Zoot Sims - Rare Albums Collection Release:Rare Albums Collection Enlightenment Standup blues singer recorded on

Standup blues singer recorded on the West Coast during the heyday of Central Avenue

like some glowing shrapnel splintered off the rest of the record

Teenage Dreams is not just a dance album

The analog tape machine turned and turned until they couldn't turn any more

Zoot Sims - Rare Albums Collection Release:Rare Albums Collection Enlightenment Standup blues singer recorded onZoot Sims had an extraordinary recording career which began in the late 1940s and which continued until the mid 1980s, shortly before his death. This 4 CD collection features eight albums from his heyday, on which he performed as leader or co leader, and which best illustrate Zoot's majestic approach to music and his quite stunning musicianship. Coming from the period 1953 1960, among it's features are the finest albums Sims made with Al Cohn, the