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Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) [1] was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first-call studio ...
Bud Shank discography. Bud Shank performing in 2006. 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.
Apr 2, 2009 · Bud Shank. Sax player who was a major figure in West Coast jazz in the bebop era and onward; also a successful studio musician. Read Full Biography.
Apr 6, 2009 · Bud Shank, the alto saxophonist who was a key figure in the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s, has died. He was 82. Shank died Thursday night at his home in Tucson of pulmonary failure, friends...
Apr 7, 2009 · Bud Shank, an alto saxophonist and flutist who helped propel cool-school West Coast jazz to prominence in the 1950s and fostered the melding of American and Brazilian music that created the bossa...
Alto sax player Bud Shank's melodic sound resonates with his unwavering commitment to self-expression. Throughout his lengthy career, Shank has studiously avoided compromising his musical...
Dec 2, 2012 · Bud Shank. Four Classic Albums. Avid Records UK. 2012. Bud Shank is typical of the jazz musicians that roamed the West Coast in the fifties in that he was able to work comfortably in a variety of settings: big bands, the studio, and clubs.
Bud Shank is an integral part of the international jazz scene since 1960. His dynamic and renowned performances as a saxophonist and composer have been a highlight of many concerts, festivals, nightclubs, and recording sessions.
Oct 6, 2008 · Hard on the heels of Graham Carter's splendid documentary of Shank's career, Against the Tide: Portrait of a Jazz Legend, and its companion CD, the eighty-two-year-old Shank, who continues to blow up a storm, has been honored by the Tucson, AZ, Jazz Society with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bud Shank. Jazz musician (alto and baritone saxophone, flute, arrangements). Attended the University of North Carolina between 1944-1946 then 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).
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