Zoot Sims
Throughout his career, Zoot Sims was famous for epitomizing the swinging musician, never playing an inappropriate phrase. He always sounded inspired, and although his style did not change much after the early 1950s, Zoot's enthusiasm and creativity never wavered.
Zoot's family was involved in vaudeville, and he played drums and clarinet as a youth. His older brother, Ray Sims, developed into a fine trombonist who sounded like Bill Harris. At age 13, Sims switched permanently to the tenor, and his initial inspiration was Lester Young, although he soon developed his own cool-toned sound. Sims was a professional by the age of 15, landing his first important job with Bobby Sherwood's Orchestra, and he joined Benny Goodman's big band for the first time in 1943; he would be one of BG's favorite tenormen for the next 30 years. He recorded with Joe Bushkin in 1944, and even at that early stage, his style was largely set.
After a period in the Army, Sims was with Goodman from 1946-1947. He gained his initial fame as one of Woody Herman's "Four Brothers" during his time with the Second Herd (1947-1949). Zoot had brief stints with Buddy Rich's short-lived big band, Artie Shaw, Goodman (1950), Chubby Jackson, and Elliot Lawrence. He toured and recorded with Stan Kenton (1953) and Gerry Mulligan (1954-1956). Sims was also a star soloist with Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band of the early '60s and visited the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman in 1962. A freelancer throughout most of his career, Sims often led his own combos or co-led bands with his friend Al Cohn; the two tenors had very similar sounds and styles. Zoot started doubling on soprano quite effectively in the '70s. Through the years, he appeared in countless situations, and always seemed to come out ahead. Fortunately, Zoot Sims recorded frequently, leading sessions for Prestige, Metronome, Vogue, Dawn, Storyville, Argo, ABC-Paramount, Riverside, United Artists, Pacific Jazz, Bethlehem, Colpix, Impulse, Groove Merchant, Famous Door, Choice, Sonet, and a wonderful series for Pablo.
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Tenor Conclave
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 29 de out. de 2022
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Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1956
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A Gasser!
Jazz - Lançado por CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) em 5 de set. de 1959
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Basie & Zoot
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 9 de abr. de 1975
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Zoot Suite (Live)
Bebop - Lançado por HighNote Records em 15 de fev. de 2007
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Down Home (Remastered 2013)
Jazz - Lançado por Bethlehem Records em 3 de jun. de 2012
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Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de jan. de 1984
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A Celebration Of Duke
Sarah Vaughan, Zoot Sims, Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1980
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The Four Brothers - Together Again! (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 20 de out. de 2013
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12 Classic Albums: 1956 - 1962
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por ENLIGHTENMENT em 4 de jul. de 2017
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Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1956
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Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers (Original Jazz Classics Remasters)
Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 6 de jun. de 1975
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Recado Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 16 de nov. de 2004
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For Lady Day
Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1978
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Suddenly It's Spring
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 26 de mai. de 1983
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Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note (Live)
Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Phil Woods
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1959
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Stretching Out
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 9 de ago. de 2021
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Choice (Remastered 2002)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1959
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Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note
Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Phil Woods
Jazz - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 2 de set. de 2010
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I Wish I Were Twins
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 1 de jan. de 1981
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Morning Fun
Jazz - Lançado por 1201 MUSIC em 31 de jan. de 1986
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