot Sims (tenor sax)
Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone)
Al Cohn (tenor and baritone sax)
Harry Sweets Edison (trumpet)
Hank Jones (piano)
Freddy Green (guitar)
Eddie Jones (bass)
Charlie Persip (drums)
Stretching Out

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