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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14 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Primitive Cats
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz City Series em 21/11/2006
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Jazz Dog Collection (Original Recordings)
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Dog Records em 22/05/2020
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West Coast Jazz in Hifi
Jazz - Lançado por Trigger Records em 19/02/2010
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Jazz Erotica
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por HIFI Records em 19/01/2010
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Just Friends (Album of 1957)
Bill Perkins, Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Classics em 29/04/2023
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Cohn/Perkins/Kamuca - The Brothers! (Expanded Edition)
Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Lançado por RCA - Legacy em 20/01/1956
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Just Friends
Bill Perkins, Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Lançado por Music Manager em 01/01/1957
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The Brothers! (Bonus Track Version)
Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Musts em 01/01/1956
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Jazz Erotica (Original Album)
Jazz - Lançado por J For Jazz Records em 03/03/2017
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Tenors Head-On
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Music Manager em 09/08/2021
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Jazz Dog Collection
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Dog Records em 22/05/2020
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Jazz Erotica
Jazz - Lançado por Cruisin Jazz em 03/03/2017
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Jazz Erotica (Original Album)
Jazz - Lançado por Sector Records em 03/03/2017
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Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman: West Coast Jazz
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Velvet em 19/09/2017
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