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Zoot Sims
One of the leading tenor saxophonists of his time, John Haley “Zoot” Sims
belonged to nearly every crucial big band orchestra at one point or another,
epitomized the smooth sound of his instrument, and would be immortalized by a
Muppet bearing his nickname. Born in Southern California to a performing family,
Sims worked through a succession of instruments before picking up the tenor sax
(and the nickname “Zoot”, for a nonsense word once written on his music stand)
in the late 1930s. Proving wildly precocious, Sims played in both Bobby
Sherwood’s Orchestra and Benny Goodman’s big ...
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from MeZoot Sims and Zoot Sims Quartet
Zoot at Ease
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In a Mellow Tone
Zoot Sims and Kenny Drew TrioPassion Flower
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You Go to My HeadZoot Sims
That Old Feeling
EmilyJ.A.T.P. All-Stars and Zoot Sims
Return To Happiness: Jazz At The Philharmonic, Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, 1983
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Don't Worry About MeZoot Sims
That Old Feeling
I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartZoot Sims
Passion Flower
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