Tonite's Music Today

Tonite's Music Today is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the Storyville label.^[1]

Tonite's Music Today
Studio album by Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer
Released	1956
Recorded	January 31, 1956 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:18
Label	Storyville STLP 907
Producer	George Wein
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954–55) Tonite's Music Today (1956) Whooeeee (1956)
Zoot Sims chronology
From A to...Z (1956) Tonite's Music Today (1956) Whooeeee (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow 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".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Mr. Moon" (Steve Allen) – 4:56
2. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 2:27
3. "The Chant" (Gerry Mulligan) – 4:27
4. "Blues" (Traditional) – 5:39
5. "Zoot's Tune" (Zoot Sims) – 4:42
6. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:51
7. "Bobby's Tune" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 3:23
8. "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

References

1. Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Tonite's Music Today – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.