Biography
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. 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.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
'Round About Midnight
1957
Chet
1959
Genius + Soul = Jazz
1961
Chet Baker In New York
1958
Mulligan Meets Monk
1957
The Genius Of Ray Charles
1959
Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims
1957
A Hard Road
1967
Riverside Recordings
2010
The Manhattan Transfer
1975
Phoebe Snow
1974
Plays The Best Of Lerner & Loewe
1959
Moonlight In Vermont
1956
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
Count Basie Jam (Montreux '77)
1977
Belafonte Sings The Blues
1958
The First Generation 1965-1974
2021
The "Interplay" Sessions
1982
Duke Ellington Song Book One
1980
Fine And Mellow
1979
Air Mail Special
1978
Revelation
1975
Basie Jam
1975
You Fats...Me Jane (Fats Waller Revisited)
1975
Credited work
4,239 releases · 661 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 6,106
- Other credits · 414
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · RCA Studios, New York · Group IV Recording Studios · Reeves Sound Studios