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With billows and blasts from choirs and orchesters
Buskers and talkers
Big bands and squawkers,
the Stork Club has retained its qualities of decaying elegance and dwindling significance since the late 1950s.
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October 29, 2023: In Your Birthday Zoot
California-born Zoot Sims grew up in a vaudeville family - joined up with Benny Goodman when just a pup and moved on to lend his cool cool tone to all of 'em. Really: ALL of 'em!
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| Zoot Sims Quartet |
Zonkin'
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Plays Alto, Tenor And Baritone | Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Zoot Sims (tracks: 9, 11 to 14) Bass – Nabil Totah Drums – Gus Johnson Piano – John Williams - - recorded in NYC, November 2, 1956 |
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| Zoot Sims |
All the Things You Are: Very Warm for May: All the Things You Are
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Baden-Baden – June 23, 1958 | Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Hans Koller, Zoot Sims; Bass – Peter Trunk; Drums – Kenny Clarke; Piano – Hans Hammerschmid |
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0:06:13 (Pop-up) |
| Johnny Smith |
Vilia
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The Complete Roost Small Group Sessions | Bass – Eddie Safransk; Drums – Don Lamond; Guitar – Johnny Smith; Piano – Sanford Gold; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims - -released 1956 |
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0:11:55 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims |
There Will Never Be Another You
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Choice | Piano - Gerry Mulligan; Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan; Bass – Red Mitchell; Drums – Larry Bunker; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims; Valve Trombone – Bobby Brookmeyer - -recorded live in San Diego, California in December, 1954 |
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0:14:34 (Pop-up) |
| DJ Aims To Zoot Ya | 0:19:33 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Zoot Sims |
Zoot And Zoot
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Quartet & Sextet | No info available |
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0:26:18 (Pop-up) |
| Jutta Hipp |
Wee Dot
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Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims | Jutta Hipp – piano • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone • Jerry Lloyd – trumpet • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass • Ed Thigpen – drums • Recorded July 28, 1956 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey |
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0:29:40 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims, Bob Brookmeyer |
I Can't Get Started
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Morning Fun | Bass – Bill Crow; Drums – Jo Jones; Piano – Hank Jones; Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Zoot Sims; Valve Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer - - Feb. 8, 1956 |
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0:37:02 (Pop-up) |
| Pepper Adams |
Better git it in your soul
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Plays Charlie Mingus | Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone • Thad Jones – trumpet • Benny Powell – trombone • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone • Hank Jones – piano • Bob Cranshaw – bass • Dannie Richmond – drums. - - Recorded September 9 & 12, 1963 in NYC |
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0:41:38 (Pop-up) |
| Quincy Jones |
Happy Faces
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The Birth Of A Band! | Arranged, conducted – Quincy Jones Bass – Milt Hinton Conductor – Quincy Jones Drums – Charlie Persip, Osie Johnson French Horn – Julius Watkins; Guitar – Kenny Burrell; Percussion – Jimmy Crawford; Piano – Moe Wechsler, Patricia Ann Bown; Reeds – Benny Golson, Budd Johnson, Danny Bank, Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Sahib Shihab, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Zoot Sims; Trombone – Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Tom Mitchell, Urbie Green; Trumpet – Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Harry "Sweet" Edison, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder - - - - Recorded February and May, 1959 at Fine Recording Studios, New York |
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0:00:00 (Pop-up) |
| Benny Goodman |
Meet The Band
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Benny Goodman In Moscow | Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion; Phil Woods; Baritone Saxophone – Gene Allen; Bass – Bill Crow; Clarinet – Benny Goodman; Drums – Mel Lewis; Guitar – Turk Van Lake Piano – John Bunch; Tenor Saxophone – Tommy Newsom, Zoot Sims, Trombone – Jimmy Knepper,, Wayne Andre , Willie Dennis , Trumpet – Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, John Frosk Vibraphone – Vic Feldman - - Benny Goodman in U.S.S.R. Moscow, July 1 to 8, 1962 |
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0:48:22 (Pop-up) |
| Jimmy Raney |
All Across the City
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Two Jims and Zoot | Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall - guitar • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone • Steve Swallow - bass • Osie Johnson - drums • Recorded • March 11 & 12, 1964 in NYC |
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0:53:20 (Pop-up) |
| Phoebe Snow |
Harpo's Blues
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Phoebe Snow | Phoebe Snow – vocals, acoustic guitar • Bob James – organ • Teddy Wilson – acoustic piano • Chuck Domanico – acoustic bass • Steve Mosley – drums • Ralph MacDonald – percussion • Margaret Ross – harp • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone • released 1974 |
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0:58:08 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims |
The Very Thought of You
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In Copenhagen | Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen; Drums – Ed Thigpen; Piano – Kenny Drew; Soprano Saxophone – Zoot Sims - - Recorded live at "Jazzhouse Slukefter", Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, August 24, 1978 |
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1:02:29 (Pop-up) |
| DJ Zooty Beauty | 1:09:24 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Al Cohn & Zoot Sims |
Medley: These Foolish Things/Willow Weep for Me
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Easy as Pie: 'Live' at the Left Bank | Al Cohn - sassofono tenore • Zoot Sims - sassofono tenore • Dave Frishberg - pianoforte • Victor Sproles - contrabbasso • Donald McDonald - batteria[ • Recorded "live" at the Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, Maryland, October 27, 1968 |
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1:16:20 (Pop-up) |
| Bill Evans |
My Bells
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Loose Blues | Bill Evans - piano • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone • Jim Hall - guitar • Ron Carter - bass • Philly Joe Jones - drums - - recorded on August 22, 1962 |
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1:24:28 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims Quartet |
9:20 Special
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Zoot | Bass – Nabil Totah Drums – Gus Johnson Piano – John Williams; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims - - recorded in NYC, October 12, 1956 |
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1:29:52 (Pop-up) |
| Jack Kerouac |
The Last Hotel & Some of the Dharma
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Blues and Haikus | Jack Kerouac feat. Al Cohn (piano) and Zoot Sims (tenor sax) - released 1959 |
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1:34:35 (Pop-up) |
| Booker Ervin |
Git It
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The Book Cooks | Bass – George Tucker; Drums – Dannie Richmond; Piano – Tommy Flanagan; Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin, Zoot Sims; Trumpet – Tommy Turrentine ; Written-By – B. Ervin - - - - Recorded in NYC, April 6, 1960 |
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1:38:34 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims |
Summertime
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Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers | Zoot Sims – saxophone • Oscar Peterson – piano • Joe Pass – guitar • George Mraz – double bass • Grady Tate – drums - - - Recorded June 6, 1975, RCA Recording Studios New York City, New York |
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1:45:24 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims |
Zoot's Blue
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Zoot Sims In Paris (Live At Blue Note Club, Paris, 1961) | Bass – Bob Whitlock; Drums – Jean Louis Viale; Piano – Henri Renaud; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims - - - Recorded December 1961, Paris, Blue Note |
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1:50:41 (Pop-up) |
| Anita O'Day |
Night Bird
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All The Sad Young Men | Anita O'Day – vocals • Bernie Glow, Herb Pomeroy, Doc Severinsen – trumpet • Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis – trombone • Phil Woods, Walter Levinsky – clarinet, alto saxophone • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, woodwind • Hank Jones – piano • Barry Galbraith – guitar • George Duvivier – double bass • Mel Lewis – drums • Gary McFarland – arranger, conductor - - - Recorded in New York, New York on October 16, 1961 and Los Angeles, California in November-December 1961 |
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1:54:36 (Pop-up) |
| DJ Outta Zoot Puns* | *Shows what an unimaginative twat HE is!!! | 1:58:33 (Pop-up) | |||
| Clifford Brown |
Blueberry Hill
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Clifford Brown Ensemble Featuring Zoot Sims | Baritone Saxophone – Bob Gordon; Bass – Carson Smith, Joe Mondragon; Drums – Shelley Manne; Piano – Russ Freeman; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims; Trombone – Stu Williamson; Trumpet – Clifford Brown - - Recorded Hollywood - July 12, 1954 |
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2:04:33 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims Quartet |
Blinuet
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Plays Alto, Tenor And Baritone | Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Zoot Sims; Bass – Nabil Totah; Drums – Gus Johnson; Piano – John Williams - - recorded in NYC, November 2, 1956 |
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2:07:46 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims |
Rockin' In Rhythm
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A Celebration Of Duke | Bass – Michael Moore; Drums – John Clay; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Soprano Saxophone – Zoot Sims; Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills - - recorded at RCA Studios, New York, May 13, 1980 |
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2:12:19 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims |
Minor Meeting for Two Clarinets
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Baden-Baden – June 23, 1958 | Clarinet – Hans Koller, Zoot Sims; Bass – Peter Trunk; Drums – Kenny Clarke; Piano – Hans Hammerschmid |
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2:16:43 (Pop-up) |
| Lambert, Hendricks & Ross |
Four
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The Swingers! | Bass – Ed Jones; Drums – Sonny Payne; Guitar – Freddie Green; Piano – Russ Freeman; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims; Vocals – Annie Ross, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks - - Recorded in Hollywood at the Crescendo - released 1959 |
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2:23:14 (Pop-up) |
| Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet |
You 'n' Me
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You 'n' Me | Bass – Major Holley; Drums – Osie Johnson; Piano – Mose Allison; Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn, Zoot Sims; Written-By – Al Cohn - - Recorded on June 1 and 3, 1960 |
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2:27:26 (Pop-up) |
| Quincy Jones and His Orchestra |
The Pink Panther
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Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini | Composed By – Henry Mancini; Bass – Major Holley; Conductor – Quincy Jones; Drums – Osie Johnson; Guitar, Harmonica, Whistling – Toots Thielemans; Piano – Bobby Scott; Saxophone - Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Walter Kane, Zoot Sims Vibraphone – Gary Burton recorded Feb 5, 1964 |
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2:32:02 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims Meets Jimmy Rowles |
Legs
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If I'm Lucky | Written by Neil Hefti; Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone • Jimmy Rowles - piano • George Mraz - bass • Mousey Alexander - drums • Recorded October 27 & 28, 1977 at RCA Studios, NYC |
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2:35:27 (Pop-up) |
| Miles Davis |
Hackensack
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Miles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975 - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 | With spoken introduction by Duke Ellington |
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2:41:55 (Pop-up) |
| Zoot Sims & Joe Pass |
Remember
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Blues For Two | Guitar – Joe Pass; Saxophone – Zoot Sims - - - Recorded March 6 and June 23, 1982 |
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2:51:09 (Pop-up) |
| Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooot! | 2:56:40 (Pop-up) |
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' 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...
Sims acquired the nickname "Zoot" early in his career while he was in the Kenny Baker band in California. "When he joined Kenny Baker's band as a fifteen-year-old tenor saxophonist, each of the music stands was embellished with a nonsense word. The one he sat behind said 'Zoot.' That became his name." '...
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Zoot Sims
tenor saxophone
Daniel Baumgarten
producer
Gerry Wiggins
piano
Pierre Michelot
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Kenny Clarke
drums
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piano
Jimmy Gourley
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from a Amazon Review:
Quartet personnel include Gerry Wiggins, Pierre Michelot and Kenny Clarke while the Sextet adds trombonist Frank Rosolino to a mostly French rhythm section.
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