In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday November 29th, 2017 with Jean-Michel Labatut
Zoot Sims on Pablo / Russ Freeman and Chet Baker

The most remarkable thing about Zoot's recording career is that until Norman Granz signed him up in 1975 for Pablo (ten years before Zoot’s death) - he was one of the few major jazz figures who appeared to have no long-standing contract with any record company. The reason cannot be quality, since Zoot never made a less than excellent recording. In the first part of IAMT, we will sample some of his Pablo recordings. Another almost forgotten master is pianist Russ Freeman. In the second part of IAMT we will listen to him accompanying Chet Baker in a quartet, and leading his own trio. No singing, only music!