bluesForBartok Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Anyone know of a comprehensive, detailed list of his recorded work? Both commercially issued and known unofficial recordings. Thanks in advance. bFB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzman4133 Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Not much help but here's my Kamuca albums (as leader) RICHARD KAMUCA 1976 RICHIE KAMUCA/4 RICHIE KAMUCA: DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Bill Perkins & Richie Kamuca ' Tenors Head On '- Pacific Jazz (CDP7 97195 2). I haven't heard ' Drop Me Off In Harlem' but the other two mentioned are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 His last album, entitled, Richie! With Mundell Lowe, Monty BUdwig and Nick Ceroli is quite good. He actually sings a song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesForBartok Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks to everyone who has piped in. I've managed to acquire all of the recordings mentioned and then some. I feel like there are probably some good Woody Herman and possibly Kenton recordings that I might be missing. I'll have to scour those discographies. And there must be some bootleg recordings of Richie w/ Shelly Manne. My inspiration for starting this thread was from reading an interview w/ pianist - composer Jimmy Amadie in one of the recent Jazz Improv magazines and he was talking about seeing a group years ago in Philly that consisted of Richie, Philly Joe, Sam Dockery and a pianist whose name escapes me. Needless to say I started drooling like Homer Simpson. Kamuca and Philly Joe sounds like a potent combination. I would love to hear what that sounded like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fenohr Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 The is a Fresh Sound cd titled West Coast Days credited to Joe Gordon and Scott LaFaro that Richie is on. Three of the tracks are with Shelly's group and three tracks are a quartet with LaFaro. All of it was recorded at the Lighthouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) bFB, If you're really Jonesing on Kamuca, pick up the Jazz Scene USA DVD featuring Shelly Manne and his Men. Really prime stuff, with lots of space for Kamuca as well as Conte Candoli and Russ Freeman. The other "half" of the DVD is given over to Shorty Rogers and his Giants, so it's all good. Up over and out. Edited April 13, 2005 by Dave James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Kamuca is in excellent company on the RCA album 'The Brothers' with Al Cohn, Bill Perkins and a rhythm section of Hank Jones, Barry Galbraith and Sam Beethoven (aka Jimmy Raney) alternating on guitar, John Beal on bass and Chuck Flores on drums. The date was reissued by RCA Spain a few years ago. Well worth the search! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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