Another sad departure, last Thursday, of Dayton OH- born, but iconic Californian alto saxophonist Bud Shank. He was 82. Here’s an obituary from the Washington Post, and an extended piece from Doug Ramsey’s Rifftides blog .In the picture above, he is in his prime, in 1954, on baritone with a young Chet Baker (Photo : Bob Willoughby)
The classic Kenton sax section with Shank and Perk (Bill Perkins) and Coop (Bob Cooper) may never have been bettered. I heard him once , live, close-up at the Bull’s Head in the 1980’s, with a sound and a quietly dominant presence you never forget. Sad.
The classic Kenton sax section with Shank and Perk (Bill Perkins) and Coop (Bob Cooper) may never have been bettered. I heard him once , live, close-up at the Bull’s Head in the 1980’s, with a sound and a quietly dominant presence you never forget. Sad.
I’m looking forward to Frank Griffith’s Mel Torme/ Marty Paich/ West Coast Sound gig this Wednesday 8th at the Spice of Life.
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