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

Reception.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 and half stars. He 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”.

Ralph J. Gleason, San Francisco Chronicle:
“Sims plays with considerable debt to the free-swinging concepts of Lester Young, but he does so in an effortless and fluid style that is not imitation and is infectious. Bob Brookmeyer, who plays valve trombone on the album, is much more relaxed than usual and the combination of the two horns is an unusually happy one. The rhythm section of Gus Johnson, Bull Reuther and Hank Jones provides a smoothly swinging base and occasional solos. All in all, this is a most pleasant album, with very good playing.”

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

Personnel:
Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, vocals
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Hank Jones – piano
Wyatt Reuther – bass
Gus Johnson – drums

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Released: 1956
Recorded: January 31, 1956
New York City
Length: 35:18
Label: Storyville
Producer: George Wein