1979 studio album by Rune Gustafsson and Zoot Sims
The Sweetest Sounds Released 1979 Recorded November 28–29, 1978 Studio CI Recording Studios, New York City, NY Genre Jazz Length 41 :59 Label Pablo Today 2312 106 Producer Rune Ötwerman Move (1977) The Sweetest Sounds (1979) Just the Way You Are (1980)
The Sweetest Sounds is an album by Swedish guitarist Rune Gustafsson with American saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in late 1978 released by the Pablo Today label in the United States and Sonet Records in Sweden in 1979.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 5]
AllMusic reviewer Dave Nathan stated: "That this get together was a relaxed affair (as things usually were with Sims) is very apparent. The eight-song program includes nothing adventurous that would require much thinking or musical dexterity on the part of these experienced musicians. The many moods which characterized Sims' playing are evident here ... All in all, this was an entirely satisfactory proceeding".[ 5]
"The Sweetest Sounds " (Richard Rodgers ) – 4:00 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road " (Elton John , Bernie Taupin ) – 4:45 "Stompin' at the Savoy " (Edgar Sampson , Benny Goodman , Chick Webb , Andy Razaf ) – 7:54 "My Favourite Things " (Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II ) – 4:40 "Waters of March (Aguas de Marco) " (Antônio Carlos Jobim ) – 5:25 "Indentation" (Erik Nordström) – 4:50 "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You " (George Bassman , Ned Washington ) – 5:45 "A Song for You " (Leon Russell ) – 4:40
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader The Brothers (and Stan Getz , 1949–52) Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1956) The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims (1956) Tonite's Music Today (and Bob Brookmeyer , 1956) Whooeeee (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1956) Zoot! (1956) Locking Horns (and Joe Newman , 1957) Stretching Out (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1958) Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (and Al Cohn, Phil Woods , 1959) Down Home (1960) Two Jims and Zoot /Otra Vez (Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall , 1964) Inter-Action (and Sonny Stitt , 1965) Waiting Game (1966) The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967) Nirvana (and Bucky Pizzarelli , Buddy Rich , 1974) Basie & Zoot (and Count Basie , 1975) The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975) Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (and Joe Pass , Oscar Peterson , 1975) Soprano Sax (1976) Hawthorne Nights (1976) If I'm Lucky (and Jimmy Rowles , 1977) For Lady Day (1978) Warm Tenor (and Jimmy Rowles , 1979) The Sweetest Sounds (and Rune Gustafsson , 1979) Just Friends (and Harry Edison , 1980) Art 'n' Zoot (and Art Pepper , 1981) Recordings withAl Cohn From A to...Z (1956) The Sax Section (Cohn led, 1956) Tenor Conclave (and Hank Mobley , John Coltrane , 1957) The Four Brothers... Together Again! (and Herbie Steward , Serge Chaloff , 1957) Al and Zoot (1957) Blues and Haikus (Jack Kerouac , 1959) SteveIreneo! (and Irene Kral , Steve Allen , 1959) Son of Drum Suite (Cohn, 1960) You 'n' Me (1960) Either Way (1961) Jazz Mission to Moscow (Cohn, 1962) Body and Soul (1973) Motoring Along (1974) WithQuincy Jones WithGerry Mulligan With others Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963) Encounter! (Pepper Adams , 1968) Trigger Happy! /East Coast Sounds (Trigger Alpert /Sims, Cohn, Tony Scott , 1956) Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54) Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) The Bosses (Count Basie and "Big Joe" Turner , 1973) Louis Bellson Quintet (1954) The Genius of Ray Charles (1959) Jazz Is Universal (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band , 1961) Chris Connor (1956) The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin , 1960) Loose Blues (Bill Evans , 1962) The Aztec Suite (Art Farmer , 1959) South American Cookin' (Curtis Fuller , 1961) Creole Cookin' (Bobby Hackett , 1967) The Hawk in Hi Fi (Coleman Hawkins , 1956) Portraits on Standards (Stan Kenton , 1953) The Kenton Era (Stan Kenton, 1953) The Manhattan Transfer (released 1975) Profiles (Gary McFarland , 1966) Something to Swing About (Carmen McRae , 1959) Ms. Jazz (Carmen McRae, 1973) Metronome All-Stars 1956 (1956) The Complete Town Hall Concert (Charles Mingus , 1962) Arranged by Montrose (Jack Montrose , 1954) Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson , 1966) The Sound of Feeling (Oliver Nelson, 1966) Jazzhattan Suite (Oliver Nelson/Jazz Interactions Orchestra, 1967) All the Sad Young Men (Anita O'Day , 1962) Transition (Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton , 1974) Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954) Samba Para Dos (Lalo Schifrin , Bob Brookmeyer, 1963) Moonlight in Vermont (Johnny Smith , 1952) Phoebe Snow (1974) Broadway Soul (Sonny Stitt , 1965) Vaughan and Violins (Sarah Vaughan , 1958) The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (Sarah Vaughan, 1979) Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More (Sarah Vaughan, 1979) The Jazz Guitarist (Chuck Wayne, 1953) At Newport '63 (Joe Williams , 1963)