Locking Horns

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{{Infobox album

| name = Locking Horns

| type = Studio

| artist = Joe Newman and Zoot Sims

| cover = Locking Horns.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1957

| recorded = April 10, 1957
New York City

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| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = Rama RLP 1003
Roulette SR 52009

| producer = Joe Guercio

| chronology = Joe Newman

| prev_title = The Happy Cats

| prev_year = 1957

| next_title = Soft Swingin' Jazz

| next_year = 1958

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Zoot Sims

| type = album

| prev_title = Al and Zoot

| prev_year = 1957

| title = Locking Horns

| year = 1957

| next_title = Stretching Out

| next_year = 1958

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Roulette Records cover

| type = album

| cover = Locking Horns (Roulette).jpg

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Locking Horns is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman and saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Rama label before it was sold to Roulette Records.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/rama.html Rama Album Discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007214154/http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/rama.html |date=2016-10-07 }}, accessed November 13, 2015Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/roulettec.html Roulette Album Discography, Part 3], accessed November 13, 2015[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#rama-rlp-1003 Zoot Sims Catalog], accessed November 13, 2015

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/locking-horns-mw0000871581 Allmusic listing], accessed November 13, 2015

Track listing

All compositions by Adriano Acea except as indicated

  1. "Corky" (Joe Newman) - 4:45
  2. "Mambo for Joe" - 3:50
  3. "Wolafunt's Lament" (Bill Graham) - 3:45
  4. "Midnite Fantasy" - 3:35
  5. "'Tater Pie" - 3:35
  6. "Oh Shaye" - 3:50
  7. "Bassing Around" (Osie Johnson) - 3:59
  8. "Oh Joe" (Newman) - 4:30
  9. "Susette" - 4:00
  10. "Similar Souls" (Johnson) - 6:18

Personnel

References