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About Zoot Sims
Hometown
Inglewood, CA, United States
Born
October 29, 1925
Genre
Jazz
In addition to being one of the quintessential big-band soloists, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims was an important figure on the West Coast jazz scene. Sims worked with legends such as Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, and Joe Bushkin. He was also a part of Woody Herman's famed "Four Brothers" ensemble, named after a jazz standard for which Herman's band (noted for its quartet of sax players) was forever known. Sims led his own bands in the '70s and '80s, recording and touring frequently until his death in 1985.
Zoot Sims has also released music as a member of Billy Byers and His Orchestra, The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Sextet, Zoot Sims Quintet, Zoot Sims Sextet, Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Zoot Sims Quartet, Curtis Fuller Quintet Gerry Mulligan Sextet.
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