Richie Kamuca
An excellent cool-toned tenor who found his own voice in the Lester Young-influenced Four Brothers sound, Richie Kamuca tended to be overshadowed by those who came first (such as Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn) but musicians knew how good he was. Kamuca was a soloist with the orchestras of Stan Kenton (1952-1953) and Woody Herman (1954-1956), and then worked steadily on the West Coast with such groups as those led by Chet Baker, Maynard Ferguson, the Lighthouse All-Stars (1957-1958), Shorty Rogers, and Shelly Manne (1959-1961). He recorded one album apiece as a leader for Liberty, Mode, and Hi Fi (1956-1957); the latter two have been reissued by V.S.O.P. Moving to New York in 1962, Kamuca worked with Gerry Mulligan, Gary McFarland, and Roy Eldridge (1966-1971), but was fairly obscure. In 1972, he moved back to Los Angeles to work in the studios, but he also played jazz locally with small groups and with Bill Berry's L.A. Big Band. In his later years (1977) before his death from cancer (the day before his 47th birthday), Richie Kamuca recorded three wonderful albums for Concord.
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Jazz Dog Collection (Original Recordings)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Dog Records am 22.05.2020
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Just Friends (Album of 1957)
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Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 29.04.2023
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Cohn/Perkins/Kamuca - The Brothers! (Expanded Edition)
Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Erschienen bei RCA - Legacy am 20.01.1956
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Jazz Erotica
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei HIFI Records am 19.01.2010
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Just Friends
Bill Perkins, Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 01.01.1957
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The Brothers! (Bonus Track Version)
Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 01.01.1956
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West Coast Jazz in Hifi
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei HIFI Records am 19.02.2010
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West Coast Jazz in Hifi
Jazz - Erschienen bei Trigger Records am 19.02.2010
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Tenors Head-On
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 09.08.2021
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Jazz Erotica (Original Album)
Jazz - Erschienen bei J For Jazz Records am 03.03.2017
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Jazz Dog Collection
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Dog Records am 22.05.2020
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Jazz Erotica (Original Album)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sector Records am 03.03.2017
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Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman: West Coast Jazz
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Velvet am 19.09.2017
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