John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of … See more

Sims was born in 1925 in Inglewood, California, United States, to vaudeville performers Kate Haley and John Sims. His father was a vaudeville hoofer, and Sims prided himself on remembering many of the steps his fa… See more

• 1950: The Zoot Sims Quartet in Paris (Discovery, 1950)
• 1950–51: Swinging with Zoot (Prestige, 1951)
• 1950–51: Tenor Sax Favorites (Prestige, 1951)… See more