Easy living, that old devil called love, some other spring, i cover the waterfront, you go to my head, i cried for you, body and soul, travelin' light, you're my thrill, no more, my man
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Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles (piano), George Mraz (bass), Jackie Williams (drum)
You're driving me crazy, choice blues, brushes, flamingo, red door, i'll remember april, brushes, there will never be another you
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Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Bob Brookmeyer (tb), Gerry Mulligan (bs), Jon Eardley (trumpet), Russ Freeman (piano), Billy Bean or Jim Hall (guitar), Monty Budwig or Red Mitchell (bass), Mel Lewis (drum)
Bernie's tune, pequito cantando, tickle toe, lonesome road, instant samba, they call the wind Maria, lover come back to me, nature boy, reaching for the moon, don't fool with love
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Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Spencer Sinatra, Ronnie Odrich, Jerry Sanfino, Phil Bodner (fl) (reeds), Jim Hall, Barry Galbraith (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Sol Gubin, Ted Sommer, Willie Rodriguez (percusion)
That old devil called love, do nothing till you hear from me, polka dots and moonbeams, i don't standa ghost of a chance, in a mellow tone, i've got it bad and that ain't good, theme
Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass), Osie Johnson (drum)
CD Album
MAINST 358
ZOOT CASE / THE BROTHERS (08-04-1949) by zoot sims
Songs
Five brothers, battle of the saxes, four and one moore, battleground, the red door, zootcase, tangerine, morning fun
Play by
Kai Winding (tb), Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Allen Eager, Brew Moore (tenor sax), Walter Bishop or George Wallington (piano), Gene Ramey or Percy Heath (bass), Charlie Persip or Art Blakey (drum)
Night and day, slingin' hash, tenorly, Toot's suite, the late Tiny Kahn, call it anything, Zoot's suite, once in a while, great drums
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Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Frank Rosolino (tb), Gerry Wiggins or Henri Renaud (piano), Jimmy Gourley (guitar), Don Bagley or Pierre Michelot (bass), Jean Louis Viale or Kenny Clarke (drum)
Howdy ponder, toot no 2, indian summer, what's new, flying the coop, i may be wrong, hot dog, so what
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Stu Williamson or Howar McGhee, Al Porcino (trumpet), Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson (tb), Zoot Sims, George Auld (tenor sax), Gerry Mulligan (bs), Kenny Drew (piano), Ralph Pena or Chubby Jackson (bass), Jimmy Pratt or Don Lamond (drum)
Buried gold, ghost of a chance, dark clouds, down at the loft, not so deep, one to blow on, our pad, septembre in the rain, them there eyes, when the blues come on
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Bob Brookmeyer (tb), Zoot Sims (tenor sax), John Williams (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Gus Johnson (drum)
Miss Brown to you, good morning heartache, i'm gonna lock my heart, fine and mellow, them there eyes, lover man, i cried for you, God bless the child, i hear music, i'm pulling through, don't explain, what a little moonlight can do
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carmen mcrae (piano) (vcl), zoot sims (tenor sax) marshall otwell (piano), john leftwich (bass), donald bailey (drum)
Laughing at life, you ain't gonna bother me no more, easy living, yesterdays, my old flame, nice work if you can get it, travelin' light, you were mine, it's like reaching for the moon, i'm painting the town red, you've change, mean to me
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carmen mcrae (piano) (vcl), zoot sims (tenor sax) marshall otwell (piano), john leftwich (bass), donald bailey (drum)
Somewhere in the hill, girl from Ipanema, dindi, desafinado, wave, agua de beber, triste, how insensitive, he's a carioca, don't ever go, a felicidae, this love that i've found, dreamer, corcovado, samba do aviao, samba da una nota so
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clark terry (trumpet), zoot sims (tenor sax), toots thielmans (hca), joe pass, oscar castro-neves, paul jackson, roland bautista (guitar), mike lang, clarence mcdonald (keyb), abe laboriel (bass), alejandro acuna (drum), paulinho dacosta (percusion), ella fitzgerald (vcl)
CD Album
PABLO 2630-201
DUKE ELLINGTON SONGBOOK ONE (15-08-1979) by sarah vaughan
Songs
I'm just a lucky so and so, solitude, i didn't know about you, all too soon, day dream, in a sentimental mood, i let a song go out of my heart, lush life, in a mellow tone, sophisticated lady
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sarah vaughan (vcl), waymon reed (trumpet), j.j. johnson (tb), frank wess (fl) (tenor sax), frank foster, zoot sims (tenor sax), jimmy rowles or mike wofford (piano), joe pass or buck pizzarelli (guitar), andy simpkins (bass), grady tate (drum) +strings
Theme for Celine, the happy hour, party time, Elliott (the silent partner), theme for Susannah, blues for Chris
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clark terry (trumpet), benny carter (alto sax), zoot sims (tenor sax), milt jackson (vib), oscar peterson (piano), john heard (bass), grady tate (drum)
The man i love, my old flame, don't worry about me, there will never be another you, a ghost of a chance, tngerine, out of nowhere, groovin' high
Play by
zoot sims, eddie davis (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), niels-henning orsted pedersen (bass), louie bellson (drum)
CD Album
PABLO 2310-969
AT MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1975 (16-07-1975) by jatp
Songs
For you, autumn leaves, if i had you, i never knew
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roy eldridge (trumpet), clark terry (trumpet) (flh), benny carter (alto sax), zoot sims (tenor sax), tommy flanagan (piano), joe pass (guitar), keeter betts (bass), bobby durham (drum)
QUARTET FEATURING ZOOT SIMS (01-10-1974) by dave mckenna
Songs
Limehouse blues, how deep is the ocean, 'deed i do, grooveyard, one good turn, Dave's tune, linger awhile, there'll be some changes made, wherever here's love,
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zoot sims (ss) (tenor sax), dave mckenna (piano), major holley (bass) (voc), ray mosca (drum)
Fine and mellow, i'm just a lucky so and so, a ghost of chance, rockin' in rhythm, i'm in the mood for love,'round midnight, i can't give you anything but love, the man i love, polka dots and moonbeams
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ella fitzgerald (vcl), clark terry, harry edison (trumpet), zoot sims, eddie davis (tenor sax),joe pass (guitar), tommy flanagan (piano), ray brown (bass), louie bellson (drum)
The honeydripper, honey hush, cherry red, night time is the right time, blues around the clock, since i fell for you, flip flop and fly, wee baby blues, good mornin' blues, roll 'em Pete
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eddie davis, zoot sims (tenor sax), harry edison (trumpet), j.j. johnson (tb), count basie (piano), irving ashby (guitar), ray brown (bass), louie bellson (drum), joe turner (vcl)
Tickle toe, Mr. George, these foolish things, willow weep for me, John's bunch, blue hodge, expense account, come rain or come shine, recado bossa nova
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al cohn, zoot sims (tenor sax), dave frishberg (piano), victor sproles (bass), donald mcdonald (drum)
A typical day in New York, the east side the west side, 125th street & 7th avenue, penthouse dawn, one for the Duke, complex city
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bert collins, ernie royal, joe newman, ray copeland, (trumpet),benny powell, wayne andré, jimmy cleveland (tb), don butterfield (tu), phil woods, jerry dodgion, zoot sims (reeds), patti bown (piano), ron carter (bass), ed shaughnessy (drum), oliver nelson (arr)
CD Album
VERVE 8731
PRESENTS THE SOUND OF FEELING (03-11-1966) by leonard feather
Songs
Ricardo's dilema, twelve tone blues, sidewalks of New York, greensleeves, my favorite things, who know what love is?, waltz without words, phrases, circe revisited
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nat adderley, ernie royal, joe newman, joe wilder, clark terry (trumpet), j.j. johnson, jimmy cleveland, bob brookmeyer (tb), phil woods, jerry dodgion, jerome richardson, zoot sims (reeds), hank jones (piano), ron carter (bass), grady tate (drum), oliver nelson (arr)
CD Album
VERVE 8743
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE (19-07-1966) by gerry mulligan
Songs
Take tea and sea, sometime ago, decidedly, New Orleans, spring is spring, Davenport blues
Play by
zoot sims (tenor sax), gerry mulligan (bs) (alto sax), warren bernhardt (piano), eddie gomez (bass), dave bailey (drum)
Better git it in your soul, portrait, haitian fight song, fables of Faubus, black light, song with orange, Carolyn, incarnation, strollin' honies
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thad jones (trumpet), bennie powell (tb), charles mcperson (alto sax), zoot sims (tenor sax), pepper adams (bs), hank jones (piano), bob cranshaw or paul chambers (bass), danny richmond (drum)
She's warm she's willing she's wonderful, without a song, come back baby, wayfaring stranger, every day, anytime anyday anywhere, April in Paris, in the evening, roll'em pete, bye bye baby
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joe williams (vcl), clark terry, howard mcghee (trumpet), coleman hawkins, zoot sims (tenor sax), junior mance (piano), bob cranshaw (bass), mickey roker (drum)
Dance arab, étude, lullaby russe, Sheherazades blues, Borodin's bossa nova, love for three oranges march, lullaby of the firebird, princess Sheherazade
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jimmy giuffre (cl) (tenor sax) or eric dolphy (bcl) or howard mcghee (trumpet), jerome richardson, zoot sims (tenor sax), pepper adams (bs), tommy newson (bcl), teddy charles (vib), hank jones (piano), jim hall (guitar), teddy kotick (bass), osie johnson (drum)
Lissa, Bake's lament, the hanging, on the roof, the doll, the menace, Santa Monica blues, deserted canary, the yellow canary juke box, spindrift, lonesome canary, the whistling canari, the yellow canari
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clark terry, joe newman (trumpet), billy byers, dick lieb, jimmy cleveland (tb), zoot sims, romeo penque, jerome richardson (reeds), lalo schifrin (piano), eddie costa (vib), kenny burrell (guitar), milt hinton (bass), ed shaughnessy (drum), kenyon hopkins (arr)
Walk right in, meditation, trouble in mind, blueberry hill, hobo flats, the preacher, i can't stop lovin' you
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ernie royal, joe newman, clark terry (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green, quentin jackson (tb), george dorsey, phil woods (alto sax), al cohn, zoot sims (tenor sax), jimmy smith (org), milt hinton or george duvivier (bass), jimmy johnson or bill rodriguez (drum)
Samba para dos, what kind of fool am i, i get a kick out of you, just one of those things, time after time, it's all right with me, my funny Valentine, but not for me
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bob brookmeyer (tb), frank rehak (tb), leo wright (alto sax) (fl), phil woods, jerome richardson (alto sax), zoot sims, al cohn (tenor sax), romeo penque (reeds), danny bank (bs), lalo schifrin (piano), jimmy raney (guitar), ben tucker (bass), dave bailey (drum), jose paulo (percusion)
Freedom, osmotin', epitaph, Peggy's blue skylight, my search, portrait, Duke's choice, please don't come back from the moon, in a mellotone
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snooky young, lonnie hillyer, r. williams, clark terry (trumpet), q. jackson, b. woodman, jimmy cleveland (trumpet), eric dolphy, charles mcpherson, charlie mariano (alto sax), zoot sims (tenor sax), jerome richardson, pepper adams (bs), charles mingus (bass), dannie richmond (dr
Mission to Moscow, the sochi boatmen, midnight in Moscow, let's dance, russian lullaby, red white and blue eyes
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jimmy maxwell, marky markowitz (trumpet), willie dennis (tb), phil woods (alto sax) (cl), jerry dodgion (alto sax) (fl), zoot sims (tenor sax), gene allen (bs), eddie costa (piano), bill crow (bass), mel lewis (drum), al cohn (arr)
One more mile, the ballad of all the sad young men, up state, you came a long way from St Louis, senor blues, boogie blues, a woman alone with the blues, i want to sing a song, night bird, do nothin' till you hear from me
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bernie glow, herb pomeroy, doc severinsen (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, willie dennis (tb), walt levinsky, phil woods, jerome richardson, zoot sims (sax), hank jones (piano), barry galbraith (guitar), george duvivier (bass), mel lewis (drum), anita o'day (vcl)
Red door, lover man, ismaaa, it's alright with me, autumn leaves, wee dot
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kenny dorham (trumpet), curtis fuller (tb), zoot sims, al cohn (tenor sax), herbie mann (fl), ahmad abdul-malik (oud), ronnie ball (piano), ben tucker (bass), dave bailey (drum), ray mantilla (percusion)
CD Album
VEE JAY 2501
AND TH CONCERT JAZZ BIG BAND (17-11-1960) by gerry mulligan
Songs
Utter chaos, you took advantage of me, black nightgown, motel, walkin' shoes, body and soul, the apple core, go home, i'm gonna go fishin'
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conte candoli, nick travis, don ferrara (trumpet), gerry mulligan (bs), zoot sims, jim reider (tenor sax), bob donovan (alto sax), gene quil (alto sax) (cl), bob brookmeyer, willie dennis, alan raph (tb), buddy clark (bass), mel lewis (drum)
CD Album
TCB 02122
CONCERT JAZZ BAND ON TOUR (01-11-1960) by gerry mulligan
Songs
Go home, Barbara's theme, apple core, i want to live, the red door, come rain or come shine
Play by
don ferrara, conte candoli, nick travis (tb), bob brookmeyer, willie dennis, allen raph (tb), gene quill, bob donovan (alto sax), jimmy reider, zoot sims (tenor sax), gene allen (bcl), gerry mulligan (bs), buddy clark (bass), mel lewis (drum)
son of a drum, brushmanship, Dr Skin and Mr Hide, five drums in four-four, drums loco, drum smoke
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nick travis, bernie glow, clark terry (trumpet), frank rehak, bob brookmeyer, urbie green (tb), zoot sims, gene quill, s. schlinger (sax), j. buffington (frh), hank jones (piano), mundell lowe (guitar), george duvivier (bass), louis hayes or jimmy cobb (drum), al cohn (arr
CD Album
RCA 2312
AND THE CONCERT JAZZ BAND (25-07-1960) by gerry mulligan
Songs
I'm gonna go fishin', you took advantage of me, my funny Valentine, Broadway, out of this world, Django's castle (manoir de mes rêves), bweebida bwobbida, sweet and slow
Play by
don ferrara, conte candoli, nick travis (tb), bob brookmeyer, wayne andré, allen raph (tb), gene quill, dick meldonian (alto sax), jimmy reider, zoot sims (tenor sax), gene allen (bcl), gerry mulligan (bs), buddy clark (bass), mel lewis (drum)
The note, you'd be so nice to come home to, you 'n' me, on the Alamo, the opener, angel eyes, awful lonely, love for sale, improvisations for unaccompanied saxophones
Play by
al cohn, zoot sims (tenor sax), mose allison (piano), major holley (bass), osie johnson (drum)
The blue book, git it, little Jane, the book cooks, largo, poor butterfly
Play by
tommy turrentine (trumpet), booker ervin, zoot sims (tenor sax), tommy flanagan (piano), george tucker (bass), dannie richmond (drum)
CD Album
BETH 6048 - Réédition : AVENUE JAZZ 76691
BIG NEW HERD AT THE MONTERY JAZZ (15-03-1960) by woody herman
Songs
Four brother, like some blues man, skoobeedoobee, Monterey apple tree, skylark, Magpie
Play by
woody herman (cl) (alto sax), al porcino, conte candoli, ray lin, frank huggins, bill chase (trumpet), urbie green, si zentner, bill smiley (tb), don lanphere, zoot sims, bill perkins, richie kamuca (tenor sax), victor feldman (piano), monty budwig (bass), mel lewis (drum)
CD Album
ATL 1328
SOMETHING TO SWING ABOUT (10-11-1959) by carmen mcrae
Songs
I see your face before me, a sleepin' bee, comes love, three little words, it's love, how little we know, you leave me breathless, love is a simple thing, falling in love with love, that's for me, i couldn't care less, how little we know
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ernie royal, richard williams, al stewart (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, billy byers (tb), phil woods, zoot sims, budd johnson, sol schlinger (sax), dick katz (piano), tommy williams (bass), floyd williams (drum), carmen mcrae (vcl)
CD Album
KAPP 1169 - Réédition : KAPP 3053
THE BEST OF LERNER AND LOEWE (21-07-1959) by chet baker
Songs
Show me, i talk to the trees, thank heaven for the little girls, i could have danced all night, the heather on the hill, i've grown accustomed to her face, on the street where you live, almost like being in love
Play by
chet baker (trumpet), herbie mann (fl) (tenor sax), zoot sims (alto sax) (tenor sax), pepper adams (bs), bill evans or bob corwin (piano), earl may (bass), clifford jarvis (drum)
I'm just a lucky so and so, you're nearer, i'm nobody's baby, lucky day, invitation to the blues, everything i've got, i didn't know about you, i was doing all right, you took advantage of me, i don't want to cry anymore
Play by
annie ross (vcl), bill perkins or zoot sims (tenor sax), russ freeman (piano), billy bean or jim hall (guitar), monty budwig (bass), frankie capp or mel lewis (drum)
Lover come back to me, wee dot, it had to be you, after you gone
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phil woods (alto sax), zoot sims, al cohn (tenor sax), mose allison (piano), nabil totah (bass), paul motian (drum)
CD Album
UA 4040
THE JAZZ SOUL OF PORGY AND BESS (13-01-1959) by bill potts
Songs
I loves you Porgy, Bess oh were is my Bess, summertime, a woman is a sometime thing, i got a plenty of nuttin', Bess you is my woman now, Clara Clara, there is a boat dat's leaving soon for New York, my man's gone now, it ain't necessarily so, strawberry
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art farmer, harry edison, charlie shavers, bernie glow (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, frank rehak, jimmy cleveland (tb), gene quil, phil woods (alto sax), zoot sims, al cohn (tenor sax), sol schlinger (bs), bill evans (piano), george duvivier (bass), charlie persip (drum)
Jackie, airegin, babe's blues, dark cloud, swingin''til the girls come home, four, little Niles, where, now's the time, love makes the world go around, clap hands! here comes Charlie
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dave lambert, jon hendricks, annie ross (vcl), zoot sims (tenor sax), russ freeman or tommy flanagan (piano), jim hall (guitar), joe benjamin (bass), elvin jones (drum)
donald byrd, bernie glow, ernie royal (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, jim dahl, tommy mitchell (tb), gene quill (alto sax), al cohn, zoot sims (tenor sax), pepper adams (bs), dick katz (piano), milt hinton (bass), osie johnson (drum), manny albam (arr)
CD Album
DOT 9004
THE GERRY MULLIGAN SONGBOOK (04-12-1957) by gerry mulligan
Songs
Four and one Moore, crazy day, turnstile, sextet, disc jockey jump, venus de Milo, revelation, *May-Reh, *the preacher, *good bait, *Bags' groove
Play by
gerry mulligan (bs), zoot sims, al cohn, lee konitz, allan eager (sax), freddie green (guitar), henry grimes (bass), dave bailey (drum) or gerry mulligan (bs), paul palmieri (guitar), dick wetmore (vln), calo scott (cello), vinnie burke (bass), dave bailey (drum)
CD Album
PACIFIC 1237 - Réédition : PACIFIC 33575
THE FOUR BROTHER ...TOGETHER AGAIN (02-11-1957) by al cohn
Songs
Four and one more, so blue, the swinging door, four in hand, a quick one, four brothers, ten years later, the pretty one, aged in wood, here we go again
Play by
al cohn, zoot sims, herbie steward (tenor sax), serge chaloff (bs), elliott lawrence (piano), burgher jones (bass), don lamond (drum), manny albam (arr)