Down Home (Zoot Sims album)

Down Home is an album by American jazz tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims.

Reception

Billboard magazine called it an "unusual album", in that Sims "applied his improvisational skill to a number of real oldies". The magazine reviewed the singles as well, noting the "all-star rhythm section" and generally saying the songs were "perfect for jazz jukeboxes". Down Beat called it "a marvellous example of Sims' ability to swing".

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, called it "enjoyable and consistently swinging", noting that it "gives one a look at the great pianist Dave McKenna in his early days". The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a classic Zoot date, with the saxophonist swinging as hard as ever and McKenna offering his characteristic full-blooded support".

Track listing

Personnel

• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Dave McKenna – piano
• George Tucker – double bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. Zoot!
2. Basie & Zoot
3. Down Home
4. Zoot Sims
5. Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims
6. The Brothers (album)
7. Two Jims and Zoot
8. Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers
9. Soprano Sax (Zoot Sims album)
10. The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims
11. You 'n' Me (Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet album)
12. Al and Zoot
13. Warm Tenor
14. Nirvana (Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli album)
15. The Sweetest Sounds (Rune Gustafsson and Zoot Sims album)
16. Either Way (album)
17. Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims album)
18. Tonite's Music Today
19. Loose Blues
20. Art 'n' Zoot