Zoot Sims
- Instrument:
- Tenor Saxophone
- Styles:
- Bop, Cool Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Vocal, Post Bop, Hard Bop, Easy Listening, Bossa Nova, Instrumental
Best Zoot Sims Albums
Jazz Immortal
Clifford Brown, Zoot Sims
1960
Pacific Jazz
Down Home
Zoot Sims
1960
Bethlehem Records
Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers
Zoot Sims
1975
Pablo Records
Swing
Blues And Haikus
Jack Kerouac, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims
1959
Hanover
Spoken Word
Zoot Sims Avec Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre Et Jon Eardley
Zoot Sims, Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre, Jon Eardley
1956
Ducretet Thomson
Bop
Jack Sheldon Quintet
Jack Sheldon Quintet, Zoot Sims
1955
Jazz: West
Cool Jazz
South American Cookin'
Curtis Fuller's Quintet, Zoot Sims
1961
Epic
Bossa Nova
Zoot Sims Albums by Style
Cool Jazz
Zoot Sims Avec Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre Et Jon Eardley
Zoot Sims
1956
Ducretet Thomson
Zoot
Zoot Sims Quartet
1957
Argo
Tonite's Music Today
Zoot Sims
1956
Storyville
Zoot Sims In Paris
Zoot Sims
1962
United Artists Jazz
Bop
Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note
Zoot Sims
1959
United Artists Records
Cookin'!
Zoot Sims
1965
Fontana
Plays Alto, Tenor And Baritone
Zoot Sims
1957
ABC-Paramount
Zoot At Ronnie Scott's
Zoot Sims
1962
Fontana
Swing
The Modern Art Of Jazz
Zoot Sims
1956
Dawn
Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers
Zoot Sims
1975
Pablo Records
Stretching Out
Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer Octet
1959
United Artists Records
From A To Z
Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Sextet
1957
RCA Victor
Zoot Goes To Town: Jazz Time Paris, Vol. 8
Zoot Sims
1953
Vogue Productions
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Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Verve Records | 61 |
| Prestige | 60 |
| Pablo Records | 53 |
| Columbia | 41 |
| RCA Victor | 34 |
| Bethlehem Records | 29 |
| RCA | 24 |
| Pacific Jazz | 23 |
| Fresh Sound Records | 23 |
| Capitol Records | 22 |
Zoot Sims Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Al Cohn | Tenor Saxophone | 16 |
| Jimmy Rowles | Piano | 12 |
| Mel Lewis | Drums | 10 |
| Bucky Pizzarelli | Guitar | 10 |
| Shelly Manne | Drums | 8 |
| Bob Brookmeyer | Valve Trombone | 8 |
| Gus Johnson | Drums | 8 |
| George Mraz | Bass | 8 |
| Russ Freeman | Piano | 7 |
| George Duvivier | Bass | 7 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Al Cohn | Tenor Saxophone | 42 |
| Clark Terry | Trumpet | 35 |
| Gerry Mulligan | Baritone Saxophone | 34 |
| Urbie Green | Trombone | 31 |
| Don Lamond | Drums | 30 |
| Milt Hinton | Bass | 27 |
| Bob Brookmeyer | Trombone | 27 |
| Barry Galbraith | Guitar | 27 |
| Ernie Royal | Trumpet | 24 |
| Conte Candoli | Trumpet | 24 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 86 |
| Ira Gitler | Liner Notes | 18 |
| Phil Stern | Photography By | 13 |
| Norman Granz | Producer | 12 |
| Sheldon Marks | Layout, Design | 11 |
| Benny Goodman | Leader | 10 |
| Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes | 9 |
| Stan Getz | Leader | 9 |
| Richard Bock | Producer | 8 |
| Leonard Feather | Liner Notes | 8 |
Discography
Total: 649 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pizzarelli | My Blue Heaven | - | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Zoot Sims, George Duvivier | Transition | - | Sideman | 2024 | |
| Art Themen Organ Trio | Live In Soho | Ubuntu Music | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 2024 |
| Ray Charles | Genius + Soul = Jazz | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims | Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims | - | Leader | 2022 | |
| Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band | In Concert '60 | SteepleChase | Sideman | Big Band | 2022 |
| Lennie Tristano | Lennie Tristano Personal Recordings 1946-1970 | Mosaic Records | Sideman | Bop | 2021 |
| Rob Pronk | The Bebop Years (Studio Sessions 1950 - 1957) | Nederlands Jazz Archief | Sideman | Bop | 2020 |
| Miles Davis & Lester Young | Live in Europe 1956 | - | Sideman | 2020 | |
| Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band | Young Blood | Nederlands Jazz Archief | Sideman | Cool Jazz | 2019 |
| Various | Ronnie Scott's (A Journey Through The Last 60 Years Of The Club) | Jazzwise Magazine | Sideman | Spoken Word | 2019 |
| Chet Baker & Crew | The Forum Theatre Recordings | - | Sideman | 2018 | |
| Kim In The Middle | The 7 year itch | RailNote Records | Sideman | 2018 | |
| Bill Harris-Kai Winding All Stars, Flip Phillips All Stars | Perdido | Sounds Of Yester Year | Sideman | 2018 | |
| John Benson Brooks | Folk Jazz U.S.A. And Alabama Concert | - | Sideman | 2017 | |
| Harry Allen's All Star New York Saxophone Band | The Candy Men | Arbors Records | Sideman | Big Band | 2016 |
| Chubby Jackson's Fifth Dimensional Jazz Group* | Choice Cuts | - | Sideman | 2016 | |
| Joe Castro | Lush Life - A Musical Journey | Sunnyside | Sideman | Big Band | 2015 |
| Miles Davis | At Newport 1955-1975 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 4) | Columbia | Sideman | Hard Bop | 2015 |
| Al Cohn, Zoot Sims | My Funny Valentine | SSJ | Leader | 2014 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bop | 152 | 9.3% |
| Cool Jazz | 151 | 9.3% |
| Swing | 101 | 6.2% |
| Big Band | 90 | 5.5% |
| Vocal | 26 | 1.6% |
| Post Bop | 25 | 1.5% |
| Hard Bop | 21 | 1.3% |
| Easy Listening | 9 | 0.6% |
| Bossa Nova | 7 | 0.4% |
| Instrumental | 7 | 0.4% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 544 | 33.3% |
| Blues | 11 | 0.7% |
| Pop | 9 | 0.6% |
| Latin | 9 | 0.6% |
| Stage & Screen | 7 | 0.4% |
| Rock | 4 | 0.2% |
| Non-Music | 3 | 0.2% |
| Funk / Soul | 3 | 0.2% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 1 | 0.1% |
| Classical | 1 | 0.1% |