Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He had an extensive career, releasing albums in seven different decades.
As leader 1954 Compositions of Shorty Rogers (Nocturne 2) 1954 Bud Shank and Three Trombones (Pacific Jazz 14) 1955 Bud Shank and Bob Brookmeyer (Pacific Jazz 20) 1955 Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (Pacific Jazz 1205) 1956 Strings & Trombones (subtitled The Saxophone Artistry of Bud Shank) (Pacific Jazz 1213) reissue of Pacific Jazz 14 and Pacific Jazz 20 1956 The Bud Shank Quartet (Pacific Jazz 1215) – with Claude Williamson 1956 Jazz at Cal-Tech (Pacific Jazz 1219) – with Bob Cooper 1956 Flute 'n Oboe (Pacific Jazz 1226) – with Bob Cooper 1956 Bud Shank Quartet Featuring Claude Williamson (Pacific Jazz 1230) 1956 Live at the Haig (Choice/Bainbridge 6830; Candid) [released 1985] 1957 Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (World Pacific 2005) 1958 Jazz Swings Broadway (World Pacific 404) 1958 The Swing's to TV (World Pacific 411) – with Bob Cooper 1958 Bud Shank in Africa (Pacific Jazz 5000) 1958 Misty Eyes (West Wind) reissue of Pacific Jazz 5000 1958 I'll Take Romance (World Pacific 1251) 1959 Holiday in Brazil (World Pacific 1259) 1959 Slippery When Wet (World Pacific 1265) 1959 Blowin' Country (World Pacific 1277) – with Bob Cooper 1959 Latin Contrasts (World Pacific 1281) 1960 Flute 'n Alto (World Pacific 1286) 1960 Koto & Flute (World Pacific 1299) – with Kimio Eto 1960 Bud Shank Plays Tenor (Pacific Jazz 4) 1961 New Groove (Pacific Jazz 21) – with Carmell Jones 1961 Barefoot Adventure (Pacific Jazz 35) – with Carmell Jones and Bob Cooper 1962 Swinging Soundtrack (Kimberly 2016) reissue of World Pacific 2005 1962 Improvisations (World Pacific 1416; Angel) – with Ravi Shankar 1962 Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz 58) – with Clare Fischer 1963 Brasamba! (Pacific Jazz 64) – with Clare Fischer and Joe Pass 1963 Swinging Broadway!! (Kimberly 2024) reissue of World Pacific 404 1963 The Talents of Bud Shank (Kimberly 2025) compilation of Nocturne 2 and Pacific Jazz 14 1965 Folk 'n Flute (World Pacific 1819) 1965 Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends (Pacific Jazz 89) 1966 Bud Shank & the Sax Section (Pacific Jazz 10110) 1966 Flute, Oboe and Strings (World Pacific 1827) – with Bob Cooper 1966 Michelle (World Pacific 1840) 1966 California Dreamin' (World Pacific 1845) 1966 Girl in Love (World Pacific 1853) 1967 Brazil! Brazil! Brazil! (World Pacific 1855) 1967 Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies (World Pacific 1864) 1967 A Spoonful of Jazz (World Pacific 1868) 1968 Magical Mystery (World Pacific 1873) 1969 Windmills of Your Mind (Pacific Jazz 20157) 1970 Let It Be (Pacific Jazz 20170) 1976 Sunshine Express (Concord Jazz 20) 1978 Heritage (Concord Jazz 58) 1979 Crystal Comments (Concord Jazz 126) 1980 Explorations (Concord Jazz 2002) 1983 Yesterday, Today and Forever (Concord Jazz 223) – with Shorty Rogers 1984 Back Again (Choice/Bainbridge 6829) – with Shorty Rogers 1984 This Bud's for You... (Muse 5309) 1985 California Concert (Contemporary 14012) – with Shorty Rogers 1986 That Old Feeling (Contemporary 14019) 1986 Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley (Contemporary 14027) 1986 Serious Swingers (Contemporary 14031) – with Bill Perkins 1987 Quiet Fire (Contemporary 14064) – with Frank Morgan [released 1991] 1989 Tomorrow's Rainbow (Contemporary 14048) 1989 Tales of the Pilot: Bud Shank Plays the Music of David Peck (Capri 74025) 1990 Drifting Timelessly (Capri 75001) 1990 Lost in the Stars: Bud Shank and Lou Levy Play the Sinatra Songbook (Fresh Sound 183) 1991 America the Beautiful (Candid 79510) – with Shorty Rogers and the Lighthouse All Stars 1991 The Doctor Is In (Candid 79520) 1992 Eight Brothers (Candid 79521) – with Shorty Rogers and the Lighthouse All Stars 1992 I Told You So! (Recorded Live at Birdland, New York City) (Candid 79533) 1992 The Awakening (New Edition/Records Vertriebsges.mb 87065) 1993 New Gold! (Candid 79707) [released 1995] 1995 Lost Cathedral (ITM 970087) 1996 Plays the Music of Bill Evans (Fresh Sound 5012) 1996 Bud Shank Sextet Plays Harold Arlen (Jimco 9502) 1997 By Request: Bud Shank Meets the Rhythm Section (Milestone 9273) 1997 Jazz in Hollywood (Nocturne/Original Jazz Classics 1890) reissue of Nocturne 2; split/shared CD with Lou Levy Trio 1998 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (Koch Jazz 36912) – with Bob Cooper 1999 After You, Jeru: Bud Shank Celebrates the Music of Gerry Mulligan (Fresh Sound 5026) 2000 Silver Storm (Raw 201) – with Bill Perkins and Conte Candoli 2002 On the Trail (Raw 202) 2005 Bouncing With Bud & Phil – Live at Yoshi's (Capri 74071) – with Phil Woods 2006 Taking the Long Way Home (Jazzed Media 1015) 2007 Beyond the Red Door (Jazzed Media 1027) – with Bill Mays 2008 Against the Tide (Portrait of a Jazz Legend) (Jazzed Media 9003) documentary DVD with audio CD 2009 Fascinating Rhythms (Recorded Live at the Jazz Bakery, Culver City, California) (Jazzed Media 1045) 2009 In Good Company (Capri 74106) – with Jake Fryer [released 2011]
As sideman
With Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank (Pacific Jazz, 1955) – re-released in 1961 as Brazilliance on World Pacific Holiday in Brasil with Bud Shank as labeled leader, arrangements by Laurindo Almeida (World Pacific, 1959) – re-released in 1962 as Brazilliance, Vol. 2, and in Europe as Jazz Goes Brazil on Fontana Latin Contrasts with Bud Shank as labeled leader, arrangements by Laurindo Almeida (World Pacific, 1959) – re-released in 1963 as Brazilliance, Vol. 3
With Chet Baker Witch Doctor (Recorded Live at the Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California) (Contemporary, 1953 [rel. 1985]) The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1954) Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia, 1954) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (Pacific Jazz, 1955) Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956) Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (World Pacific, 1957)
With Gene Clark Roadmaster (A&M/Ariola, 1972) Firebyrd (Takoma, 1984)
With Buddy Collette Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds (EmArcy, 1958) At the Cinema! (Mercury, 1959)
With Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party (EmArcy, 1954) Dimensions (EmArcy, 1955) Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy, 1956)
With Jimmy Giuffre Jimmy Giuffre (Capitol, 1955) The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Atlantic, 1956) Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959) – with Herb Ellis
With Stan Kenton Innovations in Modern Music (Capitol, 1950) Stan Kenton Presents (Capitol, 1950) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953) This Modern World (Capitol, 1953) The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1955) – rec. 1940–1954 Lush Interlude (Capitol, 1958) Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965) Hair (Capitol, 1969)
With The L.A. 4 The L.A. Four Scores! (Concord Jazz, 1975) The L.A. 4 (Concord Jazz, 1976) Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (East Wind, 1977) Going Home (East Wind, 1977) Watch What Happens (Concord Jazz, 1978) Just Friends (Concord Jazz, 1978) Live At Montreux (Concord Jazz, 1979) Zaca (Concord Jazz, 1980) Montage (Concord Jazz, 1981) Executive Suite (Concord Jazz, 1983)
With Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars Volume 3 (Contemporary, 1953) Volume 4 – Oboe/Flute (Contemporary, 1954) Volume 5 – In The Solo Spotlight (Contemporary, 1954) Volume 6 (Contemporary, 1955) Lighthouse At Laguna (Contemporary, 1955)
With Shelly Manne The West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1955) Manne–That's Gershwin! (Capitol, 1965) Daktari (Atlantic, 1967)
With Gerry Mulligan I Want to Live (United Artists, 1958) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (GNP Crescendo, 1997) – rec. 1953
With Shorty Rogers Cool and Crazy (RCA Victor, 1953) Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (RCA Victor, 1954) Collaboration (RCA Victor, 1954) – with André Previn Martians Come Back! (Atlantic, 1955 [rel. 1956]) Way Up There (Atlantic, 1955 [rel. 1957]) Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958) Chances Are It Swings (RCA Victor, 1958) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (RCA Victor, 1959) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960) The Swingin' Nutcracker (RCA Victor, 1960) An Invisible Orchard (RCA Victor, 1961 [rel. 1997]) The Fourth Dimension in Sound (Warner Bros., 1961) Bossa Nova (Reprise, 1962) Jazz Waltz (Reprise, 1962)
With Pete Rugolo Introducing Pete Rugolo (Columbia, 1954) Adventures in Rhythm (Columbia, 1954) Rugolomania (Columbia, 1955) Out on a Limb (EmArcy, 1956) New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (Harmony, 1957) – rec. 1954–1955 An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi (Mercury, 1958) – rec. 1956 Rugolo Plays Kenton (EmArcy, 1958) The Music from Richard Diamond (EmArcy, 1959) Behind Brigitte Bardot (Warner Bros., 1960) The Original Music of Thriller (Time, 1961) 10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (Mercury, 1961)
With Lalo Schifrin Music from Mission: Impossible (Dot, 1967) There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968) More Mission: Impossible (Paramount, 1968) Mannix (Paramount, 1968) Bullitt (Warner Bros., 1968) Che! (Tetragrammaton, 1969) Kelly's Heroes (MGM, 1970)
With Gerald Wilson Moment of Truth (Pacific Jazz, 1962) Portraits (Pacific Jazz, 1964) On Stage (Pacific Jazz, 1965)
With others Elmer Bernstein, The Man with the Golden Arm (Decca, 1956) Buddy Bregman, Swinging Kicks (Verve, 1957) Charlie Byrd Trio, Brazilville (Concord Jazz, 1981) Nat King Cole, L-O-V-E (Capitol, 1965) Miles Davis, At Last! (Recorded Live at the Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California) (Contemporary, 1953 [rel. 1985]) Ron Elliott, The Candlestickmaker (Warner Bros., 1970) Clare Fischer, Extension (Pacific Jazz, 1963) Herbie Harper, Herbie Harper Featuring Bud Shank and Bob Gordon (Liberty, 1956) Johnny Holiday, Johnny Holiday Sings (Pacifica, 1954) Richard "Groove" Holmes, Six Million Dollar Man, (Flying Dutchman, 1975) Barney Kessel, Easy Like (Contemporary, 1953) Julie London, All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter (Liberty, 1965) The Mamas & the Papas, "California Dreamin'" (Dunhill, 1965) Sérgio Mendes, Brasil '65 (Capitol, 1965) Hugo Montenegro, Colours of Love (RCA Victor, 1970) Oliver Nelson, Skull Session (Flying Dutchman, 1975) Harry Nilsson, Duit on Mon Dei (RCA Victor, 1975) Jack Nitzsche, Heart Beat: Soundtrack (Capitol, 1980) Anita O'Day, Cool Heat (Verve, 1959) Patti Page, In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1956) Boz Scaggs, Silk Degrees (Columbia, 1976) Ravi Shankar, Improvisations (World Pacific, 1962) Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele, Light My Fire (Impulse!, 1967) Kitty White, A Moment of Love (Pacifica, 1956)
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