Zoot Sims Discography - session index

1947 (age 22)

• Woody Herman Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Oct. 19, 1947
• Woody Herman Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 24, 1947
• Woody Herman Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 27, 1947
• Woody Herman Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 30, 1947

1948

• Stan Getz 8   NYC, Nov. 21, 1948
• Woody Herman Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 29, 1948
• Woody Herman Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 30, 1948

1949

• Stan Getz Five Bros.   NYC, Apr. 8, 1949
• Stan Getz 8   NYC, May 2, 1949
• Gene Roland's Boppers   NYC, May 17, 1949

1950 (age 25)

• Chubby Jackson Big Band   NYC, Mar. 15, 1950
• Gene Roland Orch.   Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 3, 1950
• Zoot Sims 5   Stockholm, Sweden, Apr. 23, 1950
• Zoot Sims Five/Three Bros.   Stockholm, Sweden, Apr. 24, 1950
• "King David" Little Jazz / Roy Eldridge 5   Paris, France, June 9, 1950
• Zoot Sims 4   Paris, France, June 16, 1950
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Sep. 16, 1950

1951

• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Aug. 14, 1951

1952

• Johnny Smith 5   NYC, Apr., 1952
• Zoot Sims 6   NYC, Sep. 8, 1952
• Charlie Parker 8   Howard Theater, Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 1952

1953

• Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Jan. 23, 1953
• Miles Davis 7   Beltone Studios, NYC, Feb. 19, 1953
• Chuck Wayne 5   NYC, Apr. 13, 1953
• Charlie Parker 9   NYC, Apr., 1953
• Zoot Sims 4   Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 23, 1953
• Lars Gullin American All Stars   Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 25, 1953
• Zoot Sims 6   Paris, France, Nov. 18, 1953
• Chet Baker 5 w/ Strings   LA, Dec. 30, 1953
• Chet Baker 5 w/ Strings   LA, Dec. 31, 1953

1954

• Louis Bellson 5   NYC, June 21, 1954
• Clifford Brown Ensemble   Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, LA, July 12, 1954
• Zoot Sims 5   Hollywood, CA, July 16, 1954
• Clifford Brown Ensemble   Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, LA, Aug. 13, 1954
• Zoot Sims 6   same location, date
• Conte Candoli - Stan Levey 6   LA, Dec. 6, 1954
• Gerry Mulligan 6   Hoover High School, San Diego, CA, Dec. 14, 1954

1955 (age 30)

• Red Mitchell 6   LA, Feb. 1, 1955
• Zoot Sims - Dick Nash 8   Hollywood, CA, Feb. 14, 1955
• Miles Davis 6   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 17, 1955
• Jack Sheldon 4 w/ Zoot Sims   LA, July, 1955?
• Billy Byers Orch.   NYC, Aug. 17, 1955
• Ernie Wilkins Orch.   same location, date
• Quincy Jones Orch.   same location, date
• Gerry Mulligan 6   NYC, Sep. 21, 1955
• Gerry Mulligan 6   NYC, Oct. 22, 1955
• Gerry Mulligan 6   NYC, Oct. 31, 1955

1956

• Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer 5   NYC, Jan. 11-18, 1956
• The Jon Eardley Seven   Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 13, 1956
• Coleman Hawkins w/ Billy Byers Orch.   NYC, Jan. 18, 1956
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 6   Webster Hall, NYC, Jan. 23, 1956
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 6   Webster Hall, NYC, Jan. 24, 1956
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   same location, date
• Gerry Mulligan 6   NYC, Jan. 25, 1956
• Elliot Lawrence Orch.   NYC, Jan. 30, 1956
• Elliot Lawrence Orch.   NYC, Jan. 31, 1956
• Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer 5   same location, date
• Chris Connor   NYC, Feb. 8, 1956
• Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer 5   same location, date
• Zoot Sims - Henri Renaud 5   Paris, France, Mar. 15, 1956
• Zoot Sims - Henri Renaud 5   Paris, France, Mar. 16, 1956
• Zoot Sims - Pierre Michelot 4   Paris, France, Mar., 1956
• Zoot Sims w/ The Joe Castro 3   Beverly Hills, CA, Apr. 1, 1956
• Metronome All Stars   NYC, June 18, 1956
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 7   NYC, June 28, 1956
• Tony Scott Orch.   NYC, July 2, 1956
• Tony Scott Orch.   NYC, July 3, 1956
• Jutta Hipp 5   Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 28, 1956
• Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Aug. 10, 1956
• Mary Ann McCall w/ Ernie Wilkins Orch.   NYC, Aug. 14, 16 & 23, 1956
• Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Sep. 4, 1956
• The Prestige All Stars   Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 7, 1956
• Quincy Jones Orch.   Beltone Recording Studios, NYC, Sep. 14, 1956
• Gerry Mulligan 6   NYC, Sep. 26, 1956
• Zoot Sims 4   Chicago, IL, Oct. 12, 1956
• Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All Star Seven   NYC, Oct. 29, 1956
• John Benson Brooks 7   NYC, Nov. 1, 1956
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Nov. 2, 1956
• John Benson Brooks 7   NYC, Nov. 5, 1956
• John Benson Brooks 7   NYC, Nov. 6, 1956
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Nov. 19, 1956
• Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All Star Seven   NYC, Nov. 23, 1956
• Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All Star Seven   NYC, Nov. 30, 1956
• Tony Scott Orch.   NYC, Dec. 11, 1956
• Tony Scott Orch.   NYC, Dec. 13, 1956
• Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Dec. 13 & 18, 1956
• Zoot Sims 4   Red Hill Inn, Pennsauken, NJ, Dec. 22, 1956
• The Nineteen Fifty-Six Jazz All Stars   NYC, 1956

1957

• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Jan. 11, 1957
• Gil Melle 6   Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 18, 1957
• The Four Bros.   NYC, Feb. 11, 1957
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Mar. 27, 1957
• Manny Albam Orch.   NYC, Apr. 2, 1957
• Manny Albam Orch.   NYC, Apr. 3, 1957
• Manny Albam Orch.   NYC, Apr. 4, 1957
• Joe Newman - Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Apr. 10, 1957
• Jazz Goes Broadway   NYC, May 7, 1957
• Jazz Goes Broadway   NYC, May 8, 1957
• Gerry Mulligan 8   NYC, Dec. 4 & 5, 1957
• June Christy w/ The Woody Herman Studio Orch.   TVB, Timex All-Star Jazz, TV Show, Blue Note, Chicago, IL, Dec. 30, 1957

1958

• Toots Thielemans Nontet   NYC, Jan. 24, 1958
• Jack Kerouac   NYC, c. spr. 1958
• Manny Albam Orch.   NYC, Apr. 8, 1958
• The Concert 23.6.1958   live in Baden-Baden, West Germany, June 23, 1958
• Larry Sonn Orch.   NYC, June 24, 1958
• Zoot Sims - Hans Koller 5   Koln, West Germany, Aug. 10, 1958
• Jazz From Carnegie Hall   Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, Sep. 20, 1958
• Jazz From Carnegie Hall   Stockholm, Sweden, Sep. 22, 1958
• Jazz From Carnegie Hall   live in Berlin, West Germany, Sep. 28, 1958
• Jazz From Carnegie Hall   Stockholm, Sweden, Sep. 28, 1958
• Jazz From Carnegie Hall   prob. Stockholm, Sweden, c. Sep., 1958
• Betty Blake   NYC, late 1958
• Teddy Charles 6   same location, date
• Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer 8   NYC, Dec. 27, 1958

1959

• Bill Potts Big Band   Webster Hall, NYC, Jan. 13, 14 & 15, 1959
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   Half Note, NYC, Feb. 6, 1959
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5 w/ Phil Woods   Half Note, NYC, Feb. 7, 1959
• Irene Kral w/ Al Cohn Orch.   NYC, Feb., 1959
• Clarence "Big" Miller   same location, date
• Annie Ross w/ Zoot Sims - Russ Freeman 5   LA, Feb., 1959
• Zoot Sims - Russ Freeman 5 / Mel Lewis 5   LA, Mar., 1959
• Annie Ross w/ Zoot Sims - Russ Freeman 4   same location, date
• Quincy Jones Orch.   Fine Recording, NYC, May 27 & 28, 1959
• Quincy Jones Orch.   Fine Recording, NYC, June 16, 1959
• Ray Charles w/ Quincy Jones' Orch.   NYC, June 23, 1959
• Chet Baker 7   NYC, July 21, 1959
• Chet Baker 7   NYC, July 22, 1959
• Art Farmer Orch.   NYC, July 29 & 30, 1959
• Woody Herman Orch.   NYC, July 31, 1959
• Bob Prince Orch.   NYC, July-Aug., 1959
• Woody Herman Orch.   NYC, Aug. 1, 1959
• Woody Herman's Big New Herd   Monterey Jazz Fest., Monterey, CA, Oct. 3, 1959
• Marion Evans Big Band   NYC, Nov. 19, 1959
• Teddy Charles All Stars   Yale University, CT, Nov. 21, 1959
• Marion Evans Big Band   NYC, Nov. 23, 1959
• Marion Evans Big Band   NYC, Nov. 25, 1959
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 7   NYC, late 1950s

1960 (age 35)

• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Mar. 4, 1960
• Booker Ervin 6   NYC, Apr. 6, 1960
• Rocky Cole 7   NYC, May, 1960
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   Fine Recording, NYC, June 1 & 3, 1960
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 25 & 27, 1960
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, July, 1960
• George Williams Big Band   Webster Hall, NYC, July, 1960
• Al Cohn Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, Aug. 24, 1960
• Al Cohn Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, Aug. 26, 1960
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band   Santa Monica Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, Oct. 1, 1960
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band   live in Berlin, West Germany, Nov. 4, 1960
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band   live in Milan, Italy, Nov. 14, 1960

1961

• The Three Bosses w/ Zoot Sims   Blue Note Cafe, Paris, France, Jan., 1961
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Feb., 1961
• Buddy Greco w/ Al Cohn Orch.   NYC, Apr. 19, 20 & 21, 1961
• Curtis Fuller 5   NYC, sum. 1961
• Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs   Teatro Municipal, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961
• Anita O'Day w/ Gary McFarland Orch.   NYC, Oct. 16, 1961
• Zoot Sims 4   Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England, Nov. 13-15, 1961
• Zoot Sims feat. The Ronnie Scott & Jimmy Deuchar 5   same location, date
• Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band   Koln, West Germany, Dec. 13, 1961
• Zoot Sims - Henri Renaud 4   Blue Note, Paris, France, Dec., 1961

1962

• Quincy Jones Orch.   NYC, June 15, 1962
• Al Cohn Orch.   NYC, July 12, 1962
• Vi Velasco   NYC, Aug. 20, 1962
• Bill Evans 5   NYC, Aug. 21, 1962
• Bill Evans 5   NYC, Aug. 22, 1962
• Zoot Sims Orch.   NYC, Aug. 28, 1962
• Charles Mingus Orch.   Town Hall, NYC, 1st set, Oct. 12, 1962
• Charles Mingus Orch.   Town Hall, NYC, 2nd set, Oct. 12, 1962
• Zoot Sims Orch.   NYC, Nov., 1962
• Ralph Burns Orch.   NYC, 1962

1963

• Jimmy Rushing   NYC, Jan. 22 & 23, 1963
• Bob Brookmeyer - Lalo Schifrin Orch.   NYC, Feb. 7, 1963
• Jimmy Smith w/ Oliver Nelson Orch.   NYC, Mar. 15, 1963
• Jimmy Smith w/ Oliver Nelson Orch.   NYC, Mar. 20, 1963
• Tito Rodriguez Group   Birdland, NYC, Mar. 21, 1963
• Quincy Jones Orch.   NYC, Apr. 9, 1963
• Kenyon Hopkins Orch.   NYC, Apr. 15, 1963
• Kenyon Hopkins Orch.   NYC, Apr. 16, 1963
• Teddy Charles 9   NYC, Apr. 23, 1963
• Bill Crow Nontet   NYC, prob. May 2-18, 1963
• Gene Roland & Friends   NYC, May 23 & 24, 1963
• Pepper Adams 8   NYC, Sep. 12, 1963
• Freda Payne   NYC, Sep. 17, 1963
• Freda Payne   NYC, Sep. 18, 1963

1964

• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Frank DeVol Orch.   NYC, Mar. 3, 1964
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Frank DeVol Orch.   NYC, Mar. 4, 1964

1965 (age 40)

• Sonny Stitt - Zoot Sims 5   Chicago, IL, Jan. 25, 1965
• Sonny Stitt Orch.   NYC, Feb., 1965
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims - Richie Kamuca 6   broadcast, The Half Note, NYC, Oct. 29, 1965
• Jimmy Rushing   same location, date
• Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer 5   NYC, Nov. 26, 1965
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 7   London, England, Dec., 1965

1966

• Jimmy Rushing   broadcast, The Half Note, NYC, Jan. 7, 1966
• Jimmy Rushing   broadcast, The Half Note, NYC, Jan. 28, 1966
• Gary McFarland Orch.   Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall, NYC, Feb. 6, 1966
• Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz   Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 3, 1966
• Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz   Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 4, 1966
• Zoot Sims w/ Gary McFarland Orch.   London, England, Nov. 28, 1966
• Zoot Sims w/ Gary McFarland Orch.   London, England, Nov. 30, 1966
• Tony Bennett   NYC, c. 1966

1967

• Bobby Hackett Orch.   NYC, Jan. 30, 1967
• Bobby Hackett Orch.   NYC, Feb. 2, 1967
• Bobby Hackett Orch.   NYC, Mar. 13, 1967
• Duke Ellington Orch. at JATP   Carnegie Hall, NYC, Mar. 26, 1967
• Bobby Hackett Orch.   NYC, May 2, 1967
• JATP   Oakland and NYC, June 28-July 1, 1967
• Jazz Interactions Orch.   NYC, Nov. 13, 1967
• Jazz Interactions Orch.   NYC, Nov. 14, 1967

1968

• Pat Williams Orch.   NYC, Oct. 11, 1968
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   Left Bank Jazz Society, Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 27, 1968
• Pepper Adams 5   NYC, Dec. 11 & 12, 1968

1972 (age 47)

• Newport In New York '72   Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
• Jimmy Smith at Newport In New York '72   Yankee Stadium, NYC, July 7, 1972

1973

• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Mar. 23, 1973
• Zoot Sims 4   A&R Studios, NYC, May 30, 1973
• Zoot Sims 4   A&R Studios, NYC, Aug. 9, 1973
• Joe Venuti - Zoot Sims 5   NYC, Sep. 27, 1973
• Count Basie Jam   LA, Dec. 10, 1973
• Joe Turner w/ Count Basie 8   LA, Dec. 11, 1973

1974

• Ella Fitzgerald   LA, Jan. 8, 1974
• Zoot Sims - Bucky Pizzarelli 4   NYC, Feb. 15, 1974
• A Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 1   NYC, Mar. 25 & 26, 1974
• Zoot Sims 4   Sea Cliff, NYC, Apr. 20, 1974
• Zoot Sims - Bucky Pizzarelli 4   NYC, Apr. 22, 1974
• Joe Venuti Orch.   NYC, May, 1974
• Bobby Hackett - Zoot Sims - Bucky Pizzarelli 6   NYC, Aug. 3, 1974
• Dave McKenna 4 feat. Zoot Sims   NYC, Nov. 3 or Oct., 1974
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 25, 1974

1975 (age 50)

• Count Basie - Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Apr. 9, 1975
• Joe Venuti - Zoot Sims 6   NYC, May, 1975
• Zoot Sims 5   NYC, June 6, 1975
• JATP   Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1975
• The Tenor Giants feat. Oscar Peterson   1975

1976

• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Jan. 8 & 9, 1976
• Phil Woods 4 w/ Guests   live in Yonago, Tottori, Japan, June 1, 1976
• Zoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli's Music Minus One   NYC, Aug., 1976 or Apr., 1975
• Zoot Sims 10   LA, Sep. 20 & 21, 1976
• Woody Herman Orch.   Carnegie Hall, NYC, Nov. 20, 1976

1977

• Count Basie Jam   Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 14, 1977
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Oct. 27 & 28, 1977

1978

• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Apr. 10 & 11, 1978
• Kenny Drew 3 w/ Zoot Sims   live in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 4, 1978
• Kenny Drew 3 w/ Zoot Sims   Jazzhouse Slukefter, Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 24, 1978
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Sep. 18 & 19, 1978
• Zoot Sims - Rune Gustafsson 5   NYC, Nov. 28 & 29, 1978
• Harry "Sweets" Edison - Zoot Sims 5   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 18 & 20, 1978

1979

• Clark Terry & Zoot Sims w/ The Contemporary Chambers Ensemble   NYC, Feb. 2, 1979
• Oscar Peterson 7   RCA Recording Studios, NYC, Mar. 14, 1979
• Zoot Sims w/ Benny Carter Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Aug. 14, 1979
• Sarah Vaughan   Hollywood, CA, Aug. 15 & 16, 1979
• Zoot Sims 5   Hollywood, CA, Dec. 10 & 11, 1979

1980 (age 55)

• Zoot Sims 5   NYC, May 13, 1980
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Erich Bulling Orch.   Hollywood, CA, Sep. 17-19, 1980, Mar. 18-20, 1981
• Zoot Sims - Bucky Pizzarelli 2   live in NYC, Nov. 6, 1980
• Zoot Sims 4   live at unknown club, Philadelphia, PA, mid 1980s

1981

• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, July 6, 1981
• Zoot Sims 5   E.J.'s, Atlanta, GA, Aug. 9, 1981
• Art Pepper - Zoot Sims Combo   Royce Hall, University Of Californa, LA, Sep. 27, 1981

1982

• Zoot Sims - Joe Pass 2   NYC, Mar. 6, 1982
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, Mar. 9, 1982
• Michel Legrand 7   NYC, May 28, 1982
• Al Cohn - Zoot Sims 5   Stockholm, Sweden, June 8, 1982
• Zoot Sims - Joe Pass 2   NYC, June 23, 1982
• Harry "Sweets" Edison 5   Club House 33, Roppongi, Tokyo, Oct. 19, 1982

1983

• Zoot Sims w/ Shelly Manne 3   Keystone Korner, SF, Mar. 20, 1983
• Zoot Sims 4   NYC, May 26, 1983
• JATP   Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 28, 1983
• Zoot Sims at JATP   same location, date
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ The JATP All Stars at JATP   same location, date

1984

• Zoot Sims 5   Hollywood, CA, Mar. 20 & 21, 1984
• Zoot Sims 3   Lidingo, Sweden, Nov. 21, 1984

Others

• The Best Of Zoot Sims   unknown location, date

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