Hawthorne Nights is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims, recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label the following year.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 29, 2019Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 29, 2019Jazzdisco: Zoot Sims Catalog accessed May 29, 2019Enciclopedia del Jazz: Zoot Sims Discography accessed May 29, 2019
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated that "not a quartet outing but an opportunity for his tenor to be showcased while joined by a nine-piece group that includes six horns (three reeds among them). Bill Holman's inventive arrangements are a large part as to why the date is successful but Sims's playing on the five standards, two Holman pieces and his own 'Dark Cloud' should not be overlooked. Fortunately there is also some solo space saved for the talented sidemen... A well-rounded set of swinging jazz".
Track listing "Hawthorne Nights" (Bill Holman) – 4:39 "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington) – 5:00 "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 5:57 "Only a Rose" (Rudolf Friml, Brian Hooker) – 5:06 "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) – 4:10 "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:15 "Fillings" (Holman) – 5:22 "Dark Cloud" (Zoot Sims, Jon Hendricks) – 4:21
Personnel Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone Oscar Brashear – trumpet Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn Frank Rosolino – trombone Richie Kamuca – clarinet, tenor saxophone Jerome Richardson – clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone Bill Hood – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute Ross Tompkins – piano Monty Budwig – bass Nick Ceroli – drums Bill Holman – arranger, conductor
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