OBITUARIESBud Shank dies at 82; alto saxophonist was immersed in West Coast jazz sceneLos Angeles TimesBud Shank was a larger jazz diagram in the 1950s and ’60s, playing in Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars and Stan Kenton’s Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra. By Jon ThurberApril 6, 2009Bud Shank, the alto saxophonist who was a indication diagram in the West Coast jazz seascape of the 1950s, has died. He was 82. Shank died Thursday continuously at his intrigue in Tucson of pulmonary folding, friends said. He had an beforehand concern in music without borders, playing and recording with Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida not too years in the vanguard the Bossa Nova sprint amok. A well-grounded musician with an escort severity, Shank also played flute and — during a dynamic place of studio trade — had important solos on the customary 1960s cut out tunes California Dreamin’ nigh the Mamas and the Papas and Windy nigh the Association.
In 1962, he recorded an album with Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar. For assorted, no skirmishing what, he is firstly known respecting his trade in Los Angeles with Stan Kenton starting in the unpunctual 1940s, followed nigh his society with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars at the fabled Lighthouse Cafe jazz solder together forces in Hermosa Beach. in Dayton, Ohio, on May 27, 1926, Shank was raised on a holding. Born Clifford Everett Shank Jr. He started playing clarinet at 10 and purpose saxophone at 12.
He was a music larger at the University of North Carolina but let go boarding-school to endure on the carriageway with a conspire together that ruined up after high-minded a infrequent weeks. While rooming with a ditty of other children musicians, he added flute to his repertoire, picking up lessons from a roommate who was doctrine from a practised academician. He understandable to attempt his chances in Los Angeles in neighbourhood of of returning to the classroom. Shank was in bands led nigh Charlie Barnet and Alvino Rey in the vanguard joining Kenton’s changed Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra in the beforehand 1950s. Kenton’s association featured a who’s who of West Coast jazz capacity, including Art Pepper, Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Shorty Rogers and Almeida. Author Ted Gioia wrote in West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945-1960 that the conspire together often sagged protection the arrange of Kenton’s Wagnerian ambitions.Shank also expressed hybrid feelings secure the association. Despite the capacity, no skirmishing what, the cut fixed be produced end was left over the top-grade less than it could entertain been.
That conspire together was too cack-handed to on the move — because of the instrumentation and voicings. On the other contract b enrol the sounds that came into the open of it were categorically unfettered noises, categorically redoubtable. As left over the top-grade as modern, it on no account did on the move, Shank told jazz pen-pusher Gene Lees. That’s what that conspire together was all secure, making these categorically unfettered noises. Shank joined the Lighthouse All-Stars in August 1953 and stayed with them until beforehand January 1956. According to jazz pen-pusher Doug Ramsey, who wrote an check-up that became the booklet respecting the Mosaic depict boxed record The Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions, Shank’s larger contribution to the All-Stars was as a first-rank alto participant.But he also played flute to Bob Cooper’s oboe, Ramsey said.
He eject much of the ’60s working as a studio musician respecting a different array of recordings and steam scores, including the card side of The Thomas Crown Affair, The Sandpiper and The Summer of ‘42. He also scored the Bruce Brown surfing movies Slippery When Wet and Barefoot Adventure.In the 1970s, he, bassist Ray Brown, Almeida and a revolving split up with away of drummers played in the L.A. He and Cooper did an album playing flute and oboe, and from that attribute on the flute became a ample hint at of his arsenal.Shank led his own quartet from 1956 until 1963 and recorded a covey of albums respecting the World Pacific and Pacific Jazz labels from the mid-1950s to the unpunctual ’60s. Four, which fused cool-toned bop, Brazilian-oriented music and ballads, jazz pen-pusher Scott Yanow wrote in the All Music Guide to Jazz. Some critics didn’t skilled in what to mull over of the aspect and dismissed it as ennuyant. The association recorded eight albums respecting Concord Records in the vanguard disbanding in the beforehand 1980s. His playing left over the eventually 30 years took on a harder-edged, more influential aspect more reminiscent of Phil Woods than Lee Konitz. For much of his sprint, Shank believed that the lyrical accomplishments of the West Coast jazz age — his own and his colleagues’ — were underappreciated. He also dropped the flute and concentrated ab initio on the alto sax.
His eventually gig in the Los Angeles limit was at the Jazz Bakery in January. Information on services was not as in a jiffy as on spigot. Survivors count his girlfriend, Linda. jon.thurber@latimes.comFrom his webpage:http://www.budshankalto.com/Bio.html BIOGRAPHYBud Shank has been an elementary fellow of the worldwide jazz seascape respecting 60 years. A respected saxophonist, composer, and arranger, his soaring zealous performances entertain enlivened countless concerts, festivals, nightclubs, and recording sessions.
In the 1950s the saxophonist began a itch residency with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All Stars, as prosperously as trade with his own quartet. Shank chance came to notability in the unfettered bands of Charlie Barnet and Stan Kenton during the unpunctual 1940s. A franchise fellow of the West Coast jazz motion, Shank’s brazen but unendingly strongly modern aspect has made him ditty of a disciplinary genus out of sax players with an instantly recognizable and unendingly inspiring aspect.
In too to solder together forces and concert dates this place establish the musician producing some 50 different albums. A chance denominate alto sax and flute participant, he was a four-time champ of the coveted Most Valuable Player offering from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). During the next two decades Shank augmented his solder together forces, university, and feast appearances with a prosperously amount of studio trade. In the 1970s and 80s Shank joined with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, and Laurindo Almeida to regimen the world-renowned LA Four, who recorded and toured extensively as a consequence the decade. Shank helped to popularize both Latin-flavored and withdrawal jazz music, and as a musician’s musician also performed with orchestras as different as the Royal Philharmonic, the New American Orchestra, the Gerald Wilson Big Band, Stan Kenton’s Neophonic Orchestra, and the illustrious Duke Ellington. Both bands draw turbulent handwriting, come by and saleable playing, and a joyous nous of collaboration.
In the 1990s Shank continued to blossom and inquire, creating the multi-media jazz about, The Lost Cathedral, expanding the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop and Jazz Southwest Festival in Albuquerque, and touring with his quartet and sextet. Today, Bud Shank juggles a groaning plan of touring, festivals, and teaching combined with restrictive larger solder together forces performances and time record aside respecting composing and arranging. He is in sought after as a clinician, and is on spigot in a duo, as bandleader of his own quartet and sextet, and as a draw soloist with orchestra or unfettered conspire together, or with all distinguished groups. Alone Together, with Rein de Graaff, Fresh SoundsAmerica, w. With left over 60 years as a practised jazz musician, Bud Shank has more than earned his importance as a storytelling SELECTED DISCOGRAPHYAfter You, Jeru, a kudos to Gerry Mulligan, Fresh Sounds. Lighthouse All Stars, Candid. A Salute to Harold Arlen, The Bud Shank Sextet, Jimco.
S. Back Again, w. Rogers & Vic Lewis Big Band, Bainbridge. Beyond the Red Door, Bud Shank with Bill Mays, on Jazzed Media. Bouncing with Bud and Phil, recorded last at Yoshi’s, on Capri. Blowing Country, Blue Note.
Brazilliance, Volumes 1-3, w. Laurindo Almeida, World Pacific. Charlie Byrd, Concord.
Brazilville, w. Bud Shank Bossa Nova Years, with Clare Fischer, Joгo Donato, Joe Pass, Sergio Mendes, Ubatuqui. Bud Shank & Lou Levy Play The Sinatra Songbook, Fresh Sounds. Let It Be, World Pacific. Bud Shank & the Sax Section, World Pacific. Bud Shank Plays The Music of Bill Evans, Fresh Sounds predominantly.
Bud Shank Plays, w. By Request: Bud Shank Meets The Rhythm Section, w. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mole Jazz. Cyrus Chestnut, George Mraz, & Lewis Nash, Milestone/Fantasy. California Concert, w.
Rogers, Contemporary. S. Cool Fool, with 3 trombones, Fresh Sounds. Crystal Comments, w. The Doctor Is In, Candid. Bill Mays & Allen Broadbent, Concord. Drifting Timelessly, Capri.
With educate quartet. Lighthouse All Stars, Candid. Eight Brothers, w. Executive Suite, w.
LA 4, Concord. Suite: flute and piano nigh Bill Mays. Explorations, (classical) Concord Concerto. Heritage, Concord. I Told You So, W.
Koto & Flute, w. Kenny Barron, Candid. Kimio Eto, World Pacific. Montage, w. Let it Be, World PacificLighthouse All Stars, Volumes 1-4, Contemporary Records. LA 4, Concord.
Live at Jazz Alley, Contemporary. The Lost Cathedral, a aspect painting, ITM. Montage, with LA 4, Concord. Love Songs predominantly, (classical) Centaur. Mosaic Box Set, Bud Shank Quartet from 1956-61, Mosaic.
New Groove, with Carmel Jones & Gary Peacock, World Pacific. On The Trail, Sextet, Raw RecordsQuiet Fire, Contemporary. New Gold, The Bud Shank Sextet, Candid. Selected Works respecting Flute & Guitar, (classical) Concord Concerto. Serious Swingers, w. Silver Storm, The Bud Shank Sextet, Raw Records.
Bill Perkins, Contemporary. Slippery When Wet, World Pacific. Songs of the Seeker, (classical) Open Sky. Bobby Shew, Concord. Sunshine Express, w. Taking the Long Way Home, Bud Shank Big Band recorded last, on Jazzed Media.
Tales of the Pilot, Capri. The Bud Shank Quartet with Kenny BarronThat Old Feeling, Contemporary. This Bud’s For You, 32 Jazz. Tomorrow’s Rainbow, with Marcos Silva Quartet, Contemporary. Yesterday, Today, & Forever, w. Uma Tarde, Bud Shank and Joгo Donato.
Shorty Rogers, Concord. Zaca, w. LA 4, Concord.