Richie Kamuca

[BillF]

Richie can be heard in the great company of Chet Baker and Art Pepper on The Route (Pacific Jazz)

[BillF]

He's also featured soloist on West Coast Jazz in Hi Fi, arranged by Bill Holman.

[Cliff Englewood]

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:

[jlhoots]

Gary McFarland: Point Of Departure (Impulse) - 1963

Great album!!!

[Kyo]

Very underrated player! I got most of his albums when I was on a West Coast kick last year.

[bakeostrin]

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.

[brownie]

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

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

'The Breeze and I' (not 'The Blues and I' as indicated) on 'Frankly Jazz'

So how did he get that wrong??

[Peter Friedman]

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

[mikelz777]

I just happened to be listening to a little Richie Kamuca earlier today. (with Cy Touff)

Cy Touff - His Octet and Quintet

[brownie]

'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?

[Brad]

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.

[Brute]

I do enjoy his VSOP album alot.

Edited July 19, 2010 by Brute