Zoot Sims - Zoot's Theme

Zoot Sims - tenor
Roger Kellaway - piano
Chuck Berghofer - bass
Larry Bunker - drums

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[Gminor7]

100% balls to the wall Swinging . . . Zoot forever!

[Torquato Torpignattara]

2:29 - Larry Bunker is ready to kill some of those mofos

Swing and nothing else!

[dras1959]

If it aint got that swing?..... well this has got it 110% and then some!

[Budd Rich]

Good Stuff

[MrBootify]

Bunker...Great Drummer!!!

[Nick Lang]

Bunker?!? I hardly know 'er!

Seriously, though, what a freakin' bad ass!

[DarthClam]

Fuckin killer piano solo! And tell me he doesnt look like Viggo Mortensen in those close-ups haha

[OttoLink10]

There is another version of this on Youtube, which is at the correct speed (and key).

[OttoLink10]

The "You 'N Me" recorded by Al and Zoot was composed by Al. The tune in this video ("The Opener") was written by Bill Potts, and was on an album entitled "You "N Me."

[TheJazzzCritic]

BTW,someone mentioned Bill Potts,so I dug out an LP on the VIK label (VIK LX-1114) recorded May 10,1957 by The Freddy Merkle Group "JAZZ UNDER THE DOME" featuring original comps/arrngmnts of Bill Potts. Side 1,track 4 is titled "PERNOD 806" & is the same tune/arrngmnt Zoot is playing here in this film. The lineup on the LP is Freddy Merkle (d), Bill Potts (p), Al Seilbert (t.s.), Earl Swope (tbn) & John Beal (b). The cut was described as "a preacher in a hurry", but not nearly as fast as this.

[TheJazzzCritic]

TheJazzzCritic approves of this filmclip. Perfect in every way. Lots of swing & great inprov. Zoot is at the top of his game. Bunker & Berghofer are solid & tight. Bunker & Zoot compliment each other when they trade eights. Kellaway does his thing... notice how he breaks away from his usual "All In The Family" stride he is so known for. All four cats deserved much more props than they were ever given. Perfect combo. Hard act to follow.