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1975 live album by Zoot Sims, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Oscar Peterson
The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson is a 1975
live album by the
tenor saxophonists
Zoot Sims and
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , featuring the pianist
Oscar Peterson .
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[1]
Bill Holland, writing for
Billboard , said "[w]alk up to a friend who likes...jazz", listed the personnel, then said "get ready for a major smile", and mentioned that "Davis plays
Coleman Hawkins to Sims'
Lester Young ".
[2]
Ken Dryden's
AllMusic review says that the album "was an inspired idea, because each of the two tenor saxophonists approach the instrument differently...highly recommended." He calls the rhythm section "a great one...providing plenty of fuel for the featured soloists."
[1]
Track listing
"
The Man I Love " (
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ) – 10:42
"My Old Flame" (
Sam Coslow ,
Arthur Johnston ) – 2:49
"
Don't Worry 'bout Me " (
Rube Bloom ,
Ted Koehler ) – 3:11
"
There Will Never Be Another You " (
Mack Gordon ,
Harry Warren ) – 8:17
"
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You " (
Bing Crosby ,
Ned Washington ,
Victor Young ) – 5:32
"
Tangerine " (
Johnny Mercer ,
Victor Schertzinger ) – 9:03
"
Out of Nowhere " (
Johnny Green ,
Edward Heyman ) – 7:32
"
Groovin' High " (
Dizzy Gillespie ) – 10:24
Personnel
Performance
Production
Norman Granz - producer
Jamie Putnam - art direction
Ted Williams - photography
Deb Sibony - design
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
As leader or co-leader
Plays series1955–58 Plays the Songbook (1959)
The London House Sessions (1961)Trio & Guests
Exclusively for My Friends 1969–79
Hello Herbie (1969)
Motions and Emotions (with
Claus Ogerman , 1969)
Another Day (1970)
Tracks (1970)
Tristeza on Piano (1970)
Walking the Line (1970)
Great Connection (1971)
In Tune (and
The Singers Unlimited , 1971)
Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
In Tokyo (1972)
Solo (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
The trio (
Pablo , 1973)
In Russia (1974)
The Giants (1974)
The Good Life (1974)
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
Porgy and Bess (and
Joe Pass , 1975)
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
The Tenor Giants (and
Zoot Sims and
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)
And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown &
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1977)
Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
The London Concert (1978)
The Paris Concert (1978)
Digital at Montreux (1979)
Night Child (1979)
Skol (with
Stéphane Grappelli , 1979)
With The Trumpet Kings 1980–2004
With
Count Basie or alumni
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
Basie Jazz (
Count Basie , 1952)
Pres and Sweets (
Lester Young and
Harry Edison , 1955)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (
Stan Getz ,
Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
With
Benny Carter With
Roy Eldridge With
Ella Fitzgerald
Coleman Hawkins and/or
Ben Webster With
Buddy Rich With others
The Astaire Story (
Fred Astaire , 1952)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
Ellis in Wonderland (
Herb Ellis , 1955–56)
Toni (
Toni Harper , 1955–56)
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Anita Sings the Most (
Anita O'Day , 1957)
Only the Blues (
Sonny Stitt , 1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
This Is Ray Brown (
Roy Brown , 1958)
Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
Bill Henderson with (1963)
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (
Sarah Vaughan , 1978)
Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
Film soundtracks
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 with
Al 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)
With
Quincy Jones With
Gerry 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)