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Jazz Artists On Five Classic Pop-Rock Sides

The Saxophone Colossus (that's Sonny Rollins at left) played on The Rolling Stones' "Waiting on a Friend." Photo Illustration: Lars Gotrich/Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images, Miguel Palacios/Cover. hide caption

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Jazz Artists On Five Classic Pop-Rock Sides

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Did you know that Sonny Rollins played on a Rolling Stones song? Hear that and other jazz cameos from famous pop-rock tracks.

Zoot Sims: 'Brother' of Swing

Zoot Sims spent time in the immensely popular big bands of Benny Goodman, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

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Zoot Sims: 'Brother' of Swing

From the start, the tenor saxophonist fashioned his seemingly effortless sound from the music of early sax masters, then refined that sound through years of playing with some of jazz's greatest bandleaders and soloists.

Zoot Sims: 'Brother' of Swing

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Woody Herman: 'The Thundering Herds 1945-1947'

Woody Herman is best known as the leader of several big bands, three of which were called "The Herds." This box set, The Thundering Herds 1945-1947, contains almost fifty of Herman's popular tunes, including his first hit, "Woodchopper's Ball."

Woody Herman: 'The Thundering Herds 1945-1947'

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