Bud Shank
Bud Shank began his career pigeonholed as a cool schooler, but those who listened to the altoist progress over the long haul knew that he became one of the hottest, most original players of the immediate post-Parker generation. Lumped in with the limpid-toned West Coast crowd in the '50s, Shank never ceased to evolve; in his later years, he had more in common with Jackie McLean or Phil Woods than with Paul Desmond or Lee Konitz. Shank's keening, blithely melodic, and tonally expressive style was one of the more genuinely distinctive approaches that grew out of the bebop idiom.
Shank attended the University of North Carolina from 1944-1946. Early on, he played a variety of woodwinds, including flute, clarinet, and alto and tenor saxes; he began to concentrate on alto and flute in the late '40s. After college, Shank moved to California, where he studied with trumpeter/composer Shorty Rogers and played in the big bands of Charlie Barnet (1947-1948) and Stan Kenton (1950-1951). Shank made a name for himself in the '50s as a central member of the West Coast jazz scene. In addition to those named above, he played and recorded with bassist Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper, and Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida, among others. Shank made a series of albums as a leader for World Pacific in the late '50s and early '60s.
Shank ensconced himself in the L.A. studios during the '60s, emerging occasionally to record jazz and bossa nova albums with the likes of Chet Baker and Sergio Mendes. Shank's 1966 album with Baker, Michelle, was something of a popular success, reaching number 56 on the charts. Film scores on which Shank can be heard include The Thomas Crown Affair and The Barefoot Adventure. In the '70s, Shank formed the L.A. Four with Almeida, bassist Ray Brown, and, at various times, drummer Chuck Flores, Shelly Manne, or Jeff Hamilton. Shank had been one of the earliest jazz flutists, but in the mid-'80s he dropped the instrument in order to concentrate on alto full-time. During the last two decades of the 20th century, he recorded small-group albums at a modestly steady pace for the Contemporary, Concord, and Candid labels. Shank's 1997 Milestone album, By Request: Bud Shank Meets the Rhythm Section, presented the altoist in top form, burning down the house with a band of relative youngsters who included neo-bopper pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Three years later, Silver Storm was released.
Shank continued performing and recording after the turn of the millennium, undertaking the challenging task of forming the Los Angeles-based Bud Shank Big Band in 2005 and making his recording debut as a big-band leader with Taking the Long Way Home, released the following year by the Jazzed Media label. In 2007 Jazzed Media issued Beyond the Red Door, a duet recording by Shank and pianist Bill Mays. Shank's passion for jazz remained strong to the very last days of his life; he died at his home in Tucson, AZ on April 2, 2009 of a pulmonary embolism shortly after returning from a recording session in San Diego. Shank's doctors had reportedly warned the saxophonist -- who had moved to Tucson for health reasons -- that playing the session could be life-threatening. Bud Shank was 82 years old.
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Groove Jazz
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 jan. 1961
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Bossa Nova Jazz Samba
Bossa Nova - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 jan. 2013
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Bud Shank Plays the Music of Bill Evans
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 25 okt. 1996
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Brasamba! (Original Bossa Nova Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Jazz - Released by Brazilian Classics on 1 jan. 1963
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Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins
Bud Shank Quintet, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 1 jan. 1955
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Alone together
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 12 dec. 2000
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Bud Shank Plays Tenor (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 17 feb. 2023
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Bud Shank: Live At The Haig
Jazz - Released by Candid on 1 jan. 2001
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Four Classic Albums (The Bud Shank Quartet Featuring Claude Williamson / The Swing's to Tv / Bud Shank Plays Tenor / I'll Take Romance) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 16 sep. 2012
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Magical Mystery
Pop - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 jan. 1968
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Slippery When Wet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 11 nov. 2011
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The Best Of '56-'58
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on 15 mrt. 2013
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Beyond The Red Door
Jazz - Released by Jazzed Media on 28 jul. 2007
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Four Classic Albums (Blowin' Country / Bud Shank with Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins / Bud Shank and Three Trombones / Jazz at Cal-Tech) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 1 jan. 1955
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Essential Jazz Masters
Moderne jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 mrt. 2011
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Bud Shank Plays Tenor (Album of 1957)
Pop - Released by Jazz Classics on 31 okt. 2019
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Presenting Bud Shank
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 28 apr. 1953
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