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 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. He is also well known for the alto flute solo on the Mamas & Papas song California Dreamin' recorded in 1965.
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Jazz Library - Bud Shank
Alyn Shipton profiles the late saxophonist and flautist Bud Shank.
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- Official homepage at budshankalto.com
- Wikipedia article on Bud Shank
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0788128
- Last.fm page on Bud Shank
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Bud Shank
- MusicBrainz entry on Bud Shank
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BBC Reviews
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Bouncing with Bud & Phil 2005
Reviewed by Peter Marsh
Two masters of the alto saxophone - together at last...
