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Zoot Sims (29 Oct 1925 - 23 Mar 1985)

Male Person - United States US jazz saxophonist

Releases (61)

Official

Album

  1. Zoot! 1956
  2. The Modern Art of Jazz 1956
  3. Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville 1957
  4. Plays Alto, Tenor and Baritone 1957
  5. Zoot Sims Plays Four Altos 1958
  6. "New Beat Bossa Nova" means the Samba Swings Vol 2 1962 (as Zoot Sims and His Orchestra)
  7. Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers 1975
  8. Soprano Sax 1976
  9. Hawthorne Nights 1977
  10. One to Blow On 1979
  11. Brother In Swing 1979
  12. I Wish I Were Twins 1981
  13. In a Sentimental Mood 1985
  14. Somebody Loves Me 1987
  15. Warm Tenor 1990
  16. For Lady Day 14 Nov 1991
  17. As Time Goes By: The Rare Dawn Sessions 1991
  18. A Summer Thing 1992
  19. Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There 1993
  20. The Swinger 1995
  21. Zoot Sims Quartets 06 Mar 1996
  22. Suddenly It's Spring 1996
  23. Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington 1997
  24. Getting Sentimental 1997
  25. Waiting Game 01 Jul 1998
  26. "Live" In Philly 1998
  27. Only a Rose 1999
  28. Choice 26 Jun 2002
  29. Zoot Suite 2007
  30. Four Classic Albums (Stretching Out / Starring Zoot Sims / Down Home / The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess) 03 Jun 2012
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Album - Compilation

  1. Down Home 1960
  2. Good Old Zoot 1963
  3. The Best of Zoot Sims 1980
  4. Zoot Sims Quartets 1992
  5. Tenorly 1993
  6. Zoot Sims in Paris 1995
  7. Quartet & Sextet 1997
  8. The Complete 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions 30 Oct 2001
  9. That Old Feeling 2005
  10. Four Different Albums (The Four Brothers...Together Again / From A to Z / Zoot / Whooeeee) 2009
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Album - Live

  1. Zoot at Ronnie Scott’s Feb 1962
  2. Solo for Zoot 1962
  3. On The Korner 1994
  4. Zoots Sims In Copenhagen 1995
  5. Recado Bossa Nova 2000
  6. In Copenhagen 2007
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Album - Compilation / Live

  1. Cookin’! 1965
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Relationships (8)

Member Of

  1. Zoot Sims Quartet original, eponymous, saxophone
  2. Zoot Sims Sextet original, eponymous
  3. The Al Cohn & Zoot Sims Quintet original, eponymous
  4. Gerry Mulligan Sextet tenor saxophone
  5. Curtis Fuller's Quintet
  6. Billy Byers & His Orchestra
  7. The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Sextet tenor saxophone
  8. The Bill Crow-Phil Woods All Stars

Recordings by (510)

  1. Why Cry? 5:54 (1956)
  2. Echoes of You 7:12 (1956)
  3. Swim, Jim 7:07 (1956)
  4. Here and Now 4:55 (1956)
  5. Fools Rush In 4:30 (1956)
  6. Osmosis 4:44 (1956)
  7. Taking a Chance on Love 6:00 (1956)
  8. September in the Rain 4:58 (1956)
  9. Down at the Loft 4:20 (1956)
  10. Ghost of a Chance 6:24 (1956)
  11. Not So Deep 6:48 (1956)
  12. Them There Eyes 5:49 (1956)
  13. Our Pad 4:33 (1956)
  14. Dark Clouds 4:21 (1956)
  15. One to Blow On 5:18 (1956)
  16. You're My Girl 3:16 (1957)
  17. The Purple Cow 4:32 (1957)
  18. I'll Wind 5:05 (1957)
  19. The Big Stampede 4:34 (1957)
  20. Too Close for Comfort 3:28 (1957)
  21. Jerry's Janut 4:05 (1957)
  22. How Now Blues 6:18 (1957)
  23. Bye Ya 3:44 (1957)
  24. Blinuet 4:39 (1957)
  25. The Trouble With Me Is You 3:47 (1957)
  26. Where You At? 3:06 (1957)
  27. Zonkin' 5:49 (1957)
  28. Noshin' 3:30 (1957)
  29. Major-Major 6:13 (1957)
  30. Minor-Minor 4:07 (1957)
  31. Pegasus 4:00 (1957)
  32. Quicker Blues ?:?? (1958)
  33. Slower Blues ?:?? (1958)
  34. Let's Not Waltz Tonight ?:?? (1958)
  35. The Last Day Of Fall ?:?? (1958)
  36. J'Espere Enfin ?:?? (1958)
  37. See A Key Of "C" ?:?? (1958)
  38. I Await Thee, Love ?:?? (1958)
  39. Jive at Five 5:18 (1960)
  40. Doggin’ Around 4:38 (1960)
  41. Avalon 4:29 (1960)
  42. I Cried for You 6:50 (1960)
  43. Bill Bailey 5:16 (1960)
  44. Goodnight, Sweetheart 4:20 (1960)
  45. There’ll Be Some Changes Made 5:23 (1960)
  46. I’ve Heard That Blues Before 5:24 (1960)
  47. Love for Sale 6:10 (Feb 1962) mono
  48. Gone With the Wind 7:55 (Feb 1962) mono
  49. Autumn Leaves 7:32 (1962) mono
  50. Somebody Loves Me 7:00 (1962) mono
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I’ve Got News for You 3:19 Woody Herman and His Orchestra (1948) tenor saxophone
  2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 2:55 Harry Belafonte (1950) tenor saxophone
  3. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 2:50 Harry Belafonte (1950) tenor saxophone
  4. Autumn In New York 2:40 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  5. Reverie 2:55 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  6. I Got It Bad (And That's Ain't Good) 3:01 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  7. How High the Moon 2:20 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  8. You and the Night and the Music 2:41 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  9. I've Got You Under My Skin 2:50 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  10. April in Paris 2:51 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  11. Tasty Pudding 3:21 Miles Davis (1953) tenor saxophone
  12. Floppy 6:01 Miles Davis (1953) tenor saxophone
  13. Willie the Wailer 4:27 Miles Davis (1953) tenor saxophone
  14. For Adults Only 5:34 Miles Davis (1953) tenor saxophone
  15. A Ghost of a Chance ?:?? Johnny Smith Quintet (1953) tenor saxophone
  16. Vilia ?:?? Johnny Smith Quintet (1953) tenor saxophone
  17. Crazy Rhythm 2:58 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  18. I'm Thru With Love 2:38 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  19. Trickleydidlier 2:38 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  20. Love Walked In 2:57 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  21. I Married an Angel 3:36 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  22. A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet 2:35 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  23. You Don’t Know What Love Is 3:29 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  24. Why Shouldn't I? 3:34 Chet Baker (14 Apr 1954) tenor saxophone
  25. Doggin' Around 2:36 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  26. Swingin' the Blues 4:29 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  27. Exaktamo 4:04 Stan Levey (1954) tenor saxophone
  28. West Coasting 3:22 Stan Levey (1954) tenor saxophone
  29. Taps Miller 3:23 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  30. Extra Version 3:49 Stan Levey (1954) tenor saxophone
  31. Lightnin' Bug 4:05 Stan Levey (1954) tenor saxophone
  32. Fast Clip 3:19 Stan Levey (1954) tenor saxophone
  33. It's Sand, Man 3:00 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  34. Basie Eyes 3:27 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  35. H and J 3:02 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  36. Walk, Don't Run 3:15 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  37. Topsy 3:21 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  38. Tickletoe 2:40 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  39. Drum Sticks 4:39 Stan Levey (1954) tenor saxophone
  40. Long Ago and Far Away ?:?? Red Michell's Group (Jun 1955) tenor saxophone
  41. Gone With the Wind ?:?? Red Michell's Group (Jun 1955) tenor saxophone
  42. Scapple From the Apple ?:?? Red Michell's Group (Jun 1955) tenor saxophone
  43. Happy Minor ?:?? Red Michell's Group (Jun 1955) tenor saxophone
  44. Cool Sunshine 10:34 Shorty Rogers (1955) tenor saxophone
  45. Four Brothers 3:17 Woody Herman and His Orchestra (1955) tenor saxophone
  46. The Goof and I 2:52 Woody Herman and His Orchestra (1955) tenor saxophone
  47. Loki 6:49 Shorty Rogers (1955) tenor saxophone
  48. Elaine's Lullaby 9:44 Shorty Rogers (1955) tenor saxophone
  49. Five Brothers 3:12 Stan Getz & Zoot Sims (1956) tenor saxophone
  50. Four and One Moore 3:45 Stan Getz & Zoot Sims (1956) tenor saxophone

Credited as (135)

  1. Zoot Sims
  2. Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims
  3. Stan Getz & Zoot Sims
  4. Zoot Sims & The Aggrovators
  5. Count Basie & Zoot Sims
  6. Zoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli
  7. Zoot Sims meets Jimmy Rowles
  8. Zoot Sims & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  9. Zoot Sims & Joe Pass
  10. Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer
  11. Art Pepper & Zoot Sims
  12. Sonny Stitt & Zoot Sims
  13. Gerry Mulligan & Zoot Sims
  14. Al Cohn and Zoot Sims
  15. Joe Newman & Zoot Sims
  16. Zoot Sims & Henri Renaud
  17. Annie Ross & Zoot Sims
  18. Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims
  19. Coleman Hawkins / Zoot Sims / Phil Woods
  20. The Zoot Sims Al Cohn Septet
  21. Woody Herman and His Orchestra feat. Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Herbie Steward & Serge Chaloff
  22. Bill Evans with Freddie Hubbard & Zoot Sims
  23. Sarah Vaughan, Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown & Mickey Roker
  24. Buddy Rich & Zoot Sims
  25. Al Cohn & Zoot Sims
  26. Joe Newman/Zoot Sims
  27. Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins & Zoot Sims
  28. Zoot Sims, Jon Eardley, Henri Renaud, Benoît Quersin & Charles Saudrais
  29. Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Bob Brookmeyer, Hank Jones, Harry Edison & Freddie Green
  30. Al Cohn/Zoot Sims Sextet
  31. Bill Crow, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, Gene Allen, Mel Lewis, Eddie Costa, Zoot Sims, Willie Dennis, Jimmy Maxwell, Marky Markowitz
  32. Alton & Zoot with Hortense Ellis
  33. Chuck Wayne, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims
  34. Zoot Sims et Henri Renaud
  35. Carmen McRae, Zoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli
  36. Bill Evans, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Ron Carter & Philly Joe Jones
  37. Al Cohn Quintet featuring Zoot Sims
  38. Vi Velasco with Zoot Sims and his Orchestra
  39. Zoot Sims and Al Cohn
  40. Zoot Sims with Kenny Drew Trio
  41. Zoot Sims with The Joe Castro Trio
  42. Chet Baker & Zoot Sims
  43. Al Cohn Quintet feat. Zoot Sims
  44. Zoot Sims, Jimmy Rowles, Michael Moore & John Clay
  45. Dizzy Gillespie; Zoot Sims
  46. Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band featuring Zoot Sims
  47. Dave McKenna & Zoot Sims
  48. Clifford Brown with Zoot Sims
  49. Lee Konitz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Herbie Mann
  50. Clifford Brown featuring Zoot Sims
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Works (16)

Wrote

  1. Red Door
  2. Slingin' Hash
  3. Slingin' Hash
  4. Tenorly
  5. Tenorly
  6. Tenorly
  7. Zoot and Zoot
  8. Crystal
  9. Call It Anything

Composed

  1. Bloos for Louise
  2. Just Blues
  3. Zootcase
  4. Wrap Up
  5. Morning Fun
  6. The Birth of a Band
  7. Red Door

Links (18)

Other Databases

  1. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6q82ff2
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13899813j
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80139052
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80139052
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/zoot_sims
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102938
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/130587850

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/122237

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/263796

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000228087

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/100236756

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12344256

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/5354
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1pwr5rTWLVfqhvHfB7Reap

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/408729

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/408729
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/20682

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/Zoot-Sims-179172885595886