BillF Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Richie can be heard in the great company of Chet Baker and Art Pepper on The Route (Pacific Jazz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 He's also featured soloist on West Coast Jazz in Hi Fi, arranged by Bill Holman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Richie can be heard in the great company of Chet Baker and Art Pepper on The Route (Pacific Jazz) Thanks, I had totally forgotten that one; I will have to dig it out now, wherever it is. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Gary McFarland: Point Of Departure (Impulse) - 1963 Great album!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Very underrated player! I got most of his albums when I was on a West Coast kick last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakeostrin Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Jsngry asked about the origin of Kamuca's surname. Kamuca told my late friend Gunter Nolte that he was the best Jewish-Hawaiian tenor player in Philadelphia (his home town). Actually, I believe Kamuca was part Hawaiian and that the name is probably Japanese/Hawaiian (Kamuka). I can't vouch for the accuracy, but on p. 127 of Korst and Brand's "Shelly Manne the Sounds of a Different Drummer" appears the following: "One time the Men were ask to play Las Vegas, but when Shelly was told that the hotel would require Kamuca to go through the kitchen entrance, Richie being of Mexican descent, Shelly was shocked and refused the contract." I had just read the book and this passage came to mind when I saw the query. The book does not cite references for specific chapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Richie Kamuca with Shelly Manne and his Men (Conte Candoli, Kamuca, Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig and Manne) play 'The Breeze and I' (not 'The Blues and I' as indicated) on 'Frankly Jazz' The Breeze and I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 'The Breeze and I' (not 'The Blues and I' as indicated) on 'Frankly Jazz' So how did he get that wrong?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 I very recently acquired a cd with Kamuca that just became available for the first time. Richie Kamuca & Lee Konitz - Live At Donte's (1974) - Cellar Door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 I just happened to be listening to a little Richie Kamuca earlier today. (with Cy Touff) Cy Touff - His Octet and Quintet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 'The Breeze and I' (not 'The Blues and I' as indicated) on 'Frankly Jazz' So how did he get that wrong?? 'cause he had the blues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Count me as another Kamuka fan. Wish I had more of his stuff. Ditto. He had a beautiful tone. I have a few of his albums but, of course, not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brute Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) I do enjoy his VSOP album alot. Edited July 19, 2010 by Brute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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