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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Lost Tapes: Zoot Sims (Live)
Jazz - Lançado por SWR Jazzhaus em 29/07/2016
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Night Session In Paris
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/1956
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Zoot Sims Et Henri Renaud
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2000
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Poll Winners Jazz (Mono Version)
Zoot Sims, Bob Brookmeyer, Tony Scott
Jazz - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/1961
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Zoot (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 20/10/2013
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Morning Fun
Jazz - Lançado por 1201 MUSIC em 31/01/1986
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Iced Coffee
Jazz - Lançado por Iced Coffee em 11/12/2022
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Two Funky People 1952-61, Vol. 2
Bebop - Lançado por ACROBAT em 11/09/2015
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Live, 1956 & 1957 (Live)
Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Zoot Sims
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Band em 19/05/2013
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What's New
Jazz - Lançado por Dreyfus Jazz em 07/03/1995
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Complete New Beat Bossa Nova Means The Samba Swings (Remastered 2020)
Jazz - Lançado por jjjedizionimusicali em 11/05/2020
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Zootcase
Jazz - Lançado por Dionysus' Heritage em 26/02/2014
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The Modern Art of Jazz
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Moon em 26/05/1998
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Zoot Sims Quartet Live in Paris (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Lançado por Lullaby in Rhythm em 05/07/2014
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Poquito Cantando
R&B - Lançado por StB Media em 30/11/2023
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Zoot Sims Recorded Live at E.J.'s
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Storyville em 20/08/2003
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Four Classic Albums (Stretching Out / Starring Zoot Sims / Down Home / The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess) [Remastered]
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 03/06/2012
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Complete Original Quintet/Sextet Studio Recordings
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 01/01/2007
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