Hawthorne Nights is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Hawthorne Nights
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedSeptember 20 & 21, 1976
StudioRCA Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length41:10
LabelPablo
2310 783
ProducerNorman Granz
Zoot Sims chronology
Soprano Sax
(1976)
Hawthorne Nights
(1977)
If I'm Lucky
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "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".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Hawthorne Nights" (Bill Holman) – 4:39
  2. "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington) – 5:00
  3. "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 5:57
  4. "Only a Rose" (Rudolf Friml, Brian Hooker) – 5:06
  5. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) – 4:10
  6. "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:15
  7. "Fillings" (Holman) – 5:22
  8. "Dark Cloud" (Zoot Sims, Jon Hendricks) – 4:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 29, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 29, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzdisco: Zoot Sims Catalog accessed May 29, 2019
  4. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Zoot Sims Discography accessed May 29, 2019
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Zoot Sims: Hawthorne Nights – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.