Whooeeee

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Whooeeee
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedFebruary 8, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:11
LabelStoryville
STLP 914
ProducerGeorge Wein
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Tonite's Music Today
(1956)
Whooeeee
(1956)
Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer
(1956)
Zoot Sims chronology
Tonite's Music Today
(1956)
Whooeeee
(1956)
Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville
(1956)

Whooeeee (also released as Today's Jazz and Morning Fun) is an album by the Zoot Sims-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet recorded in 1956 for the Storyville label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Sims and Brookmeyer are in fine form".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer except where noted.

  1. "The King" (Count Basie) – 4:44
  2. "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) – 5:16
  3. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:40
  4. "Snake Eyes" – 4:03
  5. "Morning Fun" (Zoot Sims) – 5:07
  6. "Whooeeee" – 5:10
  7. "Someone to Watch Over Me/My Old Flame" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 4:16
  8. "Box Cars" (Al Cohn) – 5:24

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed November 30, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Morning Fun – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.