Joe Venuti and Zoot Sims

Basie & Zoot is a studio album by the jazz pianist Count Basie and the saxophonist Zoot Sims, released in 1976 by Pablo Records. It was recorded on April 9, 1975, during a session organized by Norman Granz, the head of the label. Granz decided against using the Count Basie Orchestra, instead inviting Sims, who played with Basie a few years prior. Basie & Zoot is a jazz album consisting of five standards and three original compositions. The songs vary in tempo, with some being uptempo and others being slow blues.