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Bud Shank
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. 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 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. 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'" recorded by the Mamas & the Papas in 1965. From Wikipedia (

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Improvisation on the Theme Music from Pather Panchali
Bud Shank
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Stella By Starlight
Carson Smith
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Raga Rageshri, Pt. 1
Bud Shank
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Pensativa
Bud Shank
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Groovin' High
Art Pepper, Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Dick Nash, Bob Enevoldsen, Vince de Rosa, Bud Shank, Russ Freeman, Joe Mondragon, and Mel Lewis

Albums

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The Cool Side of the City, Vol. 8 - Refined Jazz Grooves

2025
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Latin Contrasts

2021
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A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing

2017
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But Not for Me

2025
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The Harlem Samba

2021
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California Suite

2014
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Bud Shank with Maynard Ferguson, Stu Williamson, and Bob Enevoldson

2024
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Rio Rhapsody

2021
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Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank

2024
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Studio Sessions: 1956-1961

2020

Videos

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Seal ☆ "Crazy" Unplugged HD

José Carlos • 1.9K views
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Bud Shank & Bill Mays - Pavane From Mother Goose Suite [US] Jazz, Ambient (1980)

Music for empty rooms • 10K views
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Bud Shank - Chet Baker - Michelle (1966) - RAI N test card music - No.259

TelstarWeb • 2.6K views
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Dominguinhos + João Donato [Minha Saudade]

Dominguinhos Mais • 193K views
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SHORTY ROGERS & THE WEST COAST GIANTS

jazz19501 • 58K views
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Bud Shank・Bill Mays・Alan Broadbent / Body and Soul

Vinyle Archéologie • 7.7K views
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California Dreamin' ~ Bud Shank

Metropolitan Soul @MetropolitanSoul • 563 views
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JAMES DEAN

knuckletc • 5.4K views
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Michel Legrand - His Eyes, Her Eyes [LCS16]

javierdigranti • 1K views
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Bud Shank - Samba do aviao (song of the jet)

Σάκης • 6.7K views

Live performances

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Presenting Chet Baker

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