Bud Shank
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) 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 musician in Hollywood. In the 1970s and 1980s, he performed regularly with the L. A. Four. Shank ultimately abandoned the flute to focus exclusively on playing jazz on the alto saxophone. He also recorded on tenor and baritone sax. His most famous recording is probably the version of "Harlem Nocturne" used as the theme song in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. He is also well known for the alto flute solo on the song "California Dreamin'" recorded by The Mamas & the Papas in 1965. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 64 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 8195 | 2/21/1955 | Plantation boogie | Georgie Auld Orchestra | instrumentalist, bass saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8857 | 12/15/1955 | Clark Street: The top ; Homecoming-1 ; Antek's | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8858 | 12/15/1955 | Zosh | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8860 | 12/15/1955 | Frankie machine-2 | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8861 | 12/15/1955 | The fix | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8862 | 12/15/1955 | Molly | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8863 | 12/15/1955 | Breakup: Flight/Louie's/Burlesque | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8864 | 12/15/1955 | Sunday morning | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8865 | 12/15/1955 | Desperation | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8866 | 12/15/1955 | Audition | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8867 | 12/15/1955 | The cure: Withdraw/Cold/Morning | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8868 | 12/15/1955 | Finale | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9113 | 4/2/1956 | Drag for beers | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, bass saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9114 | 4/2/1956 | Prelude to a rumble | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, bass saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9115 | 4/2/1956 | Bewildered | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, bass saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9116 | 4/2/1956 | Black rebel's ride | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, bass saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9805 | 1/18/1957 | Wild and crazy | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9806 | 1/18/1957 | Central Park-4 A.M. | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9807 | 1/18/1957 | Blues at five | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9808 | 1/18/1957 | The poor people of Brazil | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9851 | 2/11/1957 | Smooth | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9852 | 2/11/1957 | Return of the man | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9853 | 2/11/1957 | Exotica | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 9854 | 2/11/1957 | Just a little jazz | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
Decca | L 10306 | 6/24/1957 | Blue moon | Howard Lucraft | instrumentalist, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shank, Bud," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209322.
Shank, Bud. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209322.
"Shank, Bud." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.
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