Riverside session · in the studio
December 13 and 18, 1956
The Zoot Sims Quintet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Zoot!, Jazz For Lovers
In the room
Zoot Sims – tenor sax, alto sax · as Jack Zoot Sims- Nick Travis – trumpet
George Handy – piano, arranger- Wilbur Ware – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Why Cry? | RLP 12-228 |
| – | Echoes Of You | RLP 12-228 |
| – | Swim, Jim | RLP 12-228 |
| – | Here And Now | RLP 12-228 |
| – | Fools Rush In | RLP 12-228, RLP 12-244 |
| – | Osmosis | RLP 12-228 |
| – | Taking A Chance On Love | RLP 12-228 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 1228 | Chris Connor | Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra | 1956 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis, Osie Johnson |
2 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 1250 | Bix-Duke-Fats | Arranged By Tom Talbert | 1956 | Nick Travis, Osie Johnson |
 | LP 3-219 | Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements | Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra | 1956 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis |
 | MG-36103 | Swingin' With Terry Gibbs | Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra | 1956 | Nick Travis, Osie Johnson |
 | LP 1256 | That Satin Doll | Carol Stevens With Phil Moore's Music | 1957 | Nick Travis, Osie Johnson |
 | MG-36104 | The Swingin' Miss D | Dinah Washington | 1957 | Nick Travis, Osie Johnson |
 | MGV-8388 | The Concert Jazz Band | Gerry Mulligan | 1960 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis |
 | V-8438 | Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band On Tour/Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims | Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band | 1962 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis |
 | V-8567 | The Essential Gerry Mulligan | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport | 1963 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis |
 | A-53 | After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!! | Freda Payne | 1964 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis |
 | CL 2269 | The Reporter | Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra | 1964 | Zoot Sims, Nick Travis |