Zoot Sims Musical artist

John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 - March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor and soprano.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 29, 1925
Birth place	California , Inglewood California , United States
Date of death	March 23, 1985
Place of death	New York City , United States , New York
Hometown	New York City Queens United States

Career started	1944
Career ended	1985
associated musical artist	Jack Kerouac Oscar Peterson Gerry Mulligan Woody Herman Buddy Rich Art Pepper Stan Kenton Jim Hall (musician) Count Basie Bob Brookmeyer Annie Ross Al Cohn
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Big band Cool jazz
instrument	Alto saxophone Soprano saxophone Tenor saxophone
record label	Mercury Records Epic Records Verve Records Pablo Records