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Zoot Sims
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Tenor saxophonists · 1925–1985

Zoot Sims

American jazz saxophonist

Born
29 October 1925
Inglewood
Died
23 March 1985
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1944–
Record labels
Pablo
Discography
67 albums

Biography

Zoot Sims was a jazz musician who played tenor saxophone. Zoot Sims was born on 29 October 1925 in Inglewood and died on 23 March 1985 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz and swing. Record labels: Pablo. The discography here lists 67 albums, from “Swingin' With Zoot Sims” (1951) to “Zoot Sims In Paris” (2018).

John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big band, afterward enjoying a long solo career, often in partnership with fellow saxmen Gerry Mulligan and Al Cohn.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Swingin' With Zoot Sims 1951 · Prestige
The Modern Art of Jazz 1956 · Dawn
Zoot Sims avec Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley (with Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley) 1956
Zoot! 1956 · Riverside Al and Zoot 1957 · Coral Records Plays Alto, Tenor and Baritone 1957 · ABC-Paramount Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville 1957 · Dawn Zoot Sims Plays Four Altos 1958 · La voce del padrone Either Way 1961 · Fred Miles "New Beat Bossa Nova" means the Samba Swings Vol 2 1962 · Colpix Cantando Bossa Nova Means Singing the Bossa Nova 1962 · Colpix
Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour 1962 · Live
Jazz Mission to Moscow 1962 · Colpix Solo for Zoot 1962 · Live · Fontana Zoot at Ronnie Scott’s 1962 · Live · Fontana Nirvana 1974 · Groove Merchant Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers 1975 · Pablo Soprano Sax 1976 · Pablo "If I'm Lucky" 1977 · Pablo Hawthorne Nights 1977 · Pablo Just Friends 1978 · Original Jazz Classics Brother In Swing 1979 · Inner City Records One to Blow On 1979 · Biograph Records Suitably Zoot 1979 · Pumpkin Productions I Wish I Were Twins 1981 · Pablo In a Sentimental Mood 1985 · Sonet Somebody Loves Me 1987 · DENON Tonite's Music Today 1990 · Black Lion Warm Tenor 1990 · Pablo As Time Goes By: The Rare Dawn Sessions 1991 Blues for Two 1991 · Pablo For Lady Day 1991 · Pablo A Summer Thing 1992 · LaserLight Digital
Zoot Case 1992
Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There 1993 · JVC Flower Waltz 1994 · Live · Venus Records On The Korner 1994 · Live · Pablo The Swinger 1995 · Original Jazz Classics Zoots Sims In Copenhagen 1995 · Live · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Elegiac 1996 · Storyville Records Suddenly It's Spring 1996 · Original Jazz Classics Zoot Sims Quartets 1996 · Prestige Getting Sentimental 1997 · Candid Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington 1997 · Pablo "Live" In Philly 1998 · 32 Jazz Waiting Game 1998 · MCA Victor, Inc. East Coast Sounds 1999 · Jazzland Only a Rose 1999 · KOCH Records
Zürich 1960 1999 · Live
It Had To Be You 2000 · Live · Gemini Records Recado Bossa Nova 2000 · Live · Ubatuqui The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson 2001 · Live · Pablo Choice 2002 · Pacific Jazz Live At Falcon Lair 2004 · Live · Pablo In Copenhagen 2007 · Live · Storyville Records Zoot Suite 2007 · HighNote Records, Inc.
Americans Swinging In Paris 2011
Four Classic Albums (Stretching Out / Starring Zoot Sims / Down Home / The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess) 2012 · Avid Entertainment
Zoot Sims In Paris 2013
Zoot Sims Recorded Live at E.J.'s 2015 · Live · Solid Records
Lost Tapes: Zoot Sims (Live) 2016 · Live
Love for Sale - Live in Dublin 1978 2017 · Live · Nagel Heyer Records
Zoot Sims In Paris 2018 · Live
Baden-Baden Lost Tapes 1958 · Live · SWR Music
En Concert avec Europe 1 - Olympia 19 Novembre • 1960
Zoot Sims goes to town
Zoot sims goes to town

Also plays on

Albums where Zoot Sims is credited as a sideman

1953 The Compositions of Al Cohn — Miles Davis tenor saxophone
1953 Portraits on Standards — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
1954 Chet Baker & Strings — Chet Baker tenor saxophone
1954 Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers reeds
1955 Happy Minors — Red Mitchell, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Simms tenor saxophone
1955 East Coast - West Coast Scene — Al Cohn And His "Charlie's Tavern" Ensembleand Shorty Rogers And His Augmented "Giants" tenor saxophone
1956 This Is How I Feel About Jazz — Quincy Jones tenor saxophone
1956 The Brothers — Stan Getz & Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
1956 The Hawk in Hi-Fi — Coleman Hawkins with Billy Byers & His Orchestra tenor saxophone
1956 Moonlight in Vermont — Johnny Smith Quintet feat. Stan Getz tenor saxophone
1956 Chris Connor — Chris Connor clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone
1957 Tenor Conclave — Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
1957 The Four Brothers… Together Again! — Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Herb Steward & Serge Chaloff tenor saxophone
1957 From A to Z — Al Cohn / Zoot Sims Sextet tenor saxophone
1957 With Zoot Sims — Jutta Hipp tenor saxophone
1958 Benny In Brussels Volume 2 — Benny Goodman tenor saxophone
1958 Benny in Brussels Volume 1 — Benny Goodman tenor saxophone
1958 Vaughan and Violins — Sarah Vaughan tenor saxophone
1958 Locking Horns — Joe Newman/Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
1959 The Birth of a Band — Quincy Jones tenor saxophone, performer
1959 The Genius of Ray Charles — Ray Charles tenor saxophone
1959 Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner & Loewe — Chet Baker tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
1959 A Gasser! — Annie Ross & Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
1959 The Vibraphone Players of Bethlehem, Volume 1 — Teddy Charles and His Sextet tenor saxophone
1960 The Concert Jazz Band — Gerry Mulligan tenor saxophone
1960 At the Monterey Jazz Festival — Woody Herman tenor saxophone
1960 The Book Cooks — Booker Ervin tenor saxophone
1961 South American Cookin’ — Curtis Fuller tenor saxophone
1962 Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus tenor saxophone
1962 All the Sad Young Men — Anita O’Day tenor saxophone

Analysed solos by Zoot Sims

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Relaxing with Garrity Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars · Allen Eager · Al Cohn · Zoot Sims · Stan… · 1949 archive.org ↗
  • Americans In Sweden ZOOT SIMS and his Three Brothers · Zoot Sims · Dick Hyman · Charlie… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME ZOOT SIMS QUARTET · Zoot Sims · Jerry Wiggins · Pierre Michelot ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • I MAY BE WRONG CHUBBY JACKSON & His Orch. · HOWARD McGHEE · AL PORCINO · DON… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • Yellow Duck ZOOT SIMS and his Five Brothers · Zoot Sims · Lars Gullin · Sixten… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • CRYSTALS ZOOT SIMS QUARTET · Zoot Sims · Jerry Wiggins · Pierre Michelot ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • FLYING THE COOP CHUBBY JACKSON & His Orch. · HOWARD McGHEE · AL PORCINO · DON… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • Leavin' Town Chubby Jackson's Orch. · Zoot Sims · 1950 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Zoot Sims play?

Zoot Sims is known for playing tenor saxophone.

When and where was Zoot Sims born?

Zoot Sims was born 29 October 1925 in Inglewood.

What are Zoot Sims's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Modern Art of Jazz (1956), Zoot! (1956), Al and Zoot (1957), Plays Alto, Tenor and Baritone (1957) and Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville (1957).

External links

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