Waiting Game is an album by American jazz saxophonist Zoot Sims and Orchestra arranged by Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in England in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Track listing

All compositions by Gary McFarland except as indicated
  1. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 4:52
  2. "I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon) – 4:11
  3. "Once We Loved" – 2:46
  4. "It's a Blue World" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) – 3:47
  5. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) – 4:48
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 5:02
  7. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 4:36
  8. "One I Could Have Loved" – 3:13
  9. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 4:04
  10. "Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon?" – 5:46
  • Recorded in London, England on November 28, 1966 (tracks 1–5 & 8–10), and November 30, 1966 (6 & 7)

Personnel

  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, vocals
  • David Snell – harp
  • Gary McFarland – arranger
  • Kenny Napper, (tracks 6 & 7), Jack Parnell (tracks 1–5 & 8–10) – conductor
  • Unknown Orchestra
Technical
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Arthur Halpern – cover photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

References


The Waiting Game by MadeByStudioJQ on Dribbble

The Waiting Game Archives Claire Martin, OBE Jazz vocalist

Zoot Sims Waiting Game (Vinyl) Blue Sounds

The Waiting Game HD Remaster by chriscollins

The Waiting Game Indiegogo