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Born: May 27, 1926 in Dayton, OH Died: April 2, 2009 Genre: Jazz Styles: Cool, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Standards, Big Band, Mainstream Jazz Instruments: Flute, Sax (Alto), Leader
Bud Shank began his career pigeonholed as a cool-schooler, but those who have listened to the altoist progress over the long haul know that he has become 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 the '90s, he has 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 is one of the more genuinely distinctive approaches to have grown out of the bebop idiom.
Shank attended the University of North Carolina from 1944-46. 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 (1947-8) and Stan Kenton (1950-51). 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, drummers Chuck Flores, Shelly Manne, and 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. Over the last two decades, he has 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, presents the altoist in top form, burning down the house with a band of relative youngsters which includes neo-bopper pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Three years later, Silver Storm was released.
- Chris Kelsey (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
как основной исполнитель ... |
Bud Shank - 'After You, Jeru' - 1999, Fresh Sound |
Bud Shank - 'Blowin' Country' - 1959, Blue Note |
Bud Shank - 'Bud Shank Plays Tenor' - 1956, Pacific Jazz, Toshiba EMI |
Bud Shank - 'Bud Shank Quartet Featuring Claude Williamson' - 1956, Pacific Jazz, Toshiba EMI |
Bud Shank - 'California Concert' - 1985, Contemporary, OJC |
Bud Shank - 'I'll Take Romance' - 1958, Pacific, Toshiba EMI |
Bud Shank - 'Jazz At Cal-Tech' - 1956, Pacific Jazz, Toshiba EMI |
Bud Shank - 'Lost In The Stars: Bud Shank And Lou Levy Play The Sinatra Songbook' - 1990, Fresh Sound |
Bud Shank - 'Mosaic Select: Bud Shank And Bob Cooper' - 2004, Mosaic Select |
Bud Shank - 'Plays The Music Of Bill Evans' - 1996, Fresh Sound |
Bud Shank - 'The Fabulous Bud Shank Quartet' - 2003, Fresh Sound |
как основной соисполнитель ... |
Laurindo Almeida - 'Brazilliance Vol. 1&2' - 1991, Capitol Records, Blue Note |
Laurindo Almeida - 'Watch What Happens' - 0192, Concord Jazz |
Don Lanphere - 'Lopin'' - 1992, Hep Records |
как соисполнитель ... |
Chet Baker - 'Chet Baker & Strings' - 1954, Columbia |
Buddy Bregman - 'Swinging Kicks' - 1957, Polygram |
Charlie Byrd - 'Plays Jobim' - 2002, Concord Jazz |
Conte Candoli - 'Jazz Structures' - 2005, Lone Hill |
Benny Carter - 'Further Definitions' - 1961, GRP, Impulse! |
June Christy - 'Ballad Collection' - 2000, Blue Note |
June Christy - 'Ballads For Night People. The Intimate Miss Christy' - 1959, Blue Note |
June Christy - 'The Misty Miss Christy' - 1956, Blue Note, Capitol Jazz |
Bob Cooper - 'Group Activity' - 1954, Fresh Sound |
Bing Crosby - 'Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings' - 1956, Verve |
Herb Ellis - 'Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre' - 1999, Verve Records |
Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Swings Lightly' - 1958, Verve Forecast |
Ella Fitzgerald - 'Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook' - 2013, Verve |
Michael Franks - 'The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art Of Love' - 2003, Rhino, Warner Bros. |
David Friesen - 'Two For The Show' - 1994, Summit Records |
Joao Gilberto - 'Amoroso. Brasil' - 1976, Warner Bros. |
Jimmy Giuffre - 'Four Brothers' - 2005, Documents |
Lena Horne - 'Stormy Weather' - 2008, Bluebird RCA |
Quincy Jones - 'Sounds.. And Stuff Like That!!' - 1978, A&M |
Barney Kessel - 'Easy Like' - 1991, JVC Victor, OJC |
Shelly Manne - 'The West Coast Sound. Vol. 1' - 1992, Contemporary, OJC |
Joni Mitchell - 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns' - 1975, Asylum |
Anita O'Day - 'Anita O'Day Sings The Winners' - 1963, Verve |
Anita O'Day - 'Anita O'Day: Diva Series' - 2003, Verve |
Art Pepper - 'Art Pepper Plus Eleven' - 1959, Contemporary, OJC |
Shorty Rogers - 'The Swingin' Nutcracker' - 2004, Cloud 9 Records, RCA |
Shorty Rogers - 'West Coast Sounds' - 2006, Fresh Sound |
Boz Scaggs - 'Silk Degrees' - 1976, Columbia |
L. Subramaniam - 'Indian Express & Mani & Co.' - 1999, Milestone |
L. Subramaniam - 'Mani & Co' - 1986, Milestone |
The L.A. Four - 'Two By Four' - 2003, Concord Jazz |
The Lighthouse All-Stars - 'Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 3' - 1955, OJC |
The Lighthouse All-Stars - 'In The Solo Spotlight' - 1957, OJC |
The Lighthouse All-Stars - 'Lighthouse At Laguna' - 1955, OJC |
Mel Torme - 'Lulu's Back In Town' - 1956, Giants Of Jazz |
Mel Torme - 'Mel Torme Goes South Of The Border With Billy May' - 2002, Verve |
Gerald Wilson - 'Moment Of Truth' - 1962, Pacific Jazz |
Gerald Wilson - 'The Artist Selects' - 2005, Blue Note, EMI |