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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Passion Flower - Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de jan. de 1979
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Saxes Inc.
Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims, Phil Woods
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 1 de jan. de 2007
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Waiting Game
Jazz - Lançado por GRP em 1 de jan. de 1966
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Cookin'! (Live At Ronnie Scott's Club, London / 1961)
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1961
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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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Hawthorne Nights (Album Version)
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy, Inc. em 1 de jan. de 1976
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Live In Philly (Live / Philadelphia, PA / 1980)
Jazz - Lançado por Savoy em 7 de abr. de 1998
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The All Star Small Groups
Jazz - Lançado por LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records em 1 de jan. de 2001
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Modern Mainstream Jazz, Zoot Sims
Jazz - Lançado por SendDigital em 18 de nov. de 1999
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George Wein Presents...Tonite's Music Today
Jazz - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 11 de nov. de 2011
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Tonite's Music Today (Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer)
Jazz - Lançado por 1201 MUSIC em 31 de mar. de 1984
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Sessions And More
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 1 de jan. de 2004
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Zoot Sims at Ronnie Scott's 1961 - The Complete Recordings
Jazz - Lançado por ACROBAT em 13 de mai. de 2014
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Motoring Along
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music AB em 25 de nov. de 1974
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Lost Tapes: Zoot Sims (Live)
Jazz - Lançado por SWR Jazzhaus em 29 de jul. de 2016
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Night Session In Paris
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 1 de jan. de 1956
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Zoot (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 20 de out. de 2013
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Morning Fun
Jazz - Lançado por 1201 MUSIC em 31 de jan. de 1986
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Two Funky People 1952-61, Vol. 2
Bebop - Lançado por ACROBAT em 11 de set. de 2015
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The Brothers
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de jan. de 1956
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Either Way
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de jan. de 1961
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