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Bud Shank
as, fl, 1926-2009 US, Dayton, Ohio
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Clifford Everett Shank, Jr.
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). He spent most of the '60s recording in L.A. studios before forming the L.A. Four in the '70s. Practiced jazz flute at times during this period, but reverted full-time to the alto saxophone in the mid-'80s. Born May 27th, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio; died April 2nd, 2009, in Tucson, Arizona.
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Just In Time on Blowin' Country by Bud Shank & Bob Cooper Let Me Be Loved - Vocal Version on Theme Music From "The James Dean Story" by Chet Baker & Bud Shank I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face on Blowin' Country by Bud Shank & Bob Cooper Se e Tarde, Me Perdoa on Presenting Bud Shank by Bud Shank A Sinner Kissed an Angel on Presenting Bud Shank by Bud Shank Jasmine on Presenting Bud Shank by Bud Shank Cool Fool on California Suite by Bud Shank Steve Allen Theme on Blowin' Country by Bud Shank & Bob Cooper Improvisation on the Theme Music from Pather Panchali on Presenting Bud Shank by Bud Shank Fire Night on Presenting Bud Shank by Bud ShankTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Request Notebook, Compiled By Hozumi Nakadaira | Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Bud Shank And Three Trombones, Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers Quintet, Carmell Jones, Clifford Brown, The Chico Hamilton Quintet | 2014 | Compil. |
| Four Classic Albums | Bud Shank | 2013 | Compil. |
| Four Classic Albums | Bud Shank | 2012 | Compil. |
| Beyond The Red Door | Bud Shank And Bill Mays | 2007 | Album |
| Uma Tarde Com Bud Shank E João Donato | Bud Shank E João Donato | 2007 | Album |
| European Tour '58 | Bud Shank, Bob Cooper | 2006 | Album |
| Stairway To The Stars | Bud Shank | 2006 | Compil. |
| European Tour '57 | Bud Shank - Bob Cooper | 2006 | Album |
| Bouncing With Bud & Phil - Live at Yoshi's | Bud Shank With Phil Woods, Mike Wofford, Bob Magnusson, Bill Goodwin | 2005 | Album |
| The Awakening | Bud Shank | 2005 | Album |
| Mosaic Select | Bud Shank & Bob Cooper | 2004 | Album |
| 1958 And 1959 Milano Sessions | Chet Baker, Bud Shank | 2003 | Compil. |
| Alone Together | Bud Shank, Rein De Graaff | 2003 | Album |
| On The Wild Side | John La Barbera Big Band With Guest Soloist Bud Shank Featuring Pat LaBarbera, Joe LaBarbera, Clay Jenkins | 2003 | Album |
| Brasilien Jazz Und Poesie So Begann Bossa Nova | Bud Shank, Laurindo Almeida, Gary Peacock, Chuck Flores, Harry Babasin, Roy Harte | 2000 | Compil. |
| Bossa Nova Years | Bud Shank | 2000 | Compil. |
| After You, Jeru | Bud Shank | 1999 | Album |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | Bud Shank & Bob Cooper, Metropole Orchestra | 1998 | Album |
| Bud Shank And Bill Perkins | Bud Shank And Bill Perkins | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions | Bud Shank | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions | Bud Shank | 1998 | Compil. |
| By Request - Bud Shank Meets the Rhythm Section | Bud Shank | 1997 | Album |
| Plays The Music Of Bill Evans | Bud Shank | 1997 | Album |
| West Coast Sax Mode | Bob Andrews Presents Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Richie Kamuca, Gabe Baltazar, Teddy Edwards, Sonny Criss | 1995 | Album |
| Brasileiro | Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball Adderley, Bud Shank, Laurindo Almeida, Luiz Bonfá, Charlie Byrd, Barry Galbraith, Durval Ferreira, Howard Collins, Sérgio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim | 1995 | Compil. |
| The Lost Cathedral | Bud Shank | 1995 | Album |
| Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 4 | Bud Shank And Conte Candoli | 1994 | Album |
| Lopin' | Don Lanphere • Bud Shank • Denney Goodhew | 1994 | Album |
| ...Three To Get Ready | David Friesen with Clark Terry & Bud Shank | 1994 | Album |
| I Told You So! | Bud Shank | 1993 | Album |
| The Girl From Ipanema | Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto, Laurindo Almeida, Bud Shank, Baden Powell, Charlie Byrd | 1992 | Compil. |
| Eight Brothers | Shorty Rogers - Bud Shank And Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars | 1992 | Album |
| The Doctor Is In | Bud Shank | 1992 | Album |
| "Lost In The Stars" Bud Shank And Lou Levy Play The Sinatra Songbook | Bud Shank And Lou Levy | 1992 | Album |
| Baa-Too-Kee | Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank | 1992 | Compil. |
| Live At Fat Tuesday's | Chet Baker Quartet with Special Guest Bud Shank | 1991 | Album |
| America The Beautiful | Shorty Rogers - Bud Shank & Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars | 1991 | Album |
| Drifting Timelessly | Bud Shank, Roumanis String Quartet | 1991 | Album |
| The Altoman | Art Pepper, Sonny Criss, Bud Shank | 1991 | Album |
| Quiet Fire | Frank Morgan, Bud Shank | 1991 | Album |
| Tales Of The Pilot (The Music Of David Peck) | Bud Shank | 1990 | Album |
| The Jiggs Up | Jiggs Whigham, Bud Shank, John Clayton, George Cables, Jeff Hamilton | 1990 | Album |
| Tomorrow's Rainbow | Bud Shank | 1989 | Album |
| The Many Faces Of Bird - The Music Of Charlie Parker | Richie Cole, Lee Konitz, Bobby McFerrin, James Moody & Bud Shank | 1989 | Album |
| My Funny Valentine | Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Paul Desmond, Al Cohn, Bud Shank | 1989 | Compil. |
| Vic Lewis Big Bands | Vic Lewis With Peter King, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Jiggs Whigham | 1988 | Album |
| Pacific Jazz Presents Bud Shank And Laurindo Almeida | Bud Shank And Laurindo Almeida - Gary Peacock - Chuck Flores | 1987 | Compil. |
| Bud Shank Plays | Bud Shank, Manny Albam, Vic Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1987 | Album |
| Serious Swingers | Bud Shank - Bill Perkins | 1987 | Album |
| This Bud's For You... | Bud Shank And The Rhythm Section Of Ron Carter, Kenny Barron, Al Foster | 1985 | Album |
| California Concert | Bud Shank / Shorty Rogers | 1985 | Album |
| Live At The Haig | Bud Shank | 1985 | Album |
| Back Again | Shorty Rogers - Bud Shank With Vic Lewis And His Big Band, The Bud Shank Quintet | 1984 | Album |
| The West Coast Giants | Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Shorty Rogers, Bob Cooper | 1983 | Compil. |
| Yesterday, Today And Forever | Shorty Rogers / Bud Shank | 1983 | Album |
| Selected Classical Works For Guitar And Flute | Laurindo Almeida, Bud Shank | 1982 | Album |
| Brazilville | Charlie Byrd Trio With Bud Shank | 1982 | Album |
| Improvisations | Ravi Shankar With Paul Horn & Bud Shank | 1981 | Compil. |
| Shades Of Dring | Madeleine Dring, Lennie Niehaus, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Leigh Kaplan | 1981 | Album |
| Song Of The Seeker | Martin Scot Kosins, John Carradine, Bud Shank | 1981 | Album |
| Crystal Comments | Bud Shank / Bill Mays / Alan Broadbent | 1980 | Album |
| Explorations: 1980 | Bud Shank - Bill Mays | 1980 | Album |
| Heritage | Bud Shank | 1978 | Album |
| Sessions, Live | Max Roach / Bud Shank | 1976 | Album |
| Sessions, Live | Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Julie London, Bud Shank And Chris Connor | 1976 | Album |
| Deluxe In Sax | Bud Shank, Clifford Scott, Mike Sharpe, Booker Ervin | 1971 | Compil. |
| Let It Be | Bud Shank With The Bob Alcivar Singers | 1970 | Album |
| Let It Be / Something | Bud Shank | 1970 | Single |
| Windmills Of Your Mind | Bud Shank | 1969 | Album |
| I Am The Walrus / Sounds Of Silence | Bud Shank | 1968 | Single |
| Golden Sax Mood | Bud Shank | 1968 | Compil. |
| Magical Mystery | Bud Shank | 1968 | Album |
| 6th Annual Jazz Concert / Southwestern College 1968 | Bud Shank | 1968 | Album |
| Brazilliances - An Essential Souvenir Of Their Historical Collaborations | Bud Shank, Laurindo Almeida | 1967 | Compil. |
| Plays Music From Today's Movies | Bud Shank | 1967 | Album |
| Parigi Sorride / Un Uomo, Una Donna | Bud Shank / Chet Baker | 1967 | Single |
| A Spoonful Of Jazz | Bud Shank | 1967 | Album |
| The Modern Jazz Vol. 2 | Bud Shank | 1967 | Album |
| I Hear Music | Bud Shank | 1966 | Compil. |
| Summer Wind | Bud Shank | 1966 | Single |
| Brazil! Brazil! Brazil! | Bud Shank | 1966 | Album |
| Bud Shank And The Sax Section | Bud Shank | 1966 | Album |
| Michelle | Bud Shank | 1966 | Album |
| Girl In Love | Bud Shank | 1966 | Album |
| Michelle | Bud Shank | 1966 | Single |
| Michelle | Bud Shank | 1966 | Single |
| Michelle / Ontem A Note | Bud Shank | 1966 | Single |
| Woman / California Dreamin' | Bud Shank | 1966 | Single |
| California Dreamin' | Bud Shank | 1966 | Album |
| Sidewinder | Bud Shank And The Sax Section | 1966 | Single |
| Summer Samba / Monday Monday | Bud Shank & Chet Baker | 1966 | Single |
| Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends | Bud Shank | 1965 | Album |
| Folk 'N Flute | Bud Shank & The Folkswingers | 1964 | Album |
| Brasamba! | Bud Shank / Clare Fischer / Joe Pass | 1963 | Album |
| Brasamba | Bud Shank & Clare Fischer | 1963 | Single |
| The Talents Of Bud Shank | Bud Shank | 1963 | Compil. |
| Bud Shank | Bud Shank with Maynard Ferguson - Stu Williamson and Bob Enevoldsen | 1963 | Album |
| Bossa Nova Jazz Samba | Bud Shank & Clare Fischer | 1962 | Album |
| New Groove | Bud Shank | 1961 | Album |
| Barefoot Adventure / Slippery When Wet | Bud Shank | 1961 | Single |
| New Groove | Bud Shank & Carmell Jones | 1961 | Single |
| Barefoot Adventure | Bud Shank | 1961 | Album |
| Plays Tenor | Bud Shank | 1960 | Album |
| Koto & Flute (The Japanese Koto Music Of Kimio Eto Featuring The Flute Of Bud Shank) | Kimio Eto & Bud Shank | 1960 | Album |
| Slippery When Wet | Bud Shank | 1959 | Album |
| Blowin' Country | Bud Shank & Bob Cooper | 1959 | Album |
| Holiday In Brazil | Bud Shank | 1959 | Album |
| Latin Contrasts | Bud Shank | 1959 | Album |
| I'll Take Romance - Vol. 2 | Bud Shank With Len Mercer Strings | 1958 | Single |
| I'll Take Romance Vol. 3 | Bud Shank With Len Mercer Strings | 1958 | Single |
| Showcase For Modern Jazz | Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Buddy Collette, Art Pepper | 1958 | Album |
| I'll Take Romance | Bud Shank, Len Mercer Strings | 1958 | Album |
| Bud Shank In Africa | Bud Shank | 1958 | Album |
| I'll Take Romance | Bud Shank With Len Mercer Strings | 1958 | Single |
| The Swing's To TV | Bud Shank And Bob Cooper | 1958 | Album |
| I'll Take Romance - Vol. 1 | Bud Shank With Len Mercer Strings | 1958 | Single |
| What'll I Do / Tequila Time | Bud Shank & Bob Cooper | 1957 | Single |
| Flute 'N Oboe | Bud Shank / Bob Cooper | 1957 | Album |
| Gary Crosby | Gary Crosby | 1957 | Album |
| Theme Music From "The James Dean Story" | Chet Baker & Bud Shank | 1957 | Album |
| Volume 2 | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | 1956 | Single |
| Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | 1956 | Single |
| Lotus Bud | Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers | 1956 | Single |
| Herbie Harper Featuring Bud Shank And Bob Gordon | Herb Harper Featuring Bud Shank And Bob Gordon | 1956 | Album |
| The Saxophone Artistry Of Bud Shank | Bud Shank | 1956 | Compil. |
| Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins | Bud Shank & Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins | 1955 | Album |
| Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | 1955 | Album |
| Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer | Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer | 1954 | Album |
| Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer | Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer | 1954 | Single |
| Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank Volume 2 | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | 1954 | Album |
| Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | 1953 | Album |
| Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | 1953 | Album |
| Satin Doll / Choro In "A" | The Chico Hamilton Quintet, Bud Shank & Laurindo Almeida | Single | |
| Nightwatch / Life's A Funny Thing | Gerry Mulligan And The Jazz Combo Featuring: Art Farmer & Bud Shank | Single | |
| Joao (Bossa Nova) | Bud Shank & Clare Fischer | Single | |
| Strangers In The Night | Bud Shank | Album | |
| Reeds And Woodwinds, 1957 Vol. 1 | Bud Shank / Bob Cooper | Album | |
| (There's Got To Be A Better Way) Theme From 'Bandolero' / Tour D' Amour | Bud Shank | Single | |
| Love Theme, Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (I'll Wait For You) You Didn't Have To Be So Nice | Bud Shank | Single | |
| Reeds And Woodwinds, 1956/57 Vol. 2 | Bud Shank / Bob Cooper | Album | |
| Brasamba! | Bud Shank & Clare Fischer | Single | |
| Jimmy's Theme/Fairmont | Chet Baker, Bud Shank | Single | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Bud Shank - Laurindo Almeida | Single | |
| Vol. II | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | Single | |
| Flute Album | Bud Shank | Compil. |
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