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Real name: John Haley Sims. Born: Oct 29, 1925 in Inglewood, CA. Died: Mar 23, 1985 in New York, NY. Genres: Jazz. Styles: Cool, Bop. Instruments: Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano)
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 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 1946-47. He gained his initial fame as one of Woody Herman's "Four Brothers" during his time with the Second Herd (1947-49). 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 (1954-56). Sims was also a star soloist with Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band of the early 1960s 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 1970s. 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.
- Scott Yanow (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
как основной исполнитель ... |
Zoot Sims - 'It Had To Be You' - 2000, Gemini |
Zoot Sims - 'Send In The Clowns' - 1990, Onyx Classix, Audi |
Zoot Sims - 'Soprano Sax' - 1996, Original Jazz |
Zoot Sims - 'Stretching Out. Kansas City Revisited' - 2008, Phoenix Jazz |
Zoot Sims - 'Zoot Case' - 1991, Sonet Records |
Zoot Sims - 'Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel. Quietly There' - 1984, Pablo |
как основной соисполнитель ... |
Al Cohn - 'Al And Zoot. You 'N' Me' - 1957, Mercury, MCA |
Bill Evans - 'Loose Blues' - 1992, Milestone |
Gerry Mulligan - 'Meets The Saxophonists' - 1957, |
Art Pepper - 'Art 'N' Zoot' - 1996, West Wind Jazz, OJC |
как соисполнитель ... |
Chet Baker - 'Chet Baker & Strings' - 1954, Columbia |
Chet Baker - 'On The Street Where You Live' - 1959, Ars Nova |
Chet Baker - 'The Complete Legendary Session' - 2010, AJC |
Count Basie - 'The Bosses' - 1974, Pablo |
Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Abraca Jobim: Sings The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook' - 1997, OJC, Fantasy |
Ella Fitzgerald - 'Fine And Mellow' - 1974, Pablo |
Stan Getz - 'Complete Studio Sessions: Stan Getz & Jimmy Raney' - 2003, Definitive |
Benny Goodman - 'Benny In Brussels, Vols. 1 & 2' - 1955, Collectables |
Jutta Hipp - 'Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims' - 1956, Blue Note |
Quincy Jones - 'This Is How I Feel About Jazz' - 1956, Impulse! |
Hendricks & Ross Lambert - 'The Swingers' - 1964, Bluebird |
Anita O'Day - 'All The Sad Young Men' - 1961, Verve |
Anita O'Day - 'Anita O'Day: Diva Series' - 2003, Verve |
Buddy Rich - 'The All Star Small Groups' - 2001, LRC Records |
Annie Ross - 'Four Classic Albums Plus' - 2009, Avid Jazz |
Jimmy Rushing - 'Five Feet Of Soul' - 1963, Colpix |
Pharoah Sanders - 'Karma' - 1969, Impulse! |
Artie Shaw - 'So Easy' - 1949, Universal Music, Italy |
Jimmy Smith - 'Hobo Flats. Keep On Comin'' - 2008, Verve |
Jimmy Smith - 'Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour' - 2002, Verve |
Dick Wellstood - 'Fats Waller Revisited' - 1975, Classic Jazz |