This generally interesting but only adequately recorded set, which was issued for the first time on this 1996 CD, features duets played by
Zoot Sims (doubling on tenor and soprano) and guitarist
Bucky Pizzarelli. The pair mostly sticks to swinging standards, other than
Neal Hefti's "Fred" and
Rod McKuen's "Jean," and there are some strong moments (particularly on "Lester Leaps In," "Limehouse Blues" and "Softly As In a Morning Sunrise"), but one does miss the bass and drums after awhile.