Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims

Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims is a studio album by the German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp. Recorded on July 28, 1956, it was released by Blue Note the following year.^[1]

Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims
Studio album by Jutta Hipp
Released	February 1957
Recorded	July 28, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder (Hackensack, New Jersey)
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:17
Label	Blue Note BLP 1530
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jutta Hipp chronology
At the Hickory House (1956) Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1957)

Background

In the liner notes, jazz critic Leonard Feather comments that the album has a relaxed feel, similar to what the listener might experience at a live performance, "... if you happened to drop in one night at Basin Street or the bohemia and found Jutta Hipp sitting in with Zoot's combo."^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow and Thom Jurek [de] states, "as a whole, this recording is so wonderfully executed, one has to wonder why Hipp simply dropped out of the jazz world."^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Blues"	Zoot Sims	8:42
2.	"Violets for Your Furs"	Matt Dennis Tom Adair	6:10
3.	"Down Home"	Jerry Lloyd	6:43

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Almost Like Being in Love"	Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe	6:16
2.	"Wee Dot"	J. J. Johnson Leo Parker	7:28
3.	"Too Close for Comfort"	Jerry Bock George David Weiss Larry Holofcener	6:52

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"These Foolish Things"	Harry Link Holt Marvell Jack Strachey	6:12
8.	"'S Wonderful"	George Gershwin Ira Gershwin	5:54

Personnel

Musicians

• Jutta Hipp – piano
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Jerry Lloyd [de] – trumpet
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Leonard Feather – liner notes