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1947 (The age of 22)

Woody Herman - The Thundering Herds  (Columbia SOPB 55011 3)

Stan Fishelson, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Shorty Rogers, Ernie Royal (tp) Bob Swift, Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as, vo) Sam Marowitz (as) Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Fred Otis (p) Gene Sargent (g) Walter Yoder (b) Don Lamond (d) Mary Ann McCall (vo)
Hollywood, CA, December 22, 1947
I've Got News For You
Keen And Peachy
same personnel
Hollywood, CA, December 24, 1947
The Goof And I
Lazy Lullaby
same personnel
Hollywood, CA, December 27, 1947
Four Brothers
Summer Sequence, IV
same personnel
Hollywood, CA, December 30, 1947
P.S. I Love You

1948

Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 2  (Spotlite [E] SPJ 140)

Norman Faye (tp) Allen Eager or Al Epstein, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (ts) Al Haig (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Charlie Perry (d)
NYC, November 21, 1948
J490Frosty (Flugelbird)

Woody Herman - The Great Big Band  (Capitol 20809)

Stan Fishelson, Bernie Glow, Bill Harris, Red Rodney, Shorty Rogers, Ernie Royal (tp) Bob Swift, Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as, vo) Sam Marowitz (as) Al Cohn, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Terry Gibbs (vib, vo) Lou Levy (p) Chubby Jackson (b, vo) Don Lamond (d)
Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1948
That's Right
Lemon Drop
same personnel
Hollywood, CA, December 30, 1948
Early Autumn
Keeper Of The Flame

1949

Stan Getz/Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Brothers  (Prestige PRLP 7022)

Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims (ts) Stan Getz (ts, bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Gene Ramey (b) Charlie Perry (d) Gerry Mulligan (arr)
NYC, April 8, 1949
JRC16Battleground
JRC17Four And One Moore
JRC18CFive Brothers
JRC19BBattle Of The Saxes
Kai Winding (tb -1/3) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) George Wallington (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, September 8, 1952
1. 359Tangerine
2. 360Zootcase
3. 361The Red Door
4. 362Morning Fun
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7252; Fantasy OJC 008, OJCCD 008-2.

Stan Getz/Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Brothers  (Fantasy OJCCD 008-2)

Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims (ts) Stan Getz (ts, bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Gene Ramey (b) Charlie Perry (d) Gerry Mulligan (arr)
NYC, April 8, 1949
JRC16EBattleground
JRC17EFour And One Moore
JRC18DFive Brothers
** reissue of Prestige PRLP 7022 + 3 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers  (Savoy SJL 2210)

Earl Swope (tb) Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (ts, arr) Duke Jordan (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Mert Oliver (b) Charlie Perry (d)
NYC, May 2, 1949
S36-126Stan Getz Along (alt. take)
S36-127Stan's Mood (alt. take)
S36-128Slow (alt. take)
S36-129Fast (alt. take)

Various Artists - Lestorian Mode  (Savoy MG 12105)

same session
NYC, May 2, 1949
S36-126Stan Getz Along
S36-127Stan's Mood
S36-128Slow
S36-129Fast

1950 (The age of 25)

Zoot Sims - Good Old Zoot  (New Jazz NJLP 8280)

Don Ferrara, Howard McGhee, Al Porcino (tp) J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb) Charlie Kennedy (as) Georgie Auld, Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Tony Aless (p) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, March 15, 1950
JRC63 | JRC1104Flying The Coop
JRC67 | JRC1108Hot Dog
Stu Williamson (tp, vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Ralph Pena (b) Jimmy Pratt (d)
Hollywood, CA, July 16, 1954
639Howdy Podner
640Toot, No. 2
641Indian Summer
642What's New?

Various Artists - Conception  (Prestige PRLP 7013)

Don Ferrara, Howard McGhee, Al Porcino (tp) J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb) Charlie Kennedy (as) Georgie Auld, Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Tony Aless (p) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, March 15, 1950
JRC64 | JRC1105I May Be Wrong
JRC70 | JRC1111So What
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 1726, OJCCD 1726-2.

Chubby Jackson Sextet And Big Band  (Prestige PR 7641)

same session
NYC, March 15, 1950
JRC65 | JRC1106New York
JRC66 | JRC1107Sax Appeal
JRC68 | JRC1109Why Not?
JRC69 | JRC1110Leavin' Town

Gene Roland Band Featuring Charlie Parker - The Band That Never Was  (Spotlite [E] SPJ 141)

Marty Bell, Don Ferrara, Neil Friez, Don Joseph, Jon Nielson, Al Porcino, Sonny Rich, Red Rodney (tp) Eddie Bert, Porky Cohen, Jimmy Knepper, Paul Selden (tb) Frank Orchard (vtb) Joe Maini, Charlie Parker (as) Al Cohn, Don Lanphere, Tommy Makagon, Zoot Sims (ts) Marty Flax, Bob Newman (bars) Harry Biss (p) Sam Herman (g) Buddy Jones (b) Phil Arabia, Freddie Gruber, Don Manning (d) Gene Roland (arr, cond)
Nola's Studio, NYC, April 3, 1950
It's A Wonderful World, I
It's A Wonderful World, II
It's A Wonderful World, III
It's A Wonderful World, IV
It's A Wonderful World, V
Just You, Just Me
unknown title
Stardust, I
Stardust, II
Stardust, III

Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 15  (Philology [It] W 845-2)

same session
Nola's Studio, NYC, April 3, 1950
Limehouse Blues
Down Home Blues
East Side, West Side

Zoot Sims - First Recordings!  (Prestige PR 7817)

Zoot Sims (ts) Toots Thielemans (hca -1) Jimmy Woode (p) Simon Brehm (b) Jack Neren (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, April 23, 1950
1. 18All The Things You Are
2. 21You Go To My Head
3. 22Tickle Toe (The Scene Is Clean)
Sixten Eriksson (tp -1) Zoot Sims (ts) Lars Gullin (bars -1) Dick Hyman (p) Charlie Short (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, April 24, 1950
1. MR88-AYellow Duck
2. MR89-AThe Way You Look Tonight (Which Way) (Americans In Sweden)
Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Wiggins (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Paris, France, June 16, 1950
V4021-2Night And Day
V4022-2Slinglin' Hash
Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Lee Konitz (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Lars Gullin (bars) Don Bagley (b) Stan Levey (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, August 25, 1953
MR504Dedicated To Lee
MR505Late Date

Roy Eldridge/Zoot Sims - Roy And Zoot  (Discovery DL 2009)

Roy Eldridge (tp, vo) Zoot Sims (ts) Dick Hyman (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Eddie Shaughnessy (d) Anita Love (vo)
Paris, France, June 9, 1950
D448 | D454Undecided
D449 | D455Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
D450 | D456The Man I Love
D452 | D458King David

Zoot Sims Quartet Recorded In France  (Discovery DL 3015)

Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Wiggins (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Paris, France, June 16, 1950
V4021-1 | D422 | D428Night And Day
V4022-1 | D424 | D430Slinglin' Hash
V4023-1 | D427 | D433Tenorly
V4024-1 | D423 | D429I Understand
V4025 | D425 | D431Don't Worry 'Bout Me
V4026 | D426 | D432Crystals

Zoot Sims Quartets  (Prestige PRLP 7026)

Zoot Sims (ts) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, September 16, 1950
104My Silent Love
105Jane-O
106Dancing In The Dark
107Memories Of You
Zoot Sims (ts) Harry Biss (p) Clyde Lombardi (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, August 14, 1951
164Trotting
165It Had To Be You
166ASwingin' The Blues (aka Zoot Swings The Blues)
166Zoot Swings The Blues (alt. take)
168East Of The Sun
169I Wonder Who
** originally intended as New Jazz NJLP 8302.
** also issued on Prestige PR 16009 entitled "Trotting": Fantasy OJC 242, OJCCD 242-2.

Zoot Sims Quartets  (Fantasy OJCCD 242-2)

same session
NYC, August 14, 1951
164Trotting (alt. take 1)
-Trotting (alt. take 2)
** reissue of Prestige PRLP 7026 + 2 bonus tracks.

1952

Johnny Smith Quintet (no details)  (Roulette 1037)

Zoot Sims (ts) Sanford Gold (p) Johnny Smith (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, April, 1952
R1109BJaguar (alt. take)

Johnny Smith/Stan Getz - Moonlight In Vermont  (Roost RLP 2211)

same session
NYC, April, 1952
R1135Ghost Of A Chance
R1136Vilia

Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 1  (Royal Jazz [D] RJD 505)

Charlie Walp (tp) Earl Swope (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Bill Shanahan (p) Mert Oliver (b) Don Lamond (d) unknown (per)
"Howard Theater", Washington, DC, October 17, 1952
Scrapple From The Apple
Out Of Nowhere
Now's The Time
52nd Street Theme
Cool Blues

1953

Zoot Sims With Organ Atomosphere  (Prestige PREP 1306)

Zoot Sims (ts) Chester Slater (org) Lord Westbrook (g) Peck Morrison (b) Tim Kennedy (d)
NYC, January 23, 1953
431There I've Said It Again
432Jaguar
433Dream
434Baby, Please Come Home

Miles Davis And Horns  (Prestige PRLP 7025)

Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Truitt (tb -3) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Beltone Studios, NYC, February 19, 1953
1. 423Tasty Pudding
2. 424Willie The Wailer
3. 425Floppy
4. 426For Adults Only
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7168 entitled "Early Miles 1951 & 1953": Prestige PR 7674 entitled "Early Miles": Fantasy OJC 053, OJCCD 053-2.

The Guitar And Quintet Of Chuck Wayne  (Savoy MG 12077)

Zoot Sims (ts) Harvey Leonard (p) Chuck Wayne (g) George Duvivier (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)
NYC, April 13, 1953
Prospecting
Tasty Pudding
While My Lady Sleeps
Sidewalks Of Cuba

Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53  (VGM 0009)

Charlie Wolp (tp) Earl Swope (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Bill Shanahan (p) Charlie Byrd (g) Mert Oliver (b) Don Lamond (d) unknown (per)
NYC, April, 1953
Scrapple From The Apple
Out Of Nowhere / Now's The Time

Zoot Sims Quartet (no details)  (Karusell [Swd] K 34)

Zoot Sims (ts) Rob Pronk (p) Don Bagley (b) Stan Levey (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, August 23, 1953
62I'm In The Mood For Love
65Rough Chance For Love

Zoot Sims Goes To Town  (Vogue [F] LD 170)

Frank Rosolino (tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) Don Bagley (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
Paris, France, September 18 or November 18, 1953
Toot's Suite
The Late Tiny Kahn
Call It Anything
tk.2Zoot's Suite
Once In A While
tk.3Great Drums

Chet Baker And Strings  (Columbia CL 549)

Chet Baker (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Samuel Cytron, Jacques Gasselin, Victor Gottlieb, George Kast, Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (strings) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, December 30, 1953
PHC010708I Married An Angel
PHC010709Love Walked In
PHC010710A Little Duet
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1953
PHC010731Why Shouldn't I?
PHC010732Trickdidlier
PHC010733I'm Through With Love
PHC010734You Don't Know What Love Is

Chet Baker And Strings  (Columbia/Legacy CK 46174)

same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, December 30, 1953
PHC010710A Little Duet (alt. take)
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1953
PHC010734You Don't Know What Love Is (alt. take)

1954

Louis Bellson And His Drums  (Norgran MGN 1011)

Charlie Shavers (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Don Abney (p) George Duvivier (b) Louis Bellson (d)
NYC, June 21, 1954
1772-3Charlie's Blues
1773-3I'll Remember April
1774-1Buffalo Joe
1775-1Stompin' At The Savoy
1776-1Love For Sale
1777-1The Man I Love
1778-1Basically Speaking, Duvivier That Is
1779-1Concerto For Drums
** originally intended as Norgran MGN 1095.
** also issued on Verve MGV 8016 entitled "Concerto For Drums By Louis Bellson".

Clifford Brown/Bob Gordon - Arranged By Montrose  (Pacific Jazz PJ 1214)

Clifford Brown (tp) Stu Williamson (vtb, tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Bob Gordon (bars) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d) Jack Montrose (arr)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, July 12, 1954
Daahoud
Finders Keepers
Joy Spring
Carson Smith (b) replaces Mondragon
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August 13, 1954
Blueberry Hill
Bones For Jones
Gone With The Wind
Tiny Capers
** also issued on Pacific Jazz WP 1214.

Various Artists - Jazz West Coast  (Pacific Jazz JWC 500)

same session
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August 13, 1954
Tiny Capers (alt. take)
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Zoot Sims (ts) Red Mitchell (b) Larry Bunker (d)
"Hoover High School", San Diego, CA, December 14, 1954
I'll Remember April

Clifford Brown Ensemble Featuring Zoot Sims  (Pacific Jazz PJLP 19)

Stu Williamson (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Bob Gordon (bars) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Shelly Manne (d) Annie Ross (vo) Jack Montrose (arr)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August 13, 1954
Bones For Zoot

Westcoasting With Conte Candoli And Stan Levey  (Bethlehem BCP 9)

Conte Candoli (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (bars) Claude Williamson (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, December 6, 1954
Exaktamo
Extraversion
Drum Sticks
Lightnin' Bug
West Coasting
Fast Clip

Gerry Mulligan - California Concerts  (Pacific Jazz PJ 1201)

Jon Eardley (tp -1,2) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars, p) Red Mitchell (b) Larry Bunker (d)
"Hoover High School", San Diego, CA, December 14, 1954
1.Western Reunion
2.I Know, Don't Know How
3.The Red Door
** also issued on Pacific Jazz WP 1201, PJ 50; World Pacific ST 20145.

Various Artists - Jazz West Coast, Vol. 3  (World Pacific JWC 507)

Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars, p) Red Mitchell (b) Larry Bunker (d)
"Hoover High School", San Diego, CA, December 14, 1954
There Will Never Be Another You

Gerry Mulligan - California Concerts, Vol. 2  (Pacific Jazz B21K 46864)

Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars, p) Red Mitchell (b) Larry Bunker (d)
"Hoover High School", San Diego, CA, December 14, 1954
It Don't Mean A Thing
In A Sentimental Mood / Moon Mist / Flamingo
** also issued on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46864-2.

Gerry Mulligan - California Concerts, Vol. 2  (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46864-2)

same session
"Hoover High School", San Diego, CA, December 14, 1954
People Will Say We're In Love
** reissue of Pacific Jazz B21K 46864 + 6 bonus tracks.

Zoot Sims - Choice  (Pacific Jazz PJ 20)

same session
"Hoover High School", San Diego, CA, December 14, 1954
Flamingo

1955 (The age of 30)

Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell - Jazz Mainstream  (Bethlehem BCP 2)

Conte Candoli (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Claude Williamson (p) Red Mitchell (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, February 1, 1955
Happy Minor
Scrapple From The Apple
Long Ago And Far Away
Gone With The Wind

Zoot Sims/Dick Nash - Nash-Ville  (Zim ZM 1008)

Hall Daniels (tp, arr) Dick Nash (tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Bob Gordon (bars) Paul Atkerson (p) Tony Rizzi (g) Rollie Bundock (b) Jack Sperling (d)
Hollywood, CA, February 14, 1955
J154-1The Way You Look Tonight
J154-2-
J154-4-
J155-1Nashville
J155-4-
J155-7-
J156-1You Don't Know What Love Is
J156-2-
J157-2Compatability
J157-5-

Miles Davis - Miscellaneous Davis 1955-1957  (Jazz Unlimited [Swd] JUCD 2050)

Miles Davis (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, July 17, 1955
introduction By Duke Ellington
Hackensack
'Round About Midnight
Now's The Time

Jack Sheldon - The Quartet And The Quintet  (Jazz West JWLP 6)

Jack Sheldon (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Walter Norris (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1955?
IM-4013Groovus Mentus
IM-4014Beach Wise
IM-4015Palermo Walk
IM-4016Blues
IM-4017What Is There To Say
IM-4018Irresistible You
IM-4019Guatemala
IM-4020Getting Sentimental Over You

Various Artists - Lullaby Of Birdland  (RCA Victor LPM 1146)

Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (tp) Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch (tb) Billy Byers (tb, arr, cond) Hal McKusick, Gene Quill (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (ts, arr) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Billy Mure (g) Milt Hinton (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, August 17, 1955
F2JB6287Lullaby Of Birdland
Byers plays (tb) Cohn plays (ts). add Ernie Wilkins (arr)
same location, date
F2JB6286Lullaby Of Birdland (take 7)
Quincy Jones (arr, cond) replaces Wilkins
same location, date
F2JB6288Lullaby Of Birdland

Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet  (EmArcy MG 36056)

Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, September 21, 1955
12044-1Bernie's Tune
12045-7Mud Bug
Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb -1, vtb, p -2) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 22, 1955
1. 12050-1Apple Core
2. 12052-5Sweet And Lovely
Brookmeyer plays (vtb)
NYC, October 31, 1955
12296-4Broadway
12300-2The Lady Is A Tramp
** also issued on EmArcy [J] 195J 33.

Gerry Mulligan - Mainstream Of Jazz, Vol. 2  (EmArcy [J] 195J 35)

same personnel
NYC, September 21, 1955
12046-1Blues
12047-1The Lady Is A Tramp
12049-1Demanton
Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb -1,3, vtb, p -2) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 22, 1955
1. 12051-4Broadway
2. 12053-1Sweet And Lovely (short ver.)
3. 12054-5Bernie's Tune (short ver.)

A Profile Of Gerry Mulligan  (Mercury MG 20453)

Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, September 21, 1955
12048-3Duke Ellington Medley: Moon Mist / In A Sentimental Mood
Brookmeyer plays (vtb, p)
NYC, October 22, 1955
12061-2Blues At The Roots (aka Root Blues) (alt. take)
Brookmeyer plays (vtb)
NYC, October 31, 1955
12297-12Demanton
Don Ferrara (tp) Bill Crow (b) replaces Eardley, Morrison
NYC, September 26, 1956
14179-2La Plus Que Lente
14181-2Makin' Whoopee
** originally intended as EmArcy MG 36159.
** also issued on Universal [J] UCCM 9123.

Various Artists - The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof  (EmArcy MG 36088)

Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 22, 1955
12060-5Westward Walk (aka Westwood Walk)
Bill Crow (b) replaces Morrison
NYC, January 25, 1956
12429-17Ain't It The Truth

Gerry Mulligan - Mainstream Of Jazz  (EmArcy MG 36101)

Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 22, 1955
12061-3Blues At The Roots (aka Root Blues)
Brookmeyer plays (vtb). Bill Crow (b) replaces Morrison
NYC, January 25, 1956
12430-2Mainstream
Don Ferrara (tp) replaces Eardley
NYC, September 26, 1956
14180-8Igloo
14182-3Elevation
14183-3Lollypop
** also issued on EmArcy [J] 195J 34.

Gerry Mulligan - Mainstream Of Jazz, Vol. 3  (EmArcy [J] 195J 36)

Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 31, 1955
12296-5Broadway (alt. take)
12297-1Demanton (alt. take)
12300-4The Lady Is A Tramp (alt. take)
Bill Crow (b) replaces Morrison
NYC, January 25, 1956
12428-5Westwood Walk
12431-8La Plus Que Lente

1956

Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival  (Harmony HL 7196)

Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) John Williams (p) Milt Hinton (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, January 11 & 18, 1956
Buried Gold
Jerry Lloyd (tp) Zoot Sims (ts, as) John Williams (p) Bill Anthony (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, August 10, 1956
I Cover The Waterfront

Zoot Sims - The Modern Art Of Jazz, Vol. 1  (Dawn DLP 1102)

Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) John Williams (p) Milt Hinton (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, January 11 & 18, 1956
Ghost Of A Chance
Dark Clouds
Down At The Loft
Not So Deep
One To Blow On
Our Pad
September In The Rain
Them There Eyes

Various Artists - The Great Swing Bands  (Jazztone J 1245)

same session
NYC, January 11 & 18, 1956
When The Blues Come On

The Jon Eardley 7  (Prestige PRLP 7033)

Jon Eardley (tp) Milt Gold (tb) Phil Woods (as) Zoot Sims (ts) George Syran (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Nick Stabulas (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 13, 1956
838Eard's Word
839Koo Koo
840Ladders
841Leap Year
842There's No You
843On The Minute
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7033 (alt.) entitled "Zoot Sims/Phil Woods/Jon Eardley - Down East": Status ST 8309 entitled "Zoot Sims/Phil Woods/Jon Eardley - Koo Koo": Fantasy OJC 123, OJCCD 123-2.

Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk In Hi Fi  (RCA Victor LPM 1281)

Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers (tp) Urbie Green, Fred Ohms, Jack Satterfield, Chauncey Welsch (tb) Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick (as) Al Cohn, Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Marty Wilson (vib) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Billy Byers (arr, cond)
NYC, January 18, 1956
G2JB0872His Very Own Blues
G2JB087339'' - 25'' - 39''
G2JB0874The Bean Stalks Again
G2JB0875I'm Shooting High

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - From A To...Z  (RCA Victor LPM 1282)

Dick Sherman (tp) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave McKenna (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Webster Hall, NYC, January 23, 1956
G2JB1116Crimea River
same personnel
Webster Hall, NYC, January 24, 1956
G2JB1114Mediolistic
G2JB1115Sandy's Swing
G2JB1117A New Moan
G2JB1118A Moment's Notice
G2JB1119My Blues
G2JB1120Sherm's Terms
G2JB1121More Bread
Hank Jones (p) replaces Sherman, McKenna
same location, date
G2JB1122Tenor For Two Please, Jack
G2JB1123Somebody Loves Me
G2JB1124East Of The Sun
G2JB1125From A To Z
** also issued on RCA Bluebird 6469-2-RB.

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - From A To...Z  (RCA Bluebird 6469-2-RB)

Dick Sherman (tp) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave McKenna (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Webster Hall, NYC, January 24, 1956
G2JB1119My Blues (alt. take)
G2JB1121More Bread (alt. take)
Hank Jones (p) replaces Sherman, McKenna
same location, date
G2JB1122Tenor For Two Please, Jack (alt. take)
G2JB1123Somebody Loves Me (alt. take)
** reissue of RCA Victor LPM 1282 + 4 bonus tracks.

Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements  (Fantasy LP 3219)

Al DeRisi, Stan Fishelson, Bernie Glow, Nick Travis (tp) Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Paul Selden (tb) Tony Miranda (frh) Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Charlie O'Kane (bars) Elliot Lawrence (p) Buddy Jones (b) Sol Gubin (d) Tiny Kahn (arr)
NYC, January 30, 1956
T.N.T.
The Blue Room
My Heart Stood Still
Jeepers Creepers
add Ernie Royal (tp) Johnny Mandel (arr)
NYC, January 31, 1956
Is That A Fact?
Who Fard That Shot?
You Took Advantage Of Me
Tape Worm

Zoot Sims/Bob Brookmeyer - Tonite's Music Today  (Storyville [D] SLP 907)

Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts, vo) Hank Jones (p) Wyatt Reuther (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, January 31, 1956
Mr. Moon
I Hear A Rhapsody
The Chant
Blues
Zoot's Tune
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Bobby's Tune
Blue Skies

Chris Connor  (Atlantic LP 1228)

Nick Travis (tp) Ray Beckenstein, Sam Markowitz (as) Zoot Sims, Al Young (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Moe Wechsler (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Chris Connor (vo)
NYC, February 8, 1956
1874You Make Me Feel So Young
1875Anything Goes
1876Way Out There
1877Get Out Of Town
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1228.

Zoot Sims/Bob Brookmeyer - Whooeeee  (Storyville [D] SLP 914)

Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts, vo) Hank Jones (p) Bill Crow (b) Jo Jones (d)
NYC, February, 1956
The King
Lullaby Of The Leaves
I Can't Get Started
Snake Eyes
Morning Fun
Whooeeee
Medley: Someone To Watch Over Me / My Old Flame
Box Cars

Zoot Sims/Henri Renaud - Night Session In Paris  (Le Club Francais Du Disque [F] HF 95)

Jon Eardley (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Eddie De Haas (b) Charles Saudrais (d)
Paris, France, March 15, 1956
Charlie Went To Cherbourg
Crazy Rhythm
I've Found A New Baby
Charlie Was In Rouen

Zoot Sims In Paris  (Ducretet-Thomson [F] 250V023)

Jon Eardley (tp -1/3,5/7) Zoot Sims (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Benoit Quersin (b) Charles Saudrais (d)
Paris, France, March 16, 1956
1.Captain Jetter
2.Nuzzolese Blues
3.Everything I Love
4.Evening In Paris
5.On The Alamo
6.My Old Flame
7.Little Jon Special

Chet Baker - Gerry Mulligan - Bud Powell - Clark Terry  (I Giganti Del Jazz [It] 8)

Zoot Sims (ts) Martial Solal (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Paris, France, March, 1956
It Had To Be You

Zoot Sims With The Joe Castro Trio Live At Falcon Lair  (Pablo PACD 2310-977-2)

Zoot Sims (ts) Joe Castro (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Ron Jefferson (d)
Beverly Hills, CA, April 1, 1956
A Night In Tunisia
Pennies From Heaven
I'll See You In My Dreams
It's Always You
Blues For Nat
Swinging With Rudolph
East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
J.C. Blues

Metronome All Stars 1956  (Clef MGC 743)

Thad Jones (tp) Eddie Bert (tb) Tony Scott (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Teddy Charles (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Tal Farlow (g) Charles Mingus (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, June 18, 1956
2860-1Billie's Bounce
** also issued on Verve MGV 8030.

Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Septet (no details)  (Epic LN 3278)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Milt Hinton (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, June 28, 1956
CO56269Shorty George
CO56270The Return Of The Redhead
CO56271Blues For The High Brow
CO56272The Mellow Side

The Touch Of Tony Scott  (RCA Victor LPM 1353)

Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Nottingham, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Rex Peer (tb) Bart Walsaliona (btb) Tony Scott (cl, cond) Gigi Gryce, Sam Marowitz (as) Seldon Powell, Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Bill Evans (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, July 2, 1956
G2JB5901You're Driving Me Crazy
G2JB5902Poinciana
G2JB5903Rock Me But Don't Roll Me
G2JB5904The Moon Walks
same personnel
NYC, July 3, 1956
G2JB5843Yesterdays

Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims  (Blue Note BLP 1530)

Jerry Lloyd (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Jutta Hipp (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Ed Thigpen (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 28, 1956
tk.4Violets For Your Furs
tk.6Down Home
tk.7Wee Dot
tk.9Too Close For Comfort
tk.14Almost Like Being In Love
tk.15Just Blues

Various Artists - The Other Side Blue Note 1500 Series  (Blue Note [J] BNJ 61008/10)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 28, 1956
tk.5These Foolish Things
tk.10Z's Wonderful (aka 'S Wonderful)

Zoot Sims Goes To Jazzville  (Dawn DLP 1115)

Jerry Lloyd (tp -1/3,5,6) Zoot Sims (ts, as) John Williams (p) Bill Anthony (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, August 10, 1956
1.Ill Wind
2.Bye-Ya
3.The Big Stampede
4.Too Close For Comfort
5.You're My Girl
6.The Purple Cow
Knobby Totah (b) replaces Anthony
NYC, September 4, 1956
How Now?
Jerry's Jaunt

Various Artists - Tenors Anyone?  (Dawn DLP 1126)

Zoot Sims (ts, as) John Williams (p) Bill Anthony (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, August 10, 1956
I Should Care
Jerry Lloyd (tp) Knobby Totah (b) replaces Anthony
NYC, September 4, 1956
Blues For The Month Of May

Mary Ann McCall - Easy Living  (Regent MG 6040)

Joe Wilder (tp) George Barrow, Seldon Powell, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Moore (bars) Nat Pierce (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Mary Ann McCall (vo) Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond)
NYC, August 14, 16 & 23, 1956
Shake Down The Stars
You Can Depend On Me
Easy Living
Mean To Me
In My Solitude
I Thought About You
Deep Purple
Deed I Do
It's You Or No One
It's Been So Long

Various Artists - The Girls Sing  (Regent MG 6046)

same session
NYC, August 14, 16 & 23, 1956
Something I Dreamed Last Night
It Must Be True
** also issued on Savoy MG 12220.

Various Artists - A West Coast Jazz Anthology  (Jazztone J 1243)

Jerry Lloyd (tp) Zoot Sims (ts, as) John Williams (p) Knobby Totah (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, September 4, 1956
Like Someone In Love

Sonny Rollins/Thad Jones - Sonny Rollins Plays  (Period SPL 1204)

same session
NYC, September 4, 1956
Knotty Pine
How Do I Love You
Hot And Cool Blues

The Prestige All Stars - Tenor Conclave  (Prestige PRLP 7074)

Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Zoot Sims (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 7, 1956
975Just You, Just Me
976Tenor Conclave
977How Deep Is The Ocean?
978Bob's Boys
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7249 entitled "John Coltrane - Tenor Conclave": Fantasy OJC 127, OJCCD 127-2.

Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz  (ABC-Paramount ABC 149)

Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Gene Quill (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Jack Nimitz (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Charlie Persip (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)
Beltone Recording Studios, NYC, September 14, 1956
5332Evening In Paris
** also issued on Impulse GRD 115.
** part of Impulse IA 9342-2.

Zoot Sims - Zoot  (Argo LP 608)

Zoot Sims (ts, as) John Williams (p) Knobby Totah (b) Gus Johnson (d)
Chicago, IL, October 12, 1956
9:20 Special
The Man I Love
55th And State
Blue Room
Gus's Blues
That Old Feeling
Bohemia After Dark
Woody'n You

Trigger Alpert - Trigger Happy!  (Riverside RLP 12-225)

Joe Wilder (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Tony Scott (cl, ts, arr) Zoot Sims (ts, as) Al Cohn (ts, bars) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Dick Hyman, Marty Paich (arr)
NYC, October 29, 1956
Treat Me Rough
Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today)
Trigger Happy!
same personnel
NYC, November 23, 1956
Looking At You
Tranquilizer
I Like The Likes Of You
same personnel
NYC, November 30, 1956
I Wish I Were In Love Again
I Don't Want To Be Alone Again
Trigger Fantasy
Where's That Rainbow?
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 11; Fantasy OJCCD 1012-2 entitled "Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Tony Scott - East Coast Sounds".

John Benson Brooks - Folk Jazz U.S.A.  (Vik LX 1083)

Nick Travis (tp) Zoot Sims (as) Al Cohn (bars) John Benson Brooks (p, arr, cond) Barry Galbraith (g) Buddy Jones (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, November 1, 1956
G4PB8105Venezuela
G4PB8106Saro Jane
G4PB8107Black Is The Color
G4PB8108Turtle Dove
same personnel
NYC, November 5, 1956
G4PB8109Wayfaring Stranger
G4PB8110Darling Corey
G4PB8111Randall My Son
G4PB8112Joe's Old Folks
same personnel
NYC, November 6, 1956
G4PB8113Shenandoah
G4PB8114The New Saints
G4PB8115Scarlet Town
G4PB8116Betsy

Zoot Sims Plays Alto, Tenor And Baritone  (ABC-Paramount ABC 155)

Zoot Sims (ts, as, bars, vo) John Williams (p) Knobby Totah (b) Gus Johnson (d)
NYC, November 2, 1956
5412At Zonkin' (aka Speak Low)
5413Blinuet
5414The Trouble With Me Is You
5415Where You At?
same personnel
NYC, November 19, 1956
5416Pegasus
5417Major-Major
5418Noshin'
5419Minor-Minor

The Complete Tony Scott  (RCA Victor LPM 1452)

Johnny Carisi, Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (tp) Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb) Tony Scott (cl, cond) Gigi Gryce (as) Zoot Sims, Frank Wess (ts) Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bars) Bill Evans (p) Freddie Green (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, December 11, 1956
G2JB9813Moonlight Cocktail
G2JB9814I Surrender, Dear
G2JB9815Under A Blanket Of Blue
Bernie Glow (tp) Les Ginage (b) Paul Motian (d) replaces Nottingham, Hinton, Johnson
NYC, December 13, 1956
G2JB9817I Found A Million Dollar Baby
G2JB9818Skylark
G2JB9819Finger Poppin' Blues

Zoot Sims - Zoot!  (Riverside RLP 12-228)

Nick Travis (tp) Zoot Sims (ts, as) George Handy (p, arr) Wilbur Ware (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, December 13 & 18, 1956
Why Cry?
Echoes Of You
Swim Jim
Here And Now
Fools Rush In
Osmosis
Taking A Chance On Love
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 2 entitled "Zoot Sims Quintet": Fantasy OJC 228, OJCCD 228-2.

Stan Getz/Shelly Manne/Zoot Sims - Live 1956 & 1957  (Jazz Band [E] EBCD 2124-2)

Zoot Sims (ts, as) Bill Triglia (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Blackwell (d)
"Red Hill Inn", Pennsauken, NJ, December 22, 1956
Introduction
There Will Never Be Another You
You Go To My Head
Bohemia After Dark (inc.)

Jazz All-Stars 1956 - Theme From "Three Penny Opera" c/w Lisbon Antigua  (RCA Victor 20-6418)

Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (tp) Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell (tb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, 1956
G2JB-0782Mack The Knife (Theme From "Three Penny Opera")
G2JB-0783Lisboa Antigua

1957

Zoot Sims Plays 4 Altos  (ABC-Paramount ABC 198)

Zoot Sims (as) George Handy (p) Knobby Totah (b) Nick Stabulas (d)
NYC, January 11, 1957
I Await Thee Love
J'espere Enfin
Let's Not Waltz Tonight
Quicker Blues
See, A Key Of C
The Last Day Fall
Slower Blues
** also issued on MCA 29069.

Gil Melle - Gil's Guests  (Fantasy OJCCD 1753-2)

Art Farmer (tp) Hal McKusick (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Gil Melle (bars) Joe Cinderella (g) Vinnie Burke (b) Ed Thigpen (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 18, 1957
1058Funk For Star People
1059Golden Age
1060Herbie
** reissue of Prestige PRLP 7063 + 3 bonus tracks.

Zoot Sims - The Four Brothers... Together Again!  (Vik LX 1096)

Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward (ts) Al Cohn (ts, arr) Serge Chaloff (bars) Charlie O'Kane (bars -6/10) Elliot Lawrence (p, arr) Buddy Jones (b) Don Lamond (d) Manny Albam (arr)
NYC, February 11, 1957
1. HYJB1594Ten Years Later
2. HYJB1595Here We Go Again
3. HYJB1596Four Brothers
4. HYJB1597Four In Hand
5. HYJB1598Swingin' Door
6. HYJB1599Aged In The Wood
7. HYJB1600So Blue
8. HYJB1601The Pretty One
9. HYJB1602Four And One More
10. HYJB1603A Quick One

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - Al And Zoot  (Coral CRL 57171)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts, cl) Mose Allison (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Nick Stabulas (d)
NYC, March 27, 1957
102100You're A Lucky Guy
102101Halley's Comet
102102Chasin' The Blues
102103Two Funky People
102104The Wailing Boat
102105Brandy 'N Beer
102107Just You, Just Me
102108It's A Wonderful World

Various Artists - Jazz Cornucopia  (Coral CRL 57149)

same session
NYC, March 27, 1957
102106Gone With The Wind
Art Farmer, Nick Travis (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (tb) Phil Woods (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (ts, bars) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Hank Jones (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Manny Albam (arr, cond)
NYC, April 2, 1957
102149Am I Blue

Manny Albam - The Jazz Greats Of Our Time, Vol. 2  (Coral CRL 57173)

same session
NYC, April 2, 1957
102148My Sweetie Went Away
same personnel
NYC, April 3, 1957
102150See Here Miss Bromley
102151Poor Dr. Willmoss
102152All Too Soon
same personnel
NYC, April 4, 1957
102153Minor Matters
102154Latined Fractured
102155Blues From Neither Coast

Joe Newman/Zoot Sims - Locking Horns  (Rama LP 1003)

Joe Newman (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) John Acea (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, April 10, 1957
Bassin' Around
Corky
Mambo For Joe
Midnight Fantasy
Oh Joe
Oh Shay
Similar Souls
Susette
Tater Pie
Woolafunt's Lament
** also issued on Roulette R 52009.

Various Artists - Jazz Goes Broadway  (Vik LX 1113)

Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gene Quill (cl, as) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (bars) Elliot Lawrence (p, arr) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d) Manny Albam (arr)
NYC, May 7, 1957
H4JB3925Jubilation T. Cornpone
H4JB3926Big D
H4JB3927If 'N
H4JB3928Mack The Knife
Nick Travis (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Hal McKusick (cl, as) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (bars) Elliot Lawrence (p, arr, cond) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d) Manny Albam, Al Cohn (arr)
NYC, May 8, 1957
H4JB3929On The Street Where You Live
H4JB3930Joey, Joey, Joey
H4JB3931I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
H4JB3932Just In Time
H4JB3933Standing On The Corner
H4JB3934Look At 'Er

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook, Vol. 1  (Pacific Jazz PJ 1237)

Lee Konitz (as) Allen Eager, Zoot Sims (ts, as) Al Cohn (ts, bars) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Freddie Green (g) Henry Grimes (b) Dave Bailey (d) Bill Holman (arr)
NYC, December 4 & 5, 1957
Four And One Moore
Crazy Day
Sextet, No. 2
Venus De Milo
Revelation
** also issued on Pacific Jazz WP 1237, ST 1237, ST 1001: Pacific Jazz CDP 8 33575-2 entitled "The Gerry Mulligan Songbook".

Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz - Revelation  (Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2)

same session
NYC, December 4 & 5, 1957
Turnstile

Various Artists - A Taste Of The Best From World Pacific  (World Pacific DJ 2)

same session
NYC, December 4 & 5, 1957
Disc Jockey Jump (short ver.)

Various Artists - The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi Fi!  (World Pacific WP 1257)

same session
NYC, December 4 & 5, 1957
Disc Jockey Jump
** also issued on World Pacific ST 1015.

June Christy With Woody Herman And His Orchestra (no details)  (Kings Of Jazz [It] KLJ 20030)

Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Doug Mettome, unknown (tp) Jim Dahl, Willie Dennis, Bill Harris (tb) Woody Herman (cl) Al Cohn, Paul Quinichette, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Nat Pierce (p) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d) June Christy (vo)
'Timex All-Star Jazz', TV Show, NYC, December 30, 1957
I Want To Be Happy

1958

Toots Thielemans Nontet (no details)  (Decca DL 9204)

Al Epstein (as, bars) Danny Bank, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Toots Thielemans (hca, g) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d) Ralph Burns (arr)
NYC, January 24, 1958
104174Clap Yo' Hands
104175Them There Eyes
104176Early Autumn
104177You Took Advantage Of Me

Jack Kerouac - Blues And Haikus  (Hanover HM 5006)

Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (ts, p) Jack Kerouac (nar)
NYC, circa spring 1958
American Haikus
Hard Hearted Old Farmer
The Last Hotel (From Tangiers Blues)
Some Of Dharma
Poems From The Unpublished "Book Of Blues"
** also issued on Hanover HMS 5006.

Jack Kerouac (no details)  (Rhino/Wordbeat R 70939)

same session
NYC, circa spring 1958
Old Western Movies
Conclusion Of The Railroad Earth

Manny Albam - Jazz New York  (Dot DLP 9004)

Donald Byrd, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (tp) Jim Dahl, Tom Mitchell (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Gene Quill (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Dick Katz (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Manny Albam (arr, cond)
NYC, April 8, 1958
Thruway
The Nether Regions
** also issued on Dot DLP 29004.

Various Artists - Radio Tapes: The Concert, 23.6.1958  (Jazzline [G] JL 20829)

Adi Feuerstein, Gerd Husemann (as -5) Zoot Sims (ts -1/3, cl -4, as -5) Hans Koller (ts -3, cl -4, as -5) Roland Kovac (p -1/3,5) Peter Trunk (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
live in Baden-Baden, West Germany, June 23, 1958
1.Allen's Alley (aka Wee)
2.Tangerine
3.All The Things You Are
4.Minor Meeting For Two Clarinets
5.Open Door
** also issued on Jazzline [G] 11300.

Various Artists - Radio Tapes: The Concert, 23.6.1958  (Jazzline [G] 11300)

Stu Hamer (tp -4) Willie Dennis (tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerd Husemann (ts -4) Hans Koller (ts, as -4) Helmut Brandt (bars -3,4) Roland Kovac (p) Lasse Werner (p -4) Peter Trunk (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
live in Baden-Baden, West Germany, June 23, 1958
1.Blue Nights
2.I'll Remember April
3.Trottin'
4.Walkin'
** reissue of Jazzline [G] JL 20829 + 4 bonus tracks.

Larry Sonn - no details  (Dot DLP 9005)

Al DeRisi, Ernie Royal, Larry Sonn, Nick Travis, Joe Wilder (tp) Billy Byers, Jim Dahl, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell, Chauncey Welsch (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (tb, arr) Tony Scott (cl) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Georgie Auld, Zoot Sims (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Dick Katz (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Manny Albam, Al Cohn (arr)
NYC, June 24, 1958
A Stranger In Town
Ain't It The Truth?
Levy's Leap
Music For Drowning Your Troubles

Zoot Sims - Zoot Meets Hans  (Brunswick [G] 10814-EPB)

Hans Koller (cl, ts) Zoot Sims (ts) Hans Hammerschmid (p) Peter Trunk (b) Rudi Sehring (d)
Koln, West Germany, August 10, 1958
Blues Around Joe
Minor Meeting
Cohn's Limit

Oscar Pettiford - First Bass  (IAJRC CD 1010)

Lee Konitz (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Phineas Newborn Jr. (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
"Free Trade Hall", Manchester, England, September 20, 1958
Yardbird Suite
Bohemia After Dark

Various Artists - The All Stars "Live" European Concert  (Unique Jazz UJ 025)

Zoot Sims (ts) Red Garland (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
live in Berlin, West Germany, September 28, 1958
Sunday
Willow Weep For Me
add Lee Konitz (as)
probably Stockholm, Sweden, circa September, 1958
Yardbird Suite

Betty Blake Sings In A Tender Mood  (Bethlehem BCP 6058)

Marcus Belgrave (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Roland Alexander (ts, fl) Teddy Charles (vib) Mal Waldron (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Addison Farmer, Eustis Guillemet (b) Charlie Persip, Ed Shaughnessy (d) Betty Blake (vo)
NYC, late 1958
Let There Be Love
I'll Be Around
Moon And Sand
Trouble Is A Man
Love Is Just Around The Corner
Lilac Wine
It's So Peaceful In The Country
While We're Young
Blue Fool
All Of You
Don't Say Love Has Ended
Out Of This World

Teddy Charles - Salute To Hamp  (Bethlehem BCP 6032)

Art Farmer (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Zoot Sims (ts) Teddy Charles (vib) Addison Farmer (b) Ed Thigpen (d)
NYC, late 1958
Air Mail Special
Midnight Sun
Stardust
Flying Home

Zoot Sims/Bob Brookmeyer - Stretching Out  (United Artists UAL 4023)

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (ts, bars) Hank Jones (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 27, 1958
Stretching Out
Now Will You Be Good
Pennies From Heaven
King Porter Stomp
Ain't Misbehavin'
Bee Kay
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5023.

1959

Bill Potts - The Jazz Soul Of Porgy And Bess  (United Artists UAL 4032)

Harry "Sweets" Edison, Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Charlie Shavers (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Rod Levitt, Frank Rehak, Earl Swope (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Bill Evans (p) Herbie Powell (g) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) Bill Potts (arr, cond)
Webster Hall, NYC, January 13, 14 & 15, 1959
I Loves You, Porgy
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
Summertime
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
I Got Plenty Of Nuttin'
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Clara Clara
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
Medley: Prayer / Strawberry / Honey Man / Crab Man
Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way
My Man's Gone Now
It Takes A Long Pull To Get There
It Ain't Necessarily So
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5032.

Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Phil Woods - Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note  (United Artists UAL 4040)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Mose Allison (p) Knobby Totah (b) Paul Motian (d)
"Half Note", NYC, February 6, 1959
Lover Come Back To Me
It Had To Be You
add Phil Woods (as)
"Half Note", NYC, February 7, 1959
Wee Dot
After You've Gone
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5040.

Annie Ross - A Gasser!  (World Pacific WP 1285)

Zoot Sims (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Jim Hall (g) Monte Budwig (b) Mel Lewis (d) Annie Ross (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, February, 1959
Everything I've Got
I Didn't Know About You
I Was Doing Alright
You Took Advantage Of Me
I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
Billy Bean (g) replaces Hall, Budwig
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1959
Lucky Day
Invitation To The Blues
Frank Capp (d) replaces Lewis
same location, date
I'm Nobody's Baby
** also issued on World Pacific ST 1285.

Big Miller - Did You Ever Hear The Blues?  (United Artists UAL 3047)

Pat Brooks (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Phil Woods (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (bars) Jimmy Jones (p) Turk Van Lake, Chuck Wayne (g) Chet Amsterdam (b) Elvin Jones (d) Big Miller (vo)
NYC, February, 1959
Five O'Clock Blues
Good Old Guy
Red Sun Blues
Cool Saturday Night
Vic Dickenson (tb) Billy Bauer, Barry Galbraith (g) Gus Johnson (d) replaces Cleveland, Lake, Wayne, Elvin Jones
same location, date
Mr. Blues Child
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
** also issued on United Artists UAS 6047.

Irene Kral - Steveireneo!  (United Artists UAL 3052)

Joe Newman (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Eddie Caine (as, fl) Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Hank Jones (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Chet Amsterdam (b) Charlie Persip (d) Joe Venuto (per) Irene Kral (vo) Al Cohn (arr, cond)
NYC, February, 1959
Too Late The Spring
Run Don't Walk
The Best Time Of The Day
Yes
There He Goes
And Even Then
Houseboat
Cool Blue
What Is A Woman?
Spring Is Where You Are
Impossible
Pleasant Dreams
** also issued on United Artists UAS 6052.

Various Artists - Jazz West Coast, Vol. 5  (World Pacific JWC 511)

Zoot Sims (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Billy Bean (g) Monty Budwig (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1959
You're Driving Me Crazy
** also issued on World Pacific ST 1031.

Various Artists - More Drums On Fire  (World Pacific WP 1261)

Zoot Sims (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Jim Hall (g) Monty Budwig (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1959
Brushes
** also issued on World Pacific ST 1022.

Various Artists - The Blues, Vol. 3: Blowin' The Blues  (World Pacific JWC 512)

same session
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1959
Funky Old Blues (Funky Old You) (Choice Blues)
** also issued on World Pacific ST 1029.

Clifford Brown - Jazz Immortal  (Pacific Jazz PJ 3)

Zoot Sims (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Billy Bean (g) Monty Budwig (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1959
Bones For Zoot
** also issued on World Pacific ST 20139: Pacific Jazz CDP 32142-2 entitled "Jazz Immortal (RVG Edition)".

Clifford Brown - Jazz Immortal (RVG Edition)  (Pacific Jazz CDP 32142-2)

Clifford Brown (tp) Stu Williamson (vtb, tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Bob Gordon (bars) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Shelly Manne (d) Jack Montrose (arr)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August 13, 1954
Gone With The Wind (alt. take)
** reissue of Pacific Jazz PJ 3 entitled "Jazz Immortal" + 2 bonus tracks.

Quincy Jones - The Birth Of A Band!  (Mercury MG 20444)

Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Frank Wess, Phil Woods (as) Benny Golson, Zoot Sims (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Patti Bown (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Milt Hinton (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)
Fine Recording, NYC, May 27 & 28, 1959
18644Along Came Betty
18645I Remember Clifford
18646Whisper Not
18647The Gypsy
18648Tickle-Toe
Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Jerome Richardson (ts) Les Spann (g) Don Lamond (d) replaces Terry, Golson, Burrell, Woodyard
Fine Recording, NYC, June 16, 1959
18716A Change Of Pace
18717The Birth Of A Band
** also issued on Mercury SR 60129, [J] 195J 29: Universal [J] UCCM 9151 entitled "The Birth Of A Band! + 2".
** part of EmArcy 818 177-1.

Quincy Jones - The Birth Of A Band!, Vol. 2  (Mercury [J] 195J 30)

Clark Terry (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Kenny Burrell (g) Sam Woodyard (d) replaces Edison, Richardson, Spann, Lamond
Fine Recording, NYC, May 27 & 28, 1959
18649Daylie Double

The Genius Of Ray Charles  (Atlantic LP 1312)

Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Al Grey, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell (tb) Marshall Royal, Frank Wess (as) Paul Gonsalves, David Newman, Zoot Sims (ts) Bennie Crawford, Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Ray Charles (org, vo) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones, Edgar Willis (b) Teagle Fleming, Charlie Persip (d) Quincy Jones (arr)
NYC, June 23, 1959
3571Let The Good Times Roll
3572Alexander's Ragtime Band
3573'Deed I Do
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1312.

The Ray Charles Story, Vol. 2  (Atlantic LP 8064)

same session
NYC, June 23, 1959
3953Let The Good Times Roll (ed.)
** part of Atlantic LP 2-900.

Chet Baker Plays The Best Of Lerner And Loewe  (Riverside RLP 12-307)

Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Zoot Sims (ts, as) Pepper Adams (bars) Bill Evans (p) Earl May (b) Clifford Jarvis (d)
NYC, July 21, 1959
I Could Have Danced All Night
Thank Heaven For Little Girls
I Talk To The Trees
Show Me
Bob Corwin (p) replaces Evans
NYC, July 22, 1959
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
The Heather On The Hill
On The Street Where You Live
Almost Like Being In Love
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1152; Fantasy OJC 137, OJCCD 137-2.

Woody Herman - The Fourth Herd  (Jazzland JLP 17)

Nat Adderley (cor) Woody Herman (cl, as, vo) Zoot Sims (ts) Eddie Costa (vib) Nat Pierce (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Don Lamond (d)
NYC, July 31, 1959
Blues For Indian Jim
The Swinging Machine
Johnny On The Spot
same personnel
NYC, August 1, 1959
Panatela
In A Misty Mood
Catty Corner

Bob Prince - Saxes Inc.  (Warner Bros. W 1336)

Hal McKusick (ss) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Herb Geller (as -4/11) Al Cohn, Morty Lewis, Seldon Powell, Zoot Sims (ts) Georgie Auld, Coleman Hawkins (ts -4/11) Sol Schlinger (bars) Al Epstein (bars -1/3,8/11) Gene Allen (bars -4/7) Shelly Gold (bass sax) Dick Katz (p) George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (d) Bob Prince (arr)
NYC, July-August, 1959
1.Four Brothers
2.Sometimes I'm Happy
3.Early Autumn
4.Broadway
5.A Night In Tunisia
6.Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
7.The Gypsy
8.Fugue For Tinhorns
9.Tickle Toe
10.Sweet And Lovely
11.Axmobile
** also issued on Warner Bros. WS 1336.

Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival  (Atlantic LP 1328)

Conte Candoli, Bill Chase, Frank Huggins, Ray Linn, Al Porcino (tp) Urbie Green, Bill Smiley, Si Zentner (tb) Woody Herman (cl) Don Lanphere (as, ts) Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, Zoot Sims (ts) Med Flory (bars) Victor Feldman (p, vib) Charlie Byrd (g) Monte Budwig (b) Mel Lewis (d)
'Monterey Jazz Festival', Monterey, CA, October 3, 1959
3959Scoobie Doobie
3960Four Brothers
3961Like Some Blues Man
3962Monterey Apple Tree
3963The Magpie
3964Skylark
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1328.

Marion Evans - Ted McNabb & Co.: Big Band Swing  (Epic LN 3663)

John Bello, Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen (tp) Sy Berger, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak (tb) Dick Meldonian, Gene Quill (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Nat Pierce (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Marion Evans (arr, dir)
NYC, November 19, 1959
You're My Thrill
I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again
It Had To Be You
Margie
John Frosk (tp) Herb Geller (as) John Drew (b) Don Lamond (d) replaces Severinsen, Quill, Hinton, Johnson
NYC, November 23, 1959
Close As Pages In A Book
Mountain Greenery
Blue Moon
Lover
Al DeRisi, Doc Severinsen (tp) Gene Quill (as) replaces Frosk, Glow, Geller
NYC, November 25, 1959
Three Little Words
Spring Is Here
Have You Met Miss Jones?
That Old Feeling
** also issued on Epic BNS 558.

Teddy Charles - On Campus: Ivy League Jazz Concert  (Bethlehem BCP 6044)

Sam Most (as -1) Zoot Sims (ts) Teddy Charles (vib -1) Dave McKenna (p) Jimmy Raney (g -1) Bill Crow (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)
Yale University, CT, November 21, 1959
1.Rifftide
2.Too Close For Comfort
3.These Foolish Things

Art Farmer/Eddie Costa - The Aztec Suite  (United Artists UAL 4062)

Art Farmer, Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Nick Travis (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Jim Buffington, Tony Miranda (frh) James McAllister (tu) Seldon Powell (ts) Zoot Sims (ts, as) Sol Schlinger (bars) Spencer Sinatra (reeds) Hank Jones (p) Addison Farmer (b) Charlie Persip (d) Tommy Lopez, Jose Mangual, Willie Rodriguez (per) Chico O'Farrill (arr) Al Cohn (dir)
NYC, late 1959
The Aztec Suite
Heat Wave
Deliric
Woody'n You
Drum Negrita
Alone Together
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5062.

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - Happy Over Hoagy  (Jass Records Jass Twelve)

Nick Travis (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Zoot Sims (ts, cl) Al Cohn (bars, cl) Elliot Lawrence (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Bill Elton (arr)
NYC, late 1950s
The Nearness Of You
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Skylark
Up A Lazy River
Stardust
Old Rockin' Chair
Georgia On My Mind
Tow Sleepy People
** also issued on Jass JCD 5.

1960 (The age of 35)

Various Artists - The Vibes Are On  (Chazzer 2004)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts, cl) Mose Allison (p) Bill Crow (b) Nick Stabulas (d)
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, March 4, 1960
Halley's Comet
Ah-More (Ah-Moore)
Gone With The Wind
Just You, Just Me
Medley: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid / Morning Fun

Booker Ervin - The Book Cooks  (Bethlehem BCP 6048)

Tommy Turrentine (tp) Booker Ervin, Zoot Sims (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Tucker (b) Dannie Richmond (d)
NYC, April 6, 1960
The Blue Book
Git It
Little Jane
The Book Cooks
Poor Butterfly

Rocky Cole Septet (no details)  (Roulette R 25113)

Zoot Sims, Frank Socolow (ts) Al Cohn (ts, arr) Steve Perlow (bars) Rocky Cole (p, vo) unknown (b) unknown (d)
NYC, May, 1960
Will You Still Be Mine?
The Glory Of Love
I Wish I Were In Love Again
I Can't Get Started
Squeeze Me
Little Girl
C'est La Vie
Let's Do It
P.S. I Love You
I Remember You
The Late Late Show
Caravan

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - You 'N Me  (Mercury MG 20606)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts -1/5,7/9, cl -6) Mose Allison (p) Major Holley (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Fine Recording, NYC, June 1 & 3, 1960
1. 20110The Note
2. 20111You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
3. 20113You 'N Me
4. 20114On The Alamo
5. 20115The Opener
6. 20116Angel Eyes
7. 20117Awful Lonely
8. 20118Love For Sale
9. 20119Improvisation For Unaccompanied Saxophones
** also issued on Mercury SR 60606; Universal [J] UCCM 9121.

Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band  (Verve MGV 8388)

Conte Candoli, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis (tp) Wayne Andre (tb) Alan Raph (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Dick Meldonian (as) Gene Quill (as, cl) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Gene Allen (bars, bcl) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Plaza Sound, NYC, July 25 & 27, 1960
26652Out Of This World (remake)
26653 | 63VK636Django's Castle (remake)
26654Bweebida Bwobbida (remake)
26655Sweet And Slow (remake)
26749You Took Advantage Of Me
26750 | 63VK635My Funny Valentine
26751Broadway
** part of Mosaic MD4-221.

Zoot Sims - Down Home  (Bethlehem BCP 6051)

Zoot Sims (ts) Dave McKenna (p) George Tucker (b) Dannie Richmond (d)
NYC, July, 1960
6578Jive At Five
Doggin' Around
Avalon
I Cried For You
Bill Bailey
Goodnight Sweetheart
There'll Be Some Changes Made
6579I've Heard That Blues Before
** also issued on Bethlehem 20 40072.

Zoot Sims - Down Home  (Bethlehem 20 40072)

same session
NYC, July, 1960
Jive At Five (alt. take)
Doggin' Around (alt. take)
Avalon (alt. take)
Bill Bailey (alt. take)
Goodnight Sweetheart (alt. take)
There'll Be Some Changes Made (alt. take)
** reissue of Bethlehem BCP 6051 + 6 bonus tracks.

George Williams - Put On Your Dancing Shoes  (United Artists UAL 3076)

Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Doc Severinsen (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak (tb) Harvey Phillips (tu) Sam Marowitz, Gene Quill (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Charlie Persip (d) George Williams (arr, cond)
Webster Hall, NYC, July, 1960
Frenesi
I Can't Get Started
Music Makers
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Smoke Rings
I'll Never Smile Again
Rose Of The Rio Grande
Bernie Leighton (p) replaces Jones
same location, date
Blue And Sentimental
Swanee River
That's What You Think
Adios
Celery Stalks At Midnight
** also issued on United Artists UAS 6076.

Al Cohn - Son Of Drum Suite  (RCA Victor LPM 2312)

Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Clark Terry, Nick Travis (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak (tb) John Barrows, Jim Buffington (frh) Eddie Caine, Romeo Penque, Gene Quill, Sol Schlinger, Zoot Sims (sax) Hank Jones (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Buddy Clark, George Duvivier (b) Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Don Lamond, Mel Lewis, Charlie Persip (d, per) Al Cohn (arr, cond)
Webster Hall, NYC, August 24, 1960
L2PB3830Son Of A Drum
L2PB3831Brushmanship
L2PB3832Dr. Skin And Mr. Hide
Gus Johnson (d, per) replaces Hayes
Webster Hall, NYC, August 26, 1960
L2PB3833Five Drums In Four-Four Time
L2PB3834Drums Loco
L2PB3835Drum Smoke
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2312.

Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band On Tour  (Verve V/V6 8438)

Conte Candoli, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis (tp) Willie Dennis (tb) Alan Raph (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Bob Donovan (as) Gene Quill (as, cl) Jim Reider, Zoot Sims (ts) Gene Allen (bars, bcl) Gerry Mulligan (bars, arr) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d)
"Santa Monica Auditorium", Santa Monica, CA, October 1, 1960
61VK547Come Rain Or Come Shine
61VK548The Red Door
61VK549Go Home
Brookmeyer plays (vtb)
live in Berlin, West Germany, November 4, 1960
61VK551Theme From "I Want To Live"
same personnel
live in Milan, Italy, November 14, 1960
61VK545Go Home
61VK546Apple Core
61VK550Barbara's Theme
** part of Mosaic MD4-221.

The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions  (Mosaic MD4-221)

Brookmeyer plays (vtb, p)
"Santa Monica Auditorium", Santa Monica, CA, October 1, 1960
As Catch Can
Young Blood
Blueport
** same contents as Verve MGV 8388 + MGV 8396 + V/V6 8415 + V/V6 8438 + V/V6 8515 + 11 bonus tracks.

1961

Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 5 - Groovin' At The Blue Note, 59-61  (Mythic Sound MS 6005-1)

Zoot Sims (ts) Bud Powell (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
"Blue Note Cafe", Paris, France, January, 1961
Groovin' High
Taking A Chance On Love
Blue Bud Blues / 52nd Street Theme
** also issued on Mythic Sound MS 6005-2.

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - Either Way  (Fred Miles Presents FM 1)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Mose Allison (p) Bill Crow (b) Gus Johnson (d) Cecil "Kid Haffey" Collier (vo)
NYC, February, 1961
P-Town
I Like It Like That
Sweet Lorraine
Autumn Leaves
The Thing
I'm Telling You
Nagasaki
Morning Fun
** also issued on Zim ZMS 2002.

Buddy Greco - I Like It Swinging  (Epic LN 3793)

Clark Terry (tp) Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Elton, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak, Chauncey Welsch (tb) Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Zoot Sims (reeds) Sanford Gold, Buddy Greco (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Sam Scaffidi (b) Sol Gubin or George Devens or Bob Marinello or Eddie Costa (d, per) Buddy Greco (vo) Al Cohn (arr, cond)
NYC, April 19, 20 & 21, 1961
Day In, Day Out
I Wish I Were In Love Again
Hey There
Too Darn Hot
Once In Love With Amy
Love
Around The World
They Can't Take That Away From Me
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Fever
Secret Love
I Love Being Here With You

Curtis Fuller - South American Cookin'  (Epic LA 16020)

Curtis Fuller (tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, summer 1961
Besame Mucho
Willow Weep For Me
One Note Samba
Wee Dot
Autumn Leaves

Various Artists - Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs  (Fred Miles Presents FM 403)

Kenny Dorham (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Herbie Mann (fl) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Ronnie Ball (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (oud) Ben Tucker (b) Dave Bailey (d) Ray Mantilla (per)
"Teatro Municipal", Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961
Red Door
Lover Man
Ismaaa
It's All Right With Me
Autumn Leaves
Wee Dot
The Red Door

Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz, Vol. 1: Giants Of The Saxophone  (Vee-Jay LPS 2501)

same session
"Teatro Municipal", Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961
Halley's Comet

Kenny Dorham - Hot Stuff From Brazil  (West Wind [G] WW 2015)

same session
"Teatro Municipal", Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961
A Night In Tunisia

Anita O'Day - All The Sad Young Men  (Verve V/V6 8442)

Herb Pomeroy (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis (tb) Walt Levinsky (cl, as) Phil Woods (as) Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims (ts) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Anita O'Day (vo) Gary McFarland (arr, dir) and others
NYC, October 16, 1961
61VK481One More Mile
61VK482The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men
61VK483Up State
61VK484You Come A Long Way From St. Louis
61VK485Senor Blues
61VK486Boogie Blues
61VK487A Woman Alone With The Blues
61VK488I Want To Sing A Song
61VK489Night Bird
61VK490Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

Zoot Sims - Cookin'!  (Fontana [E] 683 273-JCL)

Jimmy Deuchar (tp -1) Zoot Sims (ts) Ronnie Scott (ts -1) Stan Tracey (p) Kenny Napper (b) Jackie Dougan (d)
"Ronnie Scott's Club", London, England, November 13-15, 1961
1.Desperation
2.Love For Sale
3.Gone With The Wind
4.Somebody Loves Me
5.Stompin' At The Savoy
6.Autumn Leaves

Zoot Sims - Solo For Zoot  (Fontana [E] 680 982-TL)

Zoot Sims (ts) Stan Tracey (p) Kenny Napper (b) Jackie Dougan (d)
"Ronnie Scott's Club", London, England, November 13-15, 1961
Blues In E Flat

Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Jazz Is Universal  (Atlantic LP 1401)

Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guerin (tp) Nat Peck, Ake Persson (tb) Derek Humble (as) Karl Drewo, Zoot Sims (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Francy Boland (p, arr) Jimmy Woode (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Cologne, West Germany, December 13, 1961
6733Box 703, Washington D.C.
6734The Styx
6735Gloria
6736Los Bravos
6737Charon's Ferry
6738Volutes
6739Last Train From Overbrook
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1401.

Zoot Sims In Paris  (United Artists UAL 4013)

Zoot Sims (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
"Blue Note", Paris, France, December, 1961
Zoot's Blues
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Once In A While
These Foolish Things
On The Alamo
Too Close For Comfort
A Flat Blues
You Go To My Head
Stompin' At The Savoy (Savoy)
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5013.

1962

Quincy Jones - Plays Hip Hits  (Mercury MG 20799)

Al DeRisi, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell, Santo Russo, Kai Winding (tb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Paul Ingraham, Fred Klein, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (frh) Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley (tu) Charles McCoy (hca) Al Cohn, Budd Johnson, Roland Kirk, Walt Levinsky, James Moody, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Patti Bown, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Scott (p, org) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright (g) Art Davis, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Major Holley, Ben Tucker, Chris White (b) Rudy Collins, Osie Johnson, Ed Shaughnessy (d) James Johnson (timp) Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula (per) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)
NYC, June 15, 1962
25135A Taste Of Honey
same personnel
NYC, April 9, 1963
Comin' Home Baby
** also issued on Mercury SR 60799; Universal [J] UCCM 9152.

Quincy Jones - A Taste Of Honey c/w Shag Nasty  (Mercury 72012)

same personnel
NYC, June 15, 1962
25136Shag Nasty

The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk  (Mercury 314 846 630-2)

same session
NYC, June 15, 1962
25137Dyna-Soar

Quincy Jones - Quincy Plays For Pussycats  (Mercury MG 21050)

same session
NYC, June 15, 1962
25138Sermonette
** also issued on Mercury SR 61050; Universal [J] UCCM 9154.

Various Artists - Jazz Mission To Moscow  (Colpix CP 433)

Marky Markowitz, Jimmy Maxwell (tp) Willie Dennis (tb) Jerry Dodgion (as, fl) Phil Woods (as, cl) Zoot Sims (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Eddie Costa (p) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) Al Cohn (arr, cond)
NYC, July 12, 1962
Mission To Moscow
The Sochi Boatmen
Midnight In Moscow
Let's Dance
Russian Lullaby
Red, White And Blue Eyes
** also issued on Colpix SCP 433.

Vi Velasco - Cantando Bossa Nova  (Colpix CP 438)

Marky Markowitz (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Jim Hall (g) Vi Velasco (vo) Manny Albam, Al Cohn (arr) and others
NYC, August 20, 1962
I Got Rhythm
Recado
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
Cheek To Cheek
And The Angels Sing
You And I
Don't Call Joe
Exactly Like You
Don't Fool With Love
** also issued on Colpix SCP 438.

Bill Evans - The Interplay Sessions  (Milestone M 47066)

Zoot Sims (ts) Bill Evans (p) Jim Hall (g) Ron Carter (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, August 21, 1962
Loose Bloose (take 2+4)
Time Remembered
Funkallero
Fudgesickle Built For Four
same personnel
NYC, August 22, 1962
My Bells
There Came You
Fun Ride
** also issued on Milestone M 9200, MCD 9200-2 entitled "Loose Blues".

Bill Evans - Peace Piece And Other Pieces  (Milestone M 47024)

same personnel
NYC, August 21, 1962
Loose Bloose (alt. take) (take 3)

Zoot Sims - New Beat Bossa Nova, Vol. 1  (Colpix CP 435)

Spencer Sinatra (fl) Ronnie Odrich (fl, cl) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as, cl) Zoot Sims (ts) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall (g) Art Davis (b) Sol Gubin (d) Willie Rodriguez, Ted Sommer (per)
NYC, August 28, 1962
Recado Bossa Nova, Pt. 1&2
Cano Canoe
Contando A Orquestra
Ciume
Maria Ninguen
Sem Saudades De Voce
Barquinho De Papel
** also issued on Colpix SCP 435.

Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert  (United Artists UAJ 14024)

Ed Armour, Rolf Ericson, Lonnie Hillyer, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, Snooky Young (tp) Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (tb) Romeo Penque (ob) Danny Bank (bcl) Buddy Collette, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Mariano, Charles McPherson (as) George Berg, Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams, Jerome Richardson (bars) Warren Smith (vib, per) Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jaki Byard (p) Les Spann (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Dannie Richmond (d) Grady Tate (per) Bob Hammer (arr) Melba Liston (arr, cond)
"Town Hall", NYC, 1st set, October 12, 1962
Freedom, Pt. 2 (Clark In The Dark)
Epitaph, Pt. 1
Freedom, Pt. 1
Epitaph, Pt. 2
My Search
same personnel
"Town Hall", NYC, 2nd set, October 12, 1962
Duke's Choice (Don't Come Back)
In A Mellotone ('Finale)
** also issued on United Artists UAJS 15024.

Charles Mingus - The Complete Town Hall Concert  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28353-2)

same personnel
"Town Hall", NYC, 1st set, October 12, 1962
Osmotin' (Osmosis (inc.))
Peggy's Blue Skylight (Peggy's Discovery)
same personnel
"Town Hall", NYC, 2nd set, October 12, 1962
Portrait
Please Don't Come Back From The Moon
Epitaph, Pt. 1 (alt. take)

Zoot Sims - New Beat Bossa Nova, Vol. 2  (Colpix CP 437)

Phil Bodner, Ronnie Odrich, Jerry Sanfino, Spencer Sinatra (fl, reeds) Sol Schlinger (cl) Zoot Sims (ts) Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall (g) Milt Hinton (b) Sol Gubin, Tommy Lopez, Willie Rodriguez, Ted Sommer (per)
NYC, November, 1962
Bernie's Tune
Poquito 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
** also issued on Colpix SCP 437.

Ralph Burns - Where There's Burns There's Fire  (Warwick W 5001)

Marky Markowitz (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Toots Mondello (as) Zoot Sims (as, ts) Al Cohn (ts) Ralph Burns (arr) unidentified strings, and others
NYC, 1962
A Foggy Day
Moonchild
Old Devil Moon
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Portrait Of Mia
Day In, Day Out
A Felicidade
Blue Holiday
Bijou
Love For Sale
All Of You
Strike Up The Band

1963

Jimmy Rushing (no details)  (Colpix CP 446)

Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Urbie Green (tb) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Patti Bown (p) Freddie Green (g) Milt Hinton (b) Gus Johnson (d) Jimmy Rushing (vo) Al Cohn (arr)
NYC, January 22 & 23, 1963
Just Because
'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Heartaches
I'm Walking Through Heaven With You
Trouble In Mind
Ooh Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty?
Please Come Back
You Always Hurt The One You Love
Did You Ever?
Bucket's Got A Hole In It

Bob Brookmeyer - Samba Para Dos  (Verve V/V6 8543)

Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods (as) Leo Wright (as, fl) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Romeo Penque (reeds) Lalo Schifrin (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Carmelita Koehler (cello) Ben Tucker (b) Dave Bailey (d) Jose Paulo (per)
NYC, February 7, 1963
63VK272It's All Right With Me
63VK273But Not For Me
63VK274Time After Time
63VK275Just One Of Those Things
63VK276What Kind Of Fool Am I?
63VK277Samba Para Dos
63VK278I Get A Kick Out Of You
63VK290My Funny Valentine

Jimmy Smith - Hobo Flats  (Verve V/V6 8544)

Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson (tb) George Dorsey, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) Milt Hinton (b) Jimmy Johnson (d) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond)
NYC, March 15, 1963
63VK336Walk Right In
63VK337Trouble In Mind
63VK338Meditation
63VK339Blueberry Hill
George Duvivier (b) Bill Rodriguez (d) replaces Hinton, Johnson
NYC, March 20, 1963
63VK340AHobo Flats, Pt. 1
63VK340BHobo Flats, Pt. 2
63VK341The Preacher
63VK342I Can't Stop Lovin' You

Tito Rodriguez Live At Birdland  (United Artists UAL 3286)

Clark Terry (flh) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) unknown (vib) Bernie Leighton (p) Tito Rodriguez (per) unidentified percussion
"Birdland", NYC, March 21, 1963
Mack The Knife
Summertime
Take The "A" Train
Perdido
How High The Moon
You're Driving Me Crazy
** also issued on United Artists UAS 6286.

Tito Rodriguez Group (no details)  (United Artists UAL 3271)

same session
"Birdland", NYC, March 21, 1963
Liza
** also issued on United Artists UAS 6271.

Kenyon Hopkins - The Yellow Canary  (Verve V/V6 8548)

Clark Terry (tp -1) Joe Newman (tp -2) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Dick Lieb (tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson (reeds) Eddie Costa (vib) Lalo Schifrin (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Milt Hinton (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Kenyon Hopkins (arr, cond)
NYC, April 15, 1963
1. 63VK380Lissa
2. 63VK381Bake's Lament
Joe Newman (tp -1,7,8) Clark Terry (tp -2/6,9/11) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Dick Lieb (tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson (reeds) Eddie Costa (vib) Lalo Schifrin (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Milt Hinton (b -1,3,7/9) George Duvivier (b -2,4/6,10,11) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Kenyon Hopkins (arr, cond)
NYC, April 16, 1963
1. 63VK382The Hanging
2. 63VK383On The Roof
3.The Doll
4.The Menace
5.Santa Monica Blues
6.Deserted Canary
7.The Yellow Canary Juke Box
8. 63VK384Spindrift
9. 63VK385Lonesome Canary
10. 63VK386The Whistling Canary
11. 63VK399The Yellow Canary

Teddy Charles - Russia Goes Jazz  (United Artists UAL 3365)

Eric Dolphy (bcl) Zoot Sims (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Pepper Adams (bars) Teddy Charles (vib, arr) Hall Overton (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Osie Johnson (d) Ed Bland (arr)
NYC, April 23, 1963
Scheherazade Blue
Borodin Bossa Nova
Love For Three Oranges March
** also issued on United Artists UAS 6365.

Various Artists - Jazz At Liberty  (Radio Liberty 131542)

Art Farmer (tp, flh) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Phil Woods (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Nick Brignola (bars) John Bunch (p) unknown (g) Bill Crow (b, ldr) Walter Perkins (d) Al Cohn (arr)
NYC, probably May 2-18, 1963
Believe
Madrigal, No. 1
Madrigal New York
Nyet

Gene Roland And Friends - Swingin' Friends!  (Brunswick BL 54114)

Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) John Bunch (p) John Beal (b) Sol Gubin (d) Gene Roland (arr, cond)
NYC, May 23 & 24, 1963
Bottoms Up
Buzie's Theme
A Stranger In Town
Foofnik
The Great Lie
The Wrong Blues
The Gold Dust Twins
'Round About Midnight
Soft Winds
A Smo-O-Oth One
** also issued on Brunswick BL 757114.

Freda Payne - After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!  (Impulse A 53)

Al DeRisi, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (tp) Quentin 'Butter' Jackson, Alan Raph (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Phil Woods (as) Seldon Powell, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Art Davis (b) Gus Johnson (d) Freda Payne (vo) Manny Albam (arr, cond)
NYC, September 17, 1963
11740Sweet Pumpkin
11741After The Lights Go Down Low
same personnel
NYC, September 18, 1963
11743Blue Piano
11744Awaken My Lonely One
11745Sweet September
11746The Things We Love To Do

1964

Ella Fitzgerald - Hello, Dolly!  (Verve V/V6 4064)

Zoot Sims (ts) Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Frank DeVol Orchestra
NYC, March 3, 1964
64VK282How High The Moon
64VK283Pete Kelly's Blues
64VK284Memories Of You
64VK285Lullaby Of The Leaves
same personnel
NYC, March 4, 1964
64VK287My Man
64VK288The Thrill Is Gone
64VK290Miss Otis Regrets
64VK291Volare

1965 (The age of 40)

Sonny Stitt/Zoot Sims - Inter-Action  (Cadet LP 760)

Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Zoot Sims (ts) John Young (p) Sam Kidd (b) Philip Thomas (d)
Chicago, IL, January 25, 1965
13690Katea
13691I Want To Go Home
13692Look Down That Lonesome Road
13693The Saber
13694My Blue Heaven
13695Fools Rush In

Sonny Stitt - Broadway Soul  (Colpix CP 499)

Thad Jones, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Phil Woods (as) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims (ts) Roger Kellaway or Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, February, 1965
Hello, Dolly
Better All The Time
You'd Better Love Me
Night Song
A Room Without Windows
Gimme Some
Loads Of Love
If I Gave You
** also issued on Colpix SCP 499.

Zoot Sims - Suitably Zoot  (Pumpkin 108)

Al Cohn, Richie Kamuca, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave Frishberg (p) Tommy Potter (b) Mel Lewis (d)
broadcast, "The Half Note", NYC, October 29, 1965
Broadway
Tickle Toe
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Zoot Sims (ts) Roger Kellaway (p) Bill Crow (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, November 26, 1965
On The Alamo
The King

Jimmy Rushing - Mr. Five By Five "Live"  (Montage 20)

Al Cohn, Richie Kamuca, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave Frishberg (p) Tommy Potter (b) Mel Lewis (d) Jimmy Rushing (vo)
broadcast, "The Half Note", NYC, October 29, 1965
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
I Want A Little Girl
Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave Frishberg (p) Major Holley (b) Mousie Alexander (d) Jimmy Rushing (vo)
broadcast, "The Half Note", NYC, January 7, 1966
You Can Depend On Me
Russian Lullaby
same personnel
broadcast, "The Half Note", NYC, January 28, 1966
Everyday (I Have The Blues)
'Deed I Do

Various Artists - Directly From The Half Note  (Philology [It] W 41-2)

Al Cohn, Richie Kamuca, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave Frishberg (p) Tommy Potter (b) Mel Lewis (d) Jimmy Rushing (vo)
broadcast, "The Half Note", NYC, October 29, 1965
Everyday (I Have The Blues)
Sent For You Yesterday

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - Al And Zoot In London  (World Record Club [E] TP 714)

Peter King (as, ts) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Jackie Sharpe (ts, bars) Stan Tracey (p) Rick Laird (b) Jackie Dougan (d)
London, England, December, 1965
Shoft
Haunted Jazzclub
Zoot's Tune
Cockle Row
Pete's Tune, No. 1
Flaming June
Mr. George
Pete's Tune, No. 2
** also issued on World Record Club [E] STP 714.

1966

Gary McFarland - Profiles  (Impulse A 9112)

Bill Berry, John Frosk, Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Clark Terry (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Bob Northern (frh) Jay McAllister (tu) Phil Woods (as, cl) Jerry Dodgion (as, cl, fl) Zoot Sims (ts, cl) Richie Kamuca (ts, bars, bcl, ehr) Jerome Richardson (bars, as, ss, cl, bcl, fl, picc) Gary McFarland (vib, mar, arr, cond) Sam Brown, Gabor Szabo (g) Richard Davis (b) Joe Cocuzzo (d) Tommy Lopez (per)
Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall, NYC, February 6, 1966
90490Winter Colors: An Early Morning River Stroll / Grey Afternoon / January Jubilee
90491Willie
90492Sage Hands
90493Bygones And Boogie (Boogie And Out)
90494Mountain Heir
90495Milo's Other Samba
** part of Impulse IA 9340-2.

Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson  (Verve V/V6 8743)

Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson (tb) Tony Studd (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods (as) Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Al Dailey (p) Eric Gale (g) Ron Carter (b) Grady Tate (d) Phil Kraus (per) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 3, 1966
101574Ricardo's Dilemma
Nat Adderley (tp, flh) Hank Jones (p) Bobby Rosengarden (per) replaces Collins, Dailey, Kraus
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1966
101578Twelve Tone Blues (Patterns For Orchestra)
101579Sidewalks Of New York
101580Greensleeves

Leonard Feather - Encyclopedia Of Jazz, Vol. 1  (Verve V/V6 8677)

Burt Collins (tp, flh) Al Dailey (p) Phil Kraus (per) replaces Adderley, Jones, Rosengarden
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 3, 1966
101575St. Louis Blues
101577I Remember Bird
Nat Adderley (tp, flh) Hank Jones (p) Bobby Rosengarden (per) replaces Collins, Dailey, Kraus
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1966
101581John Brown's Blues

Zoot Sims - Waiting Game  (Impulse A 9131)

unknown (ehr, ob, frh, ac-g, b, d) Zoot Sims (ts, vo) David Snell (harp) Gary McFarland (arr) Jack Parnell (cond) 11 violins, 4 violas, 2 violoncelli
London, England, November 28, 1966
Old Folks
I Wish I Knew
Once We Loved
It's A Blue World
September Song
Once I Could Have Loved
You Go To My Head
Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon?
Sims plays (ts). Kenny Napper (cond) replaces Parnell
London, England, November 30, 1966
Stella By Starlight
Over The Rainbow

Tony Bennett - The Movie Song Album  (Columbia CL 2472)

Zoot Sims (ts) Tommy Flanagan, Lou Levy (p) Tony Bennett (vo) Luiz Bonf (vo, g) Al Cohn, Larry Wilcox (arr) Neal Hefti, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, David Rose (arr, cond) and others
NYC, circa 1966
Smile
The Second Time Around
The Trolley Song
** also issued on Columbia CS 9272.

1967

Bobby Hackett - Creole Cookin'  (Verve V/V6 8698)

Bobby Hackett (cor) Rusty Dedrick, Jimmy Maxwell (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Lou McGarity (tb) Bob Wilber (cl, as) Jerry Dodgion (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Dave McKenna (p) Wayne Wright (g) Buddy Jones (b) Morey Feld (d)
NYC, January 30, 1967
102020Lazy Mood
102023Royal Garden Blues
Brookmeyer plays (vtb). Cutty Cutshall (tb) replaces McGarity
NYC, February 2, 1967
102730High Society
102731Original Dixieland One-Step
102732Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Brookmeyer plays (tb)
NYC, March 13, 1967
102308Tin Roof Blues
102309Muskrat Ramble
102311When The Saints Go Marching In
Brookmeyer plays (vtb). add Joe Farrell (ts)
NYC, May 2, 1967
102733Basin Street Blues
102734Fidgety Feet
102744New Orleans
102745To Miss New Orleans

Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World  (Pablo 2625-704)

Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (tp) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves, Zoot Sims (ts) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) John Lamb (b) Rufus Jones (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 26, 1967
Very Tenor
Clark Terry (tp, flh) Benny Carter (as) Paul Gonsalves, Zoot Sims (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Sam Jones (b) Bobby Durham (d)
Oakland and NYC, June 28-July 1, 1967
Now's The Time
The Ballad Medley: Memories Of You / Misty / I Can't Get Started
Wee
** also issued on Pablo 3PACD 2625-704-2.

Jazz Interactions Orchestra - Jazzhattan Suite  (Verve V/V6 8731)

Burt Collins, Ray Copeland, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm (tp) Joe Newman (tp, cond) Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Benny Powell (tb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) George Marge, Phil Woods (as, fl) Jerry Dodgion, Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bars, bcl, fl) Patti Bown (p) Ron Carter, George Duvivier (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Bobby Rosengarden (per) Oliver Nelson (comp, arr)
NYC, November 13, 1967
103731Complex City
103732The East Side-The West Site
103733125th And 7th Avenue
103734A Penthouse Dawn
103735One For Duke
same personnel
NYC, November 14, 1967
103730A Typical Day In New York

1968

Think Pat Williams  (Verve V/V6 5056)

Joe Ferrante, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm, Danny Stiles (tp) Wayne Andre, Dick Hixson, John Messner or Bill Watrous, Tony Studd (tb) James Buffington, Earl Chapin or Joe Singer, Don Corrado, Tony Miranda (frh) Harvey Phillips (tu) Zoot Sims (ts) Phil Kraus (mar, per) Derek Smith or Dick Hyman (p, org) Gene Bertoncini, Ralph Casale, Bucky Pizzarelli (g) Chuck Rainey or Jerry Jemmott (el-b) Bill LaVorgna (d) Ray Barretto, George Devens, Jack Jennings (per) Pat Williams (arr, cond)
NYC, October 11, 1968
105619Girl Talk
105620Like Always
105621Little Green Apples
105622I Say A Little Prayer For You
105623Recado Bossa Nova
105624Mexican Breakfast
105625Chicken Feathers
105626Think
105627Hey Jude
105628What've You Got To Lose

Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - Easy As Pie: Live At The West Bank  (Label M 495716)

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Dave Frishberg (p) Victor Sproles (b) Donald McDonald (d)
"Famous Ballroom", Baltimore, MD, October 27, 1968
Tickle Toe
Mr. George
Medley: These Foolish Things / Willow Weep For Me
John's Bunch
Blue Hodge
Expense Account
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Recado Bossa Nova

Pepper Adams - Encounter!  (Prestige PR 7677)

Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, December 11 & 12, 1968
Inanout
Star-Crossed Lovers
Cindy's Tune
Serenity
I've Just Seen Her
Elusive
Punjab
Verdandi
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 892-2.

1972 (The age of 47)