(1925-10-29)October 29, 1925 Inglewood, California, U.S.
Died
March 23, 1985(1985-03-23) (aged 59) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
big band
cool jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
composer
Instrument(s)
Saxophone
Years active
1944–85
Labels
Pablo
Verve
Epic
Mercury
Musical artist
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone.[2] 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.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2275/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^"Zoot Sims". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
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of Bournemouth and Soho during the 1960s. He took his stage name 'Zoot' from ZootSims after seeing him in concert. Money has been associated with The Animals...
ZootSims The Four Brothers... Together Again! (Vik, 1957) with Serge Chaloff, ZootSims and Herbie Steward Al and Zoot (Coral, 1957) with ZootSims Jazz...
jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and ZootSims, along with producing numerous recordings. He is described as having been...
Jutta Hipp with ZootSims is an album by German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp recorded on July 28, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. In the...
ZootSims and the Gershwin Brothers is a 1975 studio album by American jazz saxophonist ZootSims, featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin. "The...
with Bill Evans (United Artists, 1962) 1964 Two Jims and Zoot with Jimmy Raney and ZootSims (Mainstream) – reissued as Otra Vez (Mainstream, 1972) 1966:...
Dizzy Gillespie 1975 Happy Time, Roy Eldridge 1975 ZootSims and the Gershwin Brothers, ZootSims 1976 The King, Benny Carter 1976 Carter, Gillespie Inc...
Two Jims and Zoot (also reissued as Otra Vez) is an album by guitarists Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall with saxophonist ZootSims which was recorded in 1964...
a major influence on the modern jazz saxophonists Al Cohn, Stan Getz, ZootSims, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Charlie Parker...
the 1970s, he established a musical relationship with tenor saxophonist ZootSims resulting in three recordings. In 1976, he recorded an album of duets...
white boys, Ronnie Scott gets closer to the negro blues feeling, the way ZootSims does." Scott recorded infrequently during the last few decades of his...
Monroe and his Orchestra Jim Nabors P.J. Proby John Raitt Pernell Roberts ZootSims Bryn Terfel Stan Wilson Earl Wrightson Green, Stanley (1980). Encyclopedia...
The Modern Art of Jazz by ZootSims (also released as One to Blow On) is an album by American jazz saxophonist ZootSims recorded in 1956 and released...
Ray C. Sims (January 18, 1921, Wichita - 2000) was an American jazz trombonist. He was the brother of ZootSims. Sims played in territory bands in the...
Conclave is a studio album by John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, and ZootSims. It was recorded in 1956 and issued in early 1957 by Prestige Records...
released on the Milestone label, featuring performances by Evans with ZootSims, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, and Philly Joe Jones, recorded in 1962. Loose Blues...
member of Earl Hines's band. He can be heard on albums by Paul Gonsalves, ZootSims, and Mose Allison and is the drummer on Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife"...
Oscar Pettiford Sextet (Disques Vogue, 1954) ZootSims, Quartet & Sextet (Vogue, 1953) ZootSims, ZootSims Avec Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre Et Jon Eardley...
collectively as "The Four Brothers"; the others being Serge Chaloff, ZootSims and Herbie Steward. With Herman, he had a hit with "Early Autumn" in 1948...
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