Zoot Sims Meets Hans Koller brings together two distinctive tenor saxophonists whose musical paths had been moving towards each other long before they finally met in Germany in 1958. Koller had long admired Sims and the sound of Woody Herman’s celebrated Four Brothers, making their collaboration a remarkably natural one. This collection combines three vibrant quintet recordings made for Brunswick in Cologne with an earlier live concert produced by Joachim-Ernst Berendt in Baden-Baden, featuring some of Europe’s finest jazz musicians alongside trombonist Willie Dennis and drummer Kenny Clarke. The tenor saxophone remains at the heart of their musical dialogue, with occasional switches to alto and clarinet adding further colour. A fascinating document of American and European jazz speaking the same musical language.
Tracklist
01. Blues Around Joe (Hans Hammerschmid) 3:26
02. Cohn's Limit (Hans Koller) 6:18
03. Minor Meeting for Two Clarinets (Hans Hammerschmid) 3:16
04. Allen's Alley (Denzil Best) 3:32
05. All the Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein II) 5:45
06. They Say It's Wonderful (Irving Berlin) 4:08
07. Blue Night (Hans Hammerschmid) 5:38
08. I'll Remember April (Raye-De Paul) 8:37
09. Trottin' (Zoot Sims, arr. H.Hammerschmid) 4:31
10. Tangerine (Schertzinger-Mercer) 3:38
11. Minor Meeting (Hans Hammerschmid) 6:40
12. Open Door (Hans Hammerschmid) 4:06
13. These Foolish Things (Strachey-Link-Maschwitz) 3:50
14. I Surrender Dear (Barris-Clifford) 3:54
15. Walkin' (Richard Carpenter) 9:30
Album details
Personnel:
Tracks #1-3: Zoot Sims & Hans Koller, tenor sax and clarinet (#3); Hans Hammerschmid, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Rudi Sehring, drums.
Recorded in Cologne, August 10, 1958
Tracks #5, 7-9, 11-12: Zoot Sims & Hans Koller, tenor sax, clarinet (#11) and alto sax (#12); Willie Dennis, trombone, added on #7-9; Adi Feuerstein & Gerd Husemann, alto sax, added on #1; Helmut Brandt, baritone sax, added on #9; Roland Kovac, piano (except #11); Peter Trunk, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded at SWF Studio, Baden-Baden, June 23, 1958
Tracks #4 & 10: Zoot Sims, tenor saxe; Roland Kovac, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded at SWF Studio, Baden-Baden, June 23, 1958
Track #6: Koller, tenor sax; Roland Kovac, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded at SWF Studio, Baden-Baden, June 23, 1958
Tracks #13 & 14: Willie Dennis, trombone (#13); Helmut Brandt, baritone sax (#14); Roland Kovac, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded at SWF Studio, Baden-Baden, June 23, 1958
Track #15: Stu Hamer, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Adi Feuerstein, flute; Zoot Sims, Hans Koller, Gerd Husemann, tenor saxes; Helmut Brandt, baritone sax; Lasse Werner, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded at SWF Studio, Baden-Baden, June 23, 1958
Photos: X (Fresh Sound Archives)
Original recordings supervised by Joachim-Ernst Berendt
This CD release produced and annotated by Jordi Pujol
Mono · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas S.L.
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