Yellow Duck, recorded 24 march, 1950. The reverse side features
Zoot with the rhythm section in "Americans in Sweden".

Zoot Sims and his Five Brothers

What a start! Lars playing the baritone for the first time in a recording studio, Zoot recording his first sides as a leader. He would do another session in Paris (like this one during a tour with Benny Goodman) before leading his first American dates later this year.

The tune's title is of course a pun on the nicknames of the two composers; Gunnar Almstedt was called "Ankan", the Duck, and Gullin "Gulan". In Swedish, "gul" means yellow.

"I remember the studio, small but modern. Lars was a very nice person and we got along well. I understand this was his first solo on record. I just heard again after all these years and it was a nice surprise, after all it was more than thirty ago! I don't sound too old-fashioned and the arrangement is very good. I guess Lars wrote it. I couldn't write arrangements then and I still can't", Zoot recalled later.