Tonite's Music Today

Tonite's Music Today is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the Storyville label.[1]

Tonite's Music Today
Studio album by
Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 31, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
Length35:18
LabelStoryville
STLP 907
ProducerGeorge Wein
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer
(1954–55)		 Tonite's Music Today
(1956)		 Whooeeee
(1956)
Zoot Sims chronology
From A to...Z
(1956)		 Tonite's Music Today
(1956)		 Whooeeee
(1956)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described the album featuring "colorful jammed ensembles and hard-swinging yet cool-toned solos that owe as much to the swing tradition as to the innovations of bebop".[2]

Track listing
  1. "Mr. Moon" (Steve Allen) – 4:56
  2. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 2:27
  3. "The Chant" (Gerry Mulligan) – 4:27
  4. "Blues" (Traditional) – 5:39
  5. "Zoot's Tune" (Zoot Sims) – 4:42
  6. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:51
  7. "Bobby's Tune" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 3:23
  8. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 4:53

Personnel

References
  1. Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
  2. Yanow, Scott. Tonite's Music Today – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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