- Zoot Sims( John Haley Sims )【 2 albums 48 lyrics 】
- 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, and the trombonist Bob Brookmeyer.
Biography
Sims was born in 1925 in Inglewood, California to vaudeville performers Kate Haley and John Sims. His father was a vaudeville hoofer, and Sims prided himself on remembering many of the steps his father taught him. Growing up in a performing family, he learned to play drums and clarinet at an early age. His brother was the trombonist Ray Sims.
Following in the footsteps of Lester Young, Sims developed into an innovative tenor saxophonist. Throughout his career, he played with big bands, starting with those of Kenny Baker and Bobby Sherwood after dropping out of high school after one year. He played with Benny Goodman's band in 1943 and replaced his idol Ben Webster in Sid Catlett's Quartet in 1944.
Sims served as a corporal in the United States Army Air Force from 1944 to 1946, then returned to music in the bands of Artie Shaw, Stan Kenton, and Buddy Rich. He was one of Woody Herman's 'Four Brothers'. He frequently led his own combos and toured with his friend Gerry Mulligan's sextet, and later with Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. Sims rejoined Goodman in 1962 for a tour of the Soviet Union.
In the 1950s and '60s, Sims had a long, successful partnership as co-leader of a quintet with Al Cohn, which recorded under the name 'Al and Zoot'. The group was a favorite at New York City's Half Note Club. Always fond of the higher register of the tenor sax, he also played alto and late in his career added soprano saxophone to his performances, while recording a series of albums for the Pablo Records label of the impresario Norman Granz. He also played on some of Jack Kerouac's recordings.
Sims acquired the nickname 'Zoot' early in his career while he was in the Kenny Baker band in California.[citation needed]. The name was later appropriated for a sax-playing Muppet on The Muppet Show.
Sims played a 30-second solo on the song 'Poetry Man,' written by singer Phoebe Snow on her debut eponymous album in 1975.
Zoot Sims died of cancer on March 23, 1985 in New York City, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, in Nyack, New York. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
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Gold In The Shadow Bossa and Ballads
2015
1.Bernie's Tune (Provided)
2.Cano Canoe (Provided)
3.The Trouble With Me Is You (Provided)
4.Cantando a Orquestra (Provided)
5.Lonesome Road (Provided)
6.Maria Ninguem (Provided)
7.You and I (Provided)
8.Sem Saudades de Voce (Provided)
9.Recado Bossa Nova (Provided)
10.My Old Flame (Provided)
11.Tickle Toe (Provided)12.Barquinho de Papel (Provided)
13.Poquito Cantando (Provided)
14.Ciume (Provided)
15.Zing Went the Strings of My Heart (Provided)
16.The Man I Love (Provided)
17.Instant Samba (Provided)
18.They Call the Wind Maria (Provided)
19.Lover Come Back to Me (Provided)
20.Evening in Paris (Provided)
21.Don't Fool With Love (Provided)
22.Reaching for the Moon (Provided) -
Miscellaneous
1.I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
2.Skylark
3.My Silent Love
4.How Long Has This Been Going On
5.The Nearness of You
6.Stardust
7.The Girl from Ipanema (Live)
8.Somebody Loves Me (Live)
9.Once in a While (Live)
10.You Go to My Head (Live)
11.Good Night Sweetheart
12.Dancing in the Dark (Remastered)
13.I Understand14.I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
15.Honeysuckle Rose
16.Don't Worry About Me (2005 Remastered Version)
17.It Had to Be You (2005 Remastered Version)
18.It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
19.My Man
20.Isn't It a Pity
21.I Cried for You
22.Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Live)
23.She's Funny That Way
24.Over the Rainbow
25.Sweet Lorraine
26.Summertime
【Correction of errors in the album information】