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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 ...
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Zoot Sims and Zoot Sims QuartetZoot at Ease
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The Man I LoveZoot Sims
That Old Feeling
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EmilyZoot Sims and Al Cohn
Quietly There: Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel
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How Long Has This Been Going On?Zoot Sims
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That Old FeelingZoot Sims and Zoot Sims Quartet
That Old Feeling
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Dancing in the DarkZoot Sims
That Old Feeling
