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Bud Shank
Person · male · United States · Dayton · born 1926 · died 2009 · recording since 1954
American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009)
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Also known as E.C. Shank · 巴德·杉克
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1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Pacific Jazz Records 1205
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
· Album
Album: Koto & Flute (The Japanese Koto Music of Kimio Eto Featuring The Flute of Bud Shank)
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1970s
1980s
1990s
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Album: "Lost In The Stars" Bud Shank And Lou Levy Play The Sinatra Songbook
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography786 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370442562
Biography
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flutist. He rose to prominence in the late 1940s into early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra. In 1951, he left Kenton and worked as sideman in various small jazz combos, most notably Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, before forming his own group. 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 in the late 1980s. 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 known for the soundtrack recordings with his group to the surfing films of Bruce Brown in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and for the alto flute solo on the song "California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'Spotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1California Dreamin'2:322Imprevu2:583Listen People2:244What the World Needs Now Is Love2:545In Times Like These3:076Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:407Woman2:258Monday, Monday2:269Daydream3:0610Gotta Go2:4211The End of the World2:4612Husbands & Wives2:12" recorded by the Mamas & the Papas in 1965.
Biography
Bud Shank was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States. He began playing the clarinet in Vandalia, Ohio, but switched to saxophone before attending the University of North Carolina. While at UNC, Shank was initiated into the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, but quit college in his third year. In 1946, he traveled to California and worked with Charlie Barnet before moving on to Kenton in 1949 and the West coast jazz scene. Shank, along with close associate Bob Cooper, who was integral for getting him into the Kenton band, went on to work together as sidemen with various projects in the 1950s, such as with Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson, and Shelly Manne before joining Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars in 1952.
He also had a strong interest in what might now be termed world music, playing Brazilian-influenced jazz with Laurindo Almeida in 1953 and 1954. The resulting album was a huge success for Shank, and he subsequently was named "New Star Alto" by DownBeat magazine's Annual Critics Poll, and "Arrival Of The Year" by Metronome Magazine in 1954. His tenure with the Lighthouse All-Stars was immediately successful and he further made a name for himself, particularly in a flute-oboe frontline combination with Bob Cooper. Shank left the All Stars in 1956 and formed his own quartet consisting of Claude Williamson, piano; Don Prell, bass; and Chuck Flores on drums. His work on flute that year saw him sweep all polls to be named America's number one jazz flute player, beating Herbie Mann in the Down Beat Annual Readers Poll's newly created flute category. In 1958, he became among the first American jazz musicians to record in Italy (his pianist Claude Williamson recorded an album there just a few days earlier), with an Italian jazz orchestra conducted by Ezio Leoni (aka Len Mercer), paving the way for Chet Baker and others who would follow Shank's tracks recording in Milan with Maestro Leoni. In 1958 and 1960, Shank provided the soundtracks for two Bruce Brown surf movies: Slippery When Wet and Barefoot Adventure. His world music collaborations continued in 1962, fusing jazz with Indian traditions in collaboration with Indian composer and sitar player Ravi Shankar. As traditional jazz work in clubs and on recording dates became scarce in the 1960s and 70s, Shank took to working as a studio musician in Hollywood.
In 1974, Shank joined with Ray Brown, Shelly Manne (replaced by Jeff Hamilton after 1977), and Laurindo Almeida to form the group the L.A. Four, who recorded and toured extensively through 1982. Shank helped to popularize both Latin-flavored and chamber jazz music, and as a musician's musician also performed with orchestras as diverse as the Royal Philharmonic, the New American Orchestra, the Gerald Wilson Big Band, Stan Kenton's Neophonic Orchestra, and Duke Ellington.
In 1989 Shank came together with many of his former Lighthouse All-Star bandmates to record "Jazz Invention", a 40th anniversary reunion concert recorded in Hermosa Beach. He recorded again with the reunited All-Stars in 1991 and 1992.
In 2005, he formed the Bud Shank Big Band in Los Angeles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stan Kenton's Neophonic Orchestra.
A documentary film about Shank, Bud Shank: Against the Tide (Portrait of a Jazz Legend), was produced and directed by Graham Carter and released by Jazzed Media as a DVD (with a companion CD) in 2008. The film has been awarded four indie film awards including an Aurora Awards Gold.
Shank died on April 2, 2009, of a pulmonary embolism at his home in Tucson, Arizona, one day after returning from San Diego, California, where he was recording a new album.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 61 | 95.6th |
| Studio albums | 44 | 99.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 46 | 98.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 55 | 94.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (61 release groups · 44 studio albums)
Albums · 44
1954 · Demo
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:57
1Shank's Pranks3:122Casa de Luz5:333Lotus Bud3:214Left Bank3:205Jasmine4:086Just a Few4:117Paradise3:038Fluted Columns4:169I Hear Music3:3010Royal Garden Blues3:5411A Sinner Kissed an Angel3:1612It Had to Be You3:131955 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:57
A1Shank's Pranks3:12A2Casa De Luz5:33A3Lotus Bud3:21A4Left Bank3:20A5Jasmine4:08A6Just a Few4:11B1Paradise3:03B2Fluted Columns4:16B3I Hear Music3:30B4Royal Garden Blues3:54B5A Sinner Kisses an Angel3:16B6It Had to Be You3:131955 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 39:27
1Low Life3:562With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair5:073You Are Too Beautiful3:594When Your Lover Has Gone2:565Rustic Hop4:136Wailing Vessel2:417Cool Fool3:188Little Girl Blue3:169Sing Something Simple2:3510You Don't Know What Love Is4:1611Valve in Head3:101955 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:46
A1Atabaque2:49A2Amor Flamengo2:57A3Stairway to the Stars3:02A4Acércate mas3:04A5Terra seca3:12A6Speak Low2:22A7Inquietação3:04A8Baa‐too‐kee3:04B1Carinhoso3:36B2Tocata4:47B3Hazardous2:50B4Nonô3:01B5Noctambulism4:40B6Blue Baião3:181958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:12
A1Smoke Gets in Your Eyes2:21A2Deep Purple2:48A3Out of This World2:03A4What a Difference a Day Makes2:54A5Embraceable You2:30A6I'll Take Romance1:56B1These Foolish Things2:31B2Someone to Watch Over Me3:43B3You Are Too Beautiful2:26B4How Deep Is the Ocean4:30B5When Your Lover Has Gone2:301959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:09
A1Simpatico2:55A2Rio Rhapsody3:57A3Nocturno3:29A4Little Girl Blue2:37A5Choro in "A"2:30B1Mood Antigua4:02B2The Color of Her Hair1:58B3Lonely3:53B4I Didn’t Know What Time It Was2:47B5Carioca Hills3:011960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 45:56
A1Thou Swell6:42A2Tenderly7:46A3Over the Rainbow4:30A4Long Ago and Far Away4:48B1I Never Knew6:28B2All the Things You Are4:49B3Body and Soul5:07B4Blue Lou5:46Koto & Flute (The Japanese Koto Music of Kimio Eto Featuring The Flute of Bud Shank)
1960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
A1Haruno Umi (Suite): Part 1: Haru No Umi / Part 2: Haru No Otozure / Part 3: Tanima No SuishaB1Joyo KazeB2MarchB3Chi DoiB4Yach-Iyo JishiB5Yoro KobiB6Lullaby (3 Variations)1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 30:10
A1Barefoot Adventure4:12A2Shoeless Beach Meeting4:06A3Jungle Cruise4:43A4How High the Makaha3:10B1Well, 'Pon My Soul4:14B2Ala Moana2:15B3Bruce Is Loose3:24B4Dance of the Sea Monsters4:061961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 35:41
A1New Groove6:45A2The Awakening4:23A3White Lightnin'5:20B1Sultry Serenade7:20B2Well You Needn't6:58B3Liddledabulduya4:551962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:44
A1If I Should Lose You2:57A2O' Barquinho3:26A3Serenidade3:19A4Elizete4:16A5Samba De Orfeu3:02B1Ontem A Note4:14B2Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)4:04B3Sambinha3:38B4Gostoso3:55B5Brasamba3:531963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 30:19
A1Valve in Head3:12A2Cool Fool3:23A3Blues in the Surf4:31A4Mobile2:43B1Have Blues Will Travel4:18B2Tertia8:25B3Theme3:471966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:23
A1Summer Samba (So Nice)2:04A2Elizete3:21A3Nocturno3:00A4Ontem à Noite2:40A5Carnaval2:22A6Sausalito3:46B1If I Should Lose You2:56B2Carioca Hills2:35B3Samba do avião2:54B4I Don't Know What Time It Was2:44B5Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)3:05B6The Color of Her Hair1:561970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:47
A1Let It Be3:55A2Games People Play4:43A3Something2:59A4Long Time Gone3:37A5Both Sides Now3:00B1Loves Been Good To Me3:54B2A Famous Myth4:04B3Didn't We2:40B4Long And Winding Road2:45B5For Once In My Life3:101976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1All the Things You AreA2The Nearness of YouA3Free and EasyA4Midnight SunA5Viva ZapataB1Crazy RhythmB2Lover ManB3S' WonderfulB4Love Walked InB5The Lamp Is Low1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 45:25
A1There Is No Greater Love5:58A2Elsa7:57A3I'm Getting Sentimental Over You6:04A4Three Little Words3:59B1If I Were A Bell5:05B2Stella By Starlight5:31B3My Ship5:55B4Dearly Beloved4:561980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 41:09
A1Scrapple From the Apple5:57A2How Are Things in Glocca Morra6:51A3I'll Take Romance5:46B1Solar6:39B2Body and Soul7:11B3On Green Dolphin Street8:451980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 51:58
A1Suite For Flute And Piano: Dance Celestial / Parallax Views / Empyrean Prayer / Star Sail / Astral Echoes27:34B1Pavane From Mother Goose Suite5:02B2Girl With The Flaxen Hair7:45B3Sonata In A Minor (Sarabande)4:27B4Etude In C# Minor7:101981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:26
A1In the Pink3:55A2Hallelujah Red!3:22A3Brown and Out2:58A4Hello, Yello3:57B1Saxy Blue4:34B2Teal for Two3:59B3Mauve Mood4:00B4Lime Clash4:41Selected Classical Works For Guitar And Flute
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 41:31
A1Danse5:37A2Autumnal Prelude3:433Four Little Pieces: Pastoralle Joyeuse / Pasourelle / Pastorale Melancolique / Ronde12:174Songs Of Farewell: First Movement / Second Movement / Third Movement6:06B2Tambourin1:32B3Sicilienne (from "Pelléas et Mélisande")3:547Sonata In D Major: Allegro / Romanze / Rondo8:221987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 58:08
1Nictation4:442As Sure As You're Born6:493Blue In Green6:464Out Of This World7:445Blazing Paddles4:176Nu Blues For B.B4:027C.T.A.5:108Don't Explain5:029Remember5:2110Brazil8:131989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:14
1Drum Song6:142Incognito5:293The Railroad (Estrada De Ferro)4:564Blue Woods6:285Second Nature4:576The Colors Of Despair (As Cores Do Desespero)5:177Techno Topic5:038Gliders4:209Tomorrow's Rainbow5:301989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
1Sqeeze Me2My Funny Valentine3Misty Eyes4Waltzing the Blues Away5A Tribute to the African Penny Whistle6I'll Remember April7Charity RagTales of the Pilot - The Music of David Peck
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:49
1Now She Dances7:042Stars Also Shine7:263Why Tell Me Now7:324Cedar and Billy5:595Waltz for Jane E.6:346Bouquet of Fires6:177Split Infinity10:598Night at the Opera6:581990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 54:48
1My Romance7:022Pound Cake9:173For Someone Never Known5:154Baram7:405Seaflowers6:196Milt7:267A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square7:028The Doctor Is In4:471991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:18
1Atabaque2:492Amor Flamengo2:573Stairway to the Stars3:024Acértate mas3:045Terra seca3:126Speak Low2:227Speak Low (alternate take)2:318Inquietação3:059Baa‐too‐kee3:0410Carinoso3:3611Tocata4:4712Hazardous2:5013Nonô3:0114Noctambulism4:4015Blue Baião3:181992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:05:53
1I Didn't Know What Time It Was2:472North of the Border2:413'Round Midnight3:554Atabaque2:495Simpatico2:566Speak Low2:317Cariñoso3:348Carioca Hills3:089Blowing Wild3:2910Toro Dance2:5311Acertate Mas3:0212Terra Seca3:1013Harlem Samba2:2514Inquietacao3:0315Serenade for Alto3:3616Baa-Too-Kee3:0217Noctambulism4:3918Waltz Frio Y Calor3:2119Tocata4:4620Mood Antigua4:06"Lost In The Stars" Bud Shank And Lou Levy Play The Sinatra Songbook
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:54
1Night And Day7:442This Love Of Mine7:363Lost In The Stars6:004Yesterdays6:545Spring Is Here5:526Come Rain Or Come Shine8:157Baubles, Bangles And Beads7:188Our Love Is Here To Stay6:499Like Someone In Love5:261992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:02:52
1The Doctor Is In5:382Embraceable You6:093If I Should Lose You6:054J. P. 's Afternoon4:275I Can't Get Started7:546I'm Old Fashioned6:527Once I Had a Secret Love4:238Sonatina for Melissa6:439Over the Rainbow8:3110The Doctor Is Out6:101993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 56:24
1I Told You So6:562My Funny Valentine8:293The Continental7:284Emily9:575Dance Of The Little Ones7:486My Old Flame9:027Limehouse Blues6:441994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:29
1I Really Didn't Think That8:322Love's Question6:093Lighten Up5:014A Time for Love5:305The Lope of a Dolt8:036Have You Met Miss Jones?4:397Fall7:488El Baile de Las Muñecas (Dance of the Dolls)9:309M.K. & M.K.6:171997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:15:10
1Peri's Scope6:142A Tune For A Lyric8:263Funkallero5:544Evanescent9:285My Bells8:176Blue In Green7:037Waltz For Debby6:398Only Child7:499Bill's Vane8:0810No Cover, No Minimum7:121998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 55:45
1Dinah3:212Mutual Admiration Society3:493Steve Allen Theme4:124I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:465Blowin' Country6:186Love Nest3:177As Long as There's Music3:458Just in Time3:459Two Lost Souls3:4810Thanks for the Memory4:3311A Romantic Guy, I3:3912Sweet Georgia Brown3:4513Gypsy in My Soul3:2614I Want to Be Happy2:3515What'll I Do2:461998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:20
1Like Someone in Love3:112Conisamba4:003Speak Low4:184Never Neverland5:455Body and Soul5:256Nobody Else2:547A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing3:458Raincheck5:129Speak Low4:3610Stella by Starlight3:141999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:16:12
1Idol Gossip5:532Song For Strayhorn5:573The Red Door5:454I Hear The Shadows Dancing6:105Rico Apollo5:306Line For Lyons7:047North Atlantic Run6:198O Great Spirit4:449Night Lights7:4910Bark For Barksdale4:5411Theme For Jobim7:3912After You, Jeru8:282003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:08:41
1Alone Together10:202I Can't Get Started13:243On the Trail12:224My Funny Valentine11:395What's New10:246Stella by Starlight10:322003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 57:36
1Wailing Vessel2:402Baby's Birthday Party2:483You Don't Know What Love Is4:184Sing Something Simple2:365Valve Head3:116Cool Fool3:237Little Girl Blues3:188Mobile2:459Wailing Vessel (Alternate Master)2:4010Low Life3:5611When Your Lover Has Gone2:5512Out of This World3:1213There's a Small Hotel2:3814Rustic Hop4:1215You Are Too Beautiful4:0116With Wind and Rain In Your Hair5:0717Low Life (Alternate Master)3:562007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:11:41
1Red Door6:332Medley: The Wind / The Peacocks9:123Why Not Now?8:314Quietly6:145The Touch Of Your Lips9:196I Loves You Porgy8:507Carousels7:568Everything I Love7:589Where Or When7:08Uma Tarde Com Bud Shank E João Donato
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Gaiolas abertas2Joana3Black orchid4Minha saudade5Night and day6But not for me7There will never be another you8Yesterdays2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:52
1Michelle2:282Petite Fleur2:423Girl2:244As Tears Go By2:105You Didn't Have to Be So Nice2:276Love Theme, Umbrellas of Cherbourg2:287Sounds of Silence2:368Turn! Turn! Turn!2:399Yesterday2:3910Blue on Blue2:192010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:12
1California Dreamin'2:322Imprevu2:583Listen People2:244What the World Needs Now Is Love2:545In Times Like These3:076Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:407Woman2:258Monday, Monday2:269Daydream3:0610Gotta Go2:4211The End of the World2:4612Husbands & Wives2:122010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:08
1Blue Jay Way3:342I Am the Walrus2:543The Fool on the Hill3:404Flying4:015Hello Goodbye3:236Your Mother Should Know2:507Paper Cup3:028Windy2:579Never My Love3:0110I Wanna Be Free2:2111I Say a Little Prayer3:252021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:11:21
1Boop‐Boop‐Be‐Doop (Live)7:572I’ll Remember April (Live)14:133Indian Summer (Live)6:424Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Live)4:375Yardbird Suite (Live)5:436Vielaf (Live)5:267For Bud (Live)4:248Mademoiselle Butterfly (Live)6:339A Night in Tunisia (Live)7:2910Medley: Stairway to the Stars, That’s All, Easy Living, Lover Man (Live)8:17— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:23
A1Samba da Borboleta3:32A2Illusao3:22A3Pensativa3:28A4Joao3:54B1Misty2:35B2Que Mais?3:56B3Wistful Samba4:16B4Samba Guapo4:20
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1956 | The Saxophone Artistry of Bud ShankSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 39:27A1Low Life3:56 A2With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair5:07 A3You Are Too Beautiful3:59 A4When Your Lover Has Gone2:56 A5Rustic Hop4:13 B1Wailing Vessel2:41 B2Cool Fool3:18 B3Little Girl Blue3:16 B4Sing Something Simple2:35 B5You Don't Know What Love Is4:16 B6Valve in Head3:10 | Compilation | 1956 | |
| 1956 | Jazz at Cal-TechSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 45:15A1When Lights Are Low7:30 A2Old Devil Moon6:38 A3The Nearness of You4:07 A4How Long Has This Been Going On / Tea for Two4:50 B1Lullaby of Birdland4:03 B2Somebody Loves Me5:38 B3Moonlight in Vermont6:20 B4The King6:09 | Live | 1956 | |
| 1959 | Slippery When WetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 36:271Mook's Theme4:33 2Surf Pipers3:35 3The Surf and I3:11 4Up in Velseyland3:25 5Surf for Two3:40 6Slippery When Wet2:41 7Going My Wave3:12 8Old King Nep's Tune3:46 9Walkin' on the Water4:47 10Soupsville3:37 | Soundtrack | 1959 | |
| 1985 | Live At The HaigSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 49:04A1How About You9:15 A2Lover Man4:36 A3Ambassador Blues10:44 B1I Heard You Cried Last Night7:03 B2Out Of This World6:44 B3Miles Sign-Off10:42 | Live | 1985 | |
| 1991 | Live At Fat Tuesday'sSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 51:461You Can't Go Home Again10:32 2Ray's Idea13:05 3Blue 'N' Boogie10:35 4There Will Be Never Another You17:34 | Live | 1991 | |
| 1991 | Quiet FireSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 47:141Solar7:21 2Phantom's Progress6:31 3Quiet Fire10:11 4Emily6:50 5What's New6:40 6The Night Has a Thousand Eyes9:41 | Live | 1991 | |
| 1998 | West Coast ClassicsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 59:301Paradise3:07 2Fluted Columns4:21 3I Hear Music3:34 4Royal Garden Blues3:59 5A Sinner Kissed an Angel3:21 6It Had to Be You3:20 7Fluted Colums (alt. take)3:35 8I Hear Music (trio version)3:28 9Brother, Can You Spare a Dime!4:46 10Blues in the Night7:25 11Bojangles of Harlem2:44 12It's a New World4:43 13Angel Eyes3:42 14Sonny Speaks3:48 15Ain't Got a Dime to My Name3:37 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1998 | The Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions (1956–61)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 60 tracks · 4:53:46Disc 1 1Bag of Blues6:47 2Nature Boy4:26 3All This and Heaven Too4:52 4Jubilation5:44 5Do Nothing Till You Hear5:38 6Nocturne for Flute2:47 7Walkin’9:38 8Carioca4:55 9A Night in Tunisia3:58 10Tertia8:28 11All of You6:00 12Theme3:52 Disc 21Jive at Five4:26 2Softly as in a Morning Sunrise5:16 3Polka Dots and Moonbeams3:36 4The Lamp is Low6:06 5Tangerine5:20 6A Tribute to the African Pennywhistlers8:01 7I’ll Remember April5:30 8Charity Rag4:52 9Just Squeeze Me6:40 10My Funny Valentine4:00 11Misty Eyes4:36 12Waltzin’ the Blues Away3:37 Disc 31Thou Swell6:37 2Tenderly7:48 3Over the Rainbow4:19 4Long Ago and Far Away4:49 5I Never Knew6:28 6All the Things You Are4:50 7Body and Soul5:07 8Blue Lou5:42 9Have Blues, Will Travel4:22 Disc 41Misty Eyes4:22 2Mook’s Theme4:33 3Surf Pipers3:33 4The Surf and I3:06 5Up in Velseyland3:23 6Surf for Two3:38 7Slippery When Wet2:37 8Going My Wave3:11 9Old King Nep’s Tune3:43 10Walkin’ on the Water4:42 11Soupsville3:35 12Blues in the Distance4:32 13Blues in the Surf5:00 Disc 51New Groove6:44 2The Awakening4:24 3White Lightnin’5:21 4Sulty Serenade7:11 5Well, You Needn’t6:57 6Liddledabllduya3:55 7Barefoot Adventure4:12 8Shoeless Beach Meeting4:06 9Jungle Cruise4:44 10How High the Makaha3:11 11Well, ’Pon My Soul4:14 12Ala Moana2:15 13Bruce Is Loose3:23 14Dance of the Sea Monsters4:07 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 2000 | Bossa Nova YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:36:17Disc 1 1If I Should Lose You2:57 2Ilusão3:21 3Sausalito3:49 4Ontem a noite4:02 5Pensativa3:28 6Silk Stop2:38 7Sambinha3:37 8Caminho de Casa3:19 9Serenidade2:19 10João3:53 11Aquarius2:24 12Samba da Borboleta3:32 13Samba Do Avião3:02 14Gostoso3:53 Disc 21Um Abraço No Bonfa3:12 2Autumn Leaves4:00 3Minha Saudade3:02 4Elizete4:13 5Misty2:38 6Tristeza Em Mim3:16 7Que mais?3:56 8It Was Night3:08 9Samba guapo4:20 10Ela é Carioca3:25 11Sambou Sambou3:10 12Wistful Samba4:15 13O Barquinho3:22 14Once I Loved4:06 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2004 | Mosaic SelectSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 3:25:13Disc 1 1Valve Head3:15 2Cool Fool3:25 3Little Girl Blue3:20 4Mobile2:47 5Wailing Vessel2:45 6Baby's Birthday Party2:50 7You Don't Know What Love Is4:20 8Sing Something Simple2:39 9Wailing Vessel (Alternate Take)2:43 10When The Lights Are Low (Live)7:39 11Old Devil Moon (Live)6:51 12The Nearness Of You (Live)4:20 13Medley: How Long Has This Been Going On / Tea For Two (Live)5:14 14Lullaby Of Birdland (Live)4:18 15Somebody Loves Me (Live)5:48 16Moonlight In Vermont (Live)6:34 17The King (Live)6:41 Disc 21Low Life3:58 2When Your Lover Has Gone2:58 3Out Of This World3:14 4There's A Small Hotel2:40 5Rustic Hop4:15 6You Are Too Beautiful4:03 7With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair5:11 8Low Life (Alternate Take)3:59 9Dinah3:21 10Mutual Admiration Society3:49 11Steve Allen Theme4:11 12I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face2:45 13Blowin' Country6:18 14Love Nest3:16 15As Long As There's Music3:44 16Just In Time3:45 17Two Lost Souls3:48 18Thanks For The Memory4:31 19A Romantic Guy, I3:33 Disc 31Sweet Georgia Brown3:44 2Gypsy In My Soul3:27 3I Want To Be Happy2:35 4What'll I Do?2:48 5They Didn't Believe Me4:44 6In The Blue Of The Evening3:38 7Tequila Time4:22 8I Can't Get Started4:18 9Blues For Delilah7:03 10Sunset And Wine4:14 11When You Wish Upon A Star4:20 12Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)3:08 13Tenderly2:54 14Danny Boy (Londonberry Air)5:10 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2005 | Bouncing with Bud and Phil: Live at Yoshi’sSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 1:09:271Bouncing with Bud6:20 2Helen’s Song11:32 3Nature Boy9:58 4Carousels10:41 5Summer Serenade7:21 6Gemma’s Eyes14:25 7Minority9:10 | Live | 4 July 2005 | |
| 2006 | European Tour '58Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 2:20:03Disc 1 1Intro1:19 2Scrapple From The Apple11:27 3Intro0:12 4Stella By Starlight5:43 5Intro0:13 6The Way You Look Tonight4:57 7Intro0:09 8'Round Midnight3:58 9Intro0:23 10Bag's Groove12:41 11Scrapple From The Apple9:40 12The Way You Look Tonight4:16 13Walkin'11:05 14Tickle Toe4:21 Disc 21Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me4:48 2Scrapple From The Apple9:44 3'Round Midnight4:36 4The Way You Look Tonight5:25 5All The Things You Are12:19 6The Nearness Of You / Bag's Groove5:21 7All The Things You Are3:43 8Crazy Rhythm2:18 9Lover Man2:32 10The Lamp Is Low3:34 11These Foolish Things4:03 12Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me5:03 13Polka Dots And Moonbeams4:01 14All Of You2:12 | Live | 2006 | |
| 2006 | European Tour '57Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Vielaf 2For Bud 3Mademoiselle Butterfly 4A Night in Tunisia 5Medley: Stairway to the Stars / That's All / Easy Living / Lover Man 6Boop-Boop-Be-Doop 7I'll Remember April 8Indian Summer 9Polka Dots and Moonbeams 10Yardbird Suite | Live | 2006 | |
| 2012 | Four Classic AlbumsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:38:36Disc 1 1Bag Of Blues6:48 2Nature Boy4:27 3All This And Heaven Too4:53 4Jubilation5:45 5Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me5:38 6Nocturne For Flute2:48 7Walkin'9:39 8Carioca4:56 9When You Wish Upon A Star (From Disneyland)4:18 10Put Your Dreams Away (From The Frank Sinatra Show)3:06 11Thanks For The Memory (From The Bob Hope Show)4:29 12Tenderly (From The Rosemary Clooney Show)2:53 13Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) (From The Danny Thomas Show)4:36 14Dinah (From The Dinah Shore Show)3:20 15As Long As There's Music (From The Eddie Fisher Show)3:43 16A Romantic Guy (From The Bob Cummings Show)3:36 17Steve Allen Theme (From The Steve Allen Show)4:12 Disc 21The Love Nest (From The Burns And Allen Show)3:15 2Thou Swell6:37 3Tenderly7:48 4Over The Rainbow4:20 5Long Ago And Far Away4:49 6I Never Knew6:28 7All The Things You Are4:50 8Body And Soul5:08 9Blue Lou5:43 10Smoke Gets In Your Eyes2:22 11Deep Purple2:50 12Out Of This World2:04 13What A Difference A Day Makes2:55 14Embraceable You2:32 15I'll Take Romance1:56 16These Foolish Things2:32 17Someone To Watch Over Me3:44 18You Are Too Beautiful2:26 19How Deep Is The Ocean4:37 20When Your Lover Is Gone2:33 | Compilation | 2012 | |
| 2013 | Seven Classic AlbumsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2013 | |
| 2023 | Studio 15 (Live Munich '57)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 42:381Studio 15 (Live)3:44 2Angel Eyes (Live)3:08 3Tea for Two (Live)3:57 4I Can't Get Started (Live)2:51 5Tangerine (Live)5:40 6The Nearness Of You (Live)3:55 7A Night in Tunisia (Live)7:10 8I'll Remember April (Live)12:13 | Live | 2023 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Capitol Vaults Jazz Series: Bud Shank & Bob CooperSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 3:25:14Disc 1 1Valve in Head3:15 2Cool Fool3:25 3Little Girl Blue3:20 4Mobile2:47 5Wailing Vessel2:45 6Baby's Birthday Party2:50 7You Don't Know What Love Is4:20 8Sing Something Simple2:39 9Wailing Vessel (alternate take)2:43 10When Lights Are Low7:39 11Old Devil Moon6:51 12The Nearness of You4:20 13How Long Has This Been Going On / Tea for Two (Medley)5:14 14Lullaby of Birdland4:18 15Somebody Loves Me5:48 16Moonlight in Vermont6:34 17The King6:41 Disc 21Low Life3:58 2When Your Lover Has Gone2:58 3Out of This World3:14 4There's a Small Hotel2:40 5Rustic Hop4:15 6You Are Too Beautiful4:03 7With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair5:11 8Low Life (alternate take)3:59 9Dinah3:21 10Mutual Admiration Society3:49 11Steve Allen Theme4:11 12I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:45 13Blowin' Country6:18 14Love Nest3:16 15As Long as There's Music3:44 16Just in Time3:45 17Two Lost Souls3:48 18Thanks for the Memory4:31 19A Romantic Guy, I3:34 Disc 31Sweet Georgia Brown3:44 2Gypsy In My Soul3:27 3I Want to Be Happy2:35 4What'll I Do?2:48 5They Didn't Believe Me4:44 6In the Blue of the Evening3:38 7Tequila Time4:22 8I Can't Get Started4:18 9Blues for Delilah7:03 10Sunset and Wine4:14 11When You Wish Upon a Star4:20 12Put Your Dreams Away3:08 13Tenderly2:54 14Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)5:10 | Compilation | 1 January 2011 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bud Shank head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 61 | 95.6th |
| Studio albums | 44 | 99.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 46 | 98.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 55 | 94.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA4(band) | — | present | |
| The Marty Paich Dek‐Tette(band) | — | present | |
| Laurindo Almeida Quartet(band) | — | present | alto saxophone |
| Bud Shank Quartet(band) | — | present | alto saxophone |
| Bill Perkins Octet(band) | — | present | |
| John Graas Octet(band) | — | present | flute |
| John Graas Octet(band) | — | present | alto saxophone |
| The Zodiac(band) | — | present | |
| The Big Band of Shorty Rogers(band) | — | present | |
| Bud Shank Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| The Bud Shank Quintet(band) | — | present | |
| The Bud Shank Sextet(band) | — | present | |
| The Bud Shank Big Band(band) | — | present | |
| The Mystic Moods Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Shelly Manne & His Men(band) | — | present | |
| Vic Lewis West Coast All Stars(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bud_Shank.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8b41d840-cddb-41b5-b85d-3023b333f9d3discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8b41d840-cddb-41b5-b85d-3023b333f9d3core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q722447genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q722447seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Shankbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Shank
Why this artist is in the database
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
Image: Daniel Shen Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q722447 · MusicBrainz: 8b41d840-cddb-41b5-b85d-3023b333f9d3
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