Bud Shank BBC Radio 3 tribute

Bud Shank passed away recently. BBC radio 3 presented a tribute to this marvelous altsax and flutist which was aired on June 20th 2009. A link to an MP3 of this program presented by Alan Shypton can be found in the commentary section.


JAZZ LIBRARY (60 minutes)
BBC 3 June 20th, 2009
Bud Shank was one of the major figures in West Coast Jazz before his death in April 2009. To commemorate Bud and his music, Alyn Shipton selects Shank's key recordings, with the help of a 1992 archive interview with the man himself, covering his work with Stan Kenton, Shorty Rogers, the LA Four and many of his own groups.
Playlist:

DISC 1
Title: Bags of Blues
Artist: Bud Shank
Composer: Cooper
Album: The Original Bud Shank Quartet: The Pacific Jazz Years
Label: Giant Steps
Number GSCR 028 CD 1, Tr 9
Personnel: Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Claude Williamson (piano), Don Prell (bass), Chuck Flores (drums). Hollywood, 25 Jan 1956

DISC 2
Title: Lotus Bud
Artist: Shorty Rogers/Bud Shank Lighthouse All Stars
Composer: Rogers
Album: America The Beautiful
Label: Candid
Number CCD 79510, Tr 5
Personnel: Shorty Rogers, Conte Candoli (trumpet), Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Bill Perkins (baritone saxophone), Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone), Pete Jolly (piano), Monte Budwig (bass), Larance Marable (drums). 4 August 1991

DISC 3
Title: Reflections (City of Glass - 3rd mvt)
Artist: Stan Kenton
Composer: Bob Graettinger
Album: Stan Kenton 1951-52
Label: Classics
Number 1428, Tr 2
Personnel: John Howell, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, John Coppola (trumpte), Bob Fitzpatrick, Harry Betts, Bill Russo, Dick Kenney (trombone), George Roberts (bass trombone), Stan Fletcher (tuba), John Graas, Lloyd Otto, George Price (french horn), Bud Shank, Art Pepper, Bob Cooper, Bart Calderall, Bob Gioga (reeds), strings directed by Alex Law, Stah Kenton (piano), Ralph Blaze (guitar), Don Bagley, Abe Luboff (bass), Shelly Manne (drums). 5 Dec 1951

DISC 4
Title: Beau Boy
Artist: Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars
Composer: Rogers
Album: Sunday Jazz at the Lighthouse, Vol 2
Label: Contemporary
Number OJC CD 972-2, Tr 8
Personnel: Rolf Ericson, Chet Baker (trumpet), Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone), Claude Williamson (piano), Howard Rumsey (bass), Max Roach (drums). September 1953

DISC 5
Title: The Nearness of you
Artist: Bud Shank
Composer: Carmichael, Washington
Album: Original Bud Shank Quartet: The Pacific Jazz Years
Label: Giant Steps
Number GSCR CD 1 028, Tr 3
Personnel: Bud Shank (flute), Bob Cooper (oboe), Claude Williamson (piano), Don Prell (bass), Chuck Flores (drums). 19 Jan 1956

DISC 6
Title: Honey Chile
Artist: Buddy Bregman
Composer: Bregman
Album: Swinging Kicks
Label: Verve
Number 559 514-2, Tr 15
Personnel: Conte Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Giuffre (baritone), Paul Smith (piano), Al Hendrickson (guitar), Joe Mondragon (bass), Stab Levey (drums). Dec 1956

DISC 7
Title: Harlem Samba
Artist: Bud Shank/Laurindo Almeida
Composer: Almeida
Album: Brazilliance Vol 2
Label: Blue Note/Pacfic Jazz
Number CDP 7961022, Tr 11
Personnel: Laurindo Almeida (guitar), Buid Shank (alto saxophone, flute), Gary Peacock (bass), Chuck Flores (drums). 1958

DISC 8
Title: Veiled in Blue
Artist: Bud Shank and Roumanis String Quartet
Composer: Roumanis
Album: Drifting Timelessly
Label: Capri
Number 75001-2, Tr 6
Personnel: Bud Shank and Roumanis String Quartet: Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Irene Sazer (violin), Carla Picchi (violin), Paul Ehrlich (viola), Dan Reiter (cello)

DISC 9
Title: Pavanne, Op 50
Artist: L A Four
Composer: Faure
Album: ZACA
Label: Concord
Number 4130, Tr 6
Personnel: Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Laurindo Almeida (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Jeff Hamilton (drums)

DISC 10
Title: Double Trouble
Artist: Lighthouse All Stars
Composer: Shank
Album: Eight Borthers
Label: Candid
Number 79521, Tr 10
Personnel: as Disc 2.