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Jack Nimitz
real name Jack Jerome Nimitz
Washington, D.C., United States
Jack Nimitz is credited on 1,089 releases across 273 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,089
Credits
273
Albums
8
Decades active
550
In collections
Biography
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American jazz alto and baritone saxophonist and clarinet player
Born 11 January 1930 in Washington, D.C., USA, died 10 June 2009, Los Angeles, California, USA
He played in a variety of genres including jazz and rock including the bands of Bob Astor, Johnny Bothwell, and Daryl Harpa. He appeared on many jazz albums as sideman and rock albums as session musician including The Beach Boys track "Sloop John B".
Also credited as photographer
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,089 releases · 273 albums · active 1954–2025
- Performance · 1,096
- Other credits · 241
- Production · 1
Studios: A&M Studios · Glen Glenn Sound · MoWest Studios · Electric Lady Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Pet Sounds
1966

Parade
1986

School Days
1976

Sunlight
1978

Beautiful Noise
1976

15 Big Ones
1976

Songs From An American Movie Vol. One: Learning How To Smile
2000

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
1968

Moment Of Truth
1963

Finger Paintings
1977

Song Of Joy
1976

Unforgettable With Love
1991

Mingus At Monterey
1965

The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights
2026

The Pet Sounds Sessions
1997

Caddyshack (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980

A Bad Donato
1970

We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years
2026
![Duets And Duets II [LIMITED EDITION], credited to Jack Nimitz](https://i.discogs.com/QdRRp4x_Ydi6xAnoE87wtIyUWSCFykjFE5aTZiq9CCs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU4ODE4/NTctMTQwNTMwMDU3/My01MTc2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Duets And Duets II [LIMITED EDITION]
1998

Carpenters Gold - 35th Anniversary Edition
2004

My Kind Of Christmas
2000

Duets
1993

Timeless (The Classics)
1992

Dick Tracy (Original Score)
1990
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Stan Kenton
- Supersax
- Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
- Quincy Jones
- The Woody Herman Band
- Herbie Mann
- Anita O'Day
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