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Zoot Sims

Top Songs By Zoot Sims

Time Remembered (feat. Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Ron Carter & Philly Joe Jones)Bill Evans

Listen to How Long Has This Been Going On? by Zoot Sims, see lyrics, music video & more!

How Long Has This Been Going On?Zoot Sims

Listen to Too Close for Comfort by Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims, see lyrics, music video & more!

Too Close for ComfortJutta Hipp & Zoot Sims

Listen to Violets for Your Furs by Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violets for Your FursJutta Hipp & Zoot Sims

Listen to You're a Lucky Guy (feat. Zoot Sims) by Al Cohn Quintet, see lyrics, music video & more!

You're a Lucky Guy (feat. Zoot Sims)Al Cohn Quintet

Listen to Five Brothers by Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager & Brew Moore, see lyrics, music video & more!

Five BrothersStan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager & Brew Moore

Listen to Almost Like Being In Love by Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims, see lyrics, music video & more!

Almost Like Being In LoveJutta Hipp & Zoot Sims

Listen to Just Blues by Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims, see lyrics, music video & more!

Just BluesJutta Hipp & Zoot Sims

Listen to Cavu (Remastered) by Zoot Sims, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cavu (Remastered)Zoot Sims

Morning of the CarnivalZoot Sims, Jim Raney & Jim Hall

Latest Release

Listen to Zoot Sims in France (Live) by Zoot Sims

ALBUMZoot Sims in France (Live)Zoot Sims

More albums from Zoot Sims

Listen to Los Angeles 1955 Live Sessions (Remastered 2024) by Conte Candoli & Zoot Sims

ALBUMLos Angeles 1955 Live Sessions (Remastered 2024)Conte Candoli & Zoot Sims

ALBUMCompatabilityZoot Sims

Listen to Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Remastered) [with Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, George Mraz & Grady Tate] by Zoot Sims

ALBUMZoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Remastered) [with Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, George Mraz & Grady Tate]Zoot Sims

Listen to Zoot Sims avec Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley (with Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley) by Zoot Sims

ALBUMZoot Sims avec Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley (with Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley)Zoot Sims

Listen to Storyville Presents The A-Z Jazz Encyclopedia-YZ by Lester Young & Zoot Sims

ALBUMStoryville Presents The A-Z Jazz Encyclopedia-YZLester Young & Zoot Sims

Listen to Americans Swinging in Paris: Zoot Sims by Zoot Sims

ALBUMAmericans Swinging in Paris: Zoot SimsZoot Sims

ALBUMMorning FunZoot Sims

Listen to Only a Rose by Metropole Orkest & Zoot Sims

ALBUMOnly a RoseMetropole Orkest & Zoot Sims

Listen to Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Big Band Feat. Zoot Sims, Zürich 1960 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.12 by Gerry Mulligan, The Concert Jazz Big Band & Zoot Sims

ALBUMGerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Big Band Feat. Zoot Sims, Zürich 1960 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.12Gerry Mulligan, The Concert Jazz Big Band & Zoot Sims

Listen to A Jazz Hour With Zoot Sims: Bohemia After Dark by Zoot Sims

ALBUMA Jazz Hour With Zoot Sims: Bohemia After DarkZoot Sims

Listen to The Rare Dawn Sessions by Zoot Sims

ALBUMThe Rare Dawn SessionsZoot Sims

ALBUMZoot-CaseZoot Sims

Listen to Somebody Loves Me by Zoot Sims

ALBUMSomebody Loves MeZoot Sims

Listen to In a Sentimental Mood by Zoot Sims

ALBUMIn a Sentimental MoodZoot Sims

Listen to Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel - Quietly There by Zoot Sims

ALBUMZoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel - Quietly ThereZoot Sims

Listen to Suddenly It's Spring by Zoot Sims

ALBUMSuddenly It's SpringZoot Sims

Listen to Blues For Two (Remastered 1991) by Zoot Sims & Joe Pass

ALBUMBlues For Two (Remastered 1991)Zoot Sims & Joe Pass

Listen to I Wish I Were Twins (with Jimmy Rowles) by Zoot Sims

ALBUMI Wish I Were Twins (with Jimmy Rowles)Zoot Sims

ALBUMThe SwingerZoot Sims

Listen to Elegiac by Zoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli

ALBUMElegiacZoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli

Listen to Just Friends (Remastered 1990) by Zoot Sims & Harry Edison

ALBUMJust Friends (Remastered 1990)Zoot Sims & Harry Edison

Listen to Passion Flower - Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington by Zoot Sims

ALBUMPassion Flower - Zoot Sims Plays Duke EllingtonZoot Sims

Listen to The Sweetest Sounds by Rune Gustafsson & Zoot Sims

ALBUMThe Sweetest SoundsRune Gustafsson & Zoot Sims

ALBUMFor Lady DayZoot Sims

Listen to If I'm Lucky (Remastered 1992) by Zoot Sims

ALBUMIf I'm Lucky (Remastered 1992)Zoot Sims

Listen to Zoot Sims With Bucky Pizzarelli by Zoot Sims

ALBUMZoot Sims With Bucky PizzarelliZoot Sims

Listen to Basie & Zoot by Count Basie & Zoot Sims

ALBUMBasie & ZootCount Basie & Zoot Sims

ALBUMSoprano SaxZoot Sims

ALBUMHawthorne NightsZoot Sims

Listen to Joe Venuti and Zoot Sims by Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims

ALBUMJoe Venuti and Zoot SimsJoe Venuti & Zoot Sims

Listen to The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson by Zoot Sims & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

ALBUMThe Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar PetersonZoot Sims & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

ALBUMWaiting GameZoot Sims

Listen to Inter-Action by Sonny Stitt & Zoot Sims

ALBUMInter-ActionSonny Stitt & Zoot Sims

ALBUMTwo Jims & Zoot (Remastered)Zoot Sims, Jim Raney & Jim Hall

ALBUMChoiceZoot Sims

ALBUMDown HomeZoot Sims

Listen to A Gasser! by Annie Ross & Zoot Sims

ALBUMA Gasser!Annie Ross & Zoot Sims

Listen to Stretching Out by Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer

ALBUMStretching OutZoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer

Listen to Al and Zoot by Al Cohn Quintet & Zoot Sims

ALBUMAl and ZootAl Cohn Quintet & Zoot Sims

Listen to East Coast Sounds (Remastered 1999) [feat. Joe Wilder & Urbie Green] by Zoot Sims, Al Cohn & Tony Scott

ALBUMEast Coast Sounds (Remastered 1999) [feat. Joe Wilder & Urbie Green]Zoot Sims, Al Cohn & Tony Scott

Listen to Tenor Conclave by Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims

ALBUMTenor ConclaveHank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims

Listen to Tonite's Music Today by Zoot Sims With Bob Brookmeyer

ALBUMTonite's Music TodayZoot Sims With Bob Brookmeyer

Listen to Conception by Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins & Zoot Sims

ALBUMConceptionMiles Davis, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins & Zoot Sims

Listen to Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims by Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims

ALBUMJutta Hipp With Zoot SimsJutta Hipp & Zoot Sims

Listen to Night Session In Paris by Zoot Sims & Henri Renaud

ALBUMNight Session In ParisZoot Sims & Henri Renaud

Listen to The Modern Art of Jazz by Al Cohn and Others, Hank Jones, Mat Mathews, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford & Zoot Sims

ALBUMThe Modern Art of JazzAl Cohn and Others, Hank Jones, Mat Mathews, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford & Zoot Sims

Listen to The Brothers by Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager & Brew Moore

ALBUMThe BrothersStan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager & Brew Moore

ALBUMBrother in SwingZoot Sims

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Zoot Sims Essentials

The tenor man sustained the swinging comforts of pre-bebop jazz.

About Zoot Sims

Hometown

Inglewood, CA, United States

Born

October 29, 1925

Genre

Jazz

In addition to being one of the quintessential big-band soloists, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims was an important figure on the West Coast jazz scene. Sims worked with legends such as Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, and Joe Bushkin. He was also a part of Woody Herman's famed "Four Brothers" ensemble, named after a jazz standard for which Herman's band (noted for its quartet of sax players) was forever known. Sims led his own bands in the '70s and '80s, recording and touring frequently until his death in 1985.