Cyril Posted April 3, 2009 Report Posted April 3, 2009 Bud Shank died yesterday at his home in Tucson. Shank was 82. The Seattle Jazz Scene! Quote
Chalupa Posted April 3, 2009 Report Posted April 3, 2009 R.I.P. I was fortune to see him play 2 years ago here in Philly. He was still bringing it at 80. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Magical Mystery Tour is one of the greatest psychedelic albums ever made. RIP. Quote
BruceH Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I saw him 2 or 3 years ago and his playing was superb and full of energy. Sad news indeed. RIP Quote
GA Russell Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I'm very sorry to hear this. I'll put on This Bud's For You right now. Quote
AndrewHill Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I was just playing Jazz at Cal-Tech yesterday!!! RIP I really dug his alto/flute playing on his PJ sides I own by him, and I especially doug his partnership with Bob Cooper. Thanks for all the great music! Quote
BeBop Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I saw Shank a few times - a couple at the old Lighthouse, including once with the LA4 - and once at Port Townsend. Always a pleasant listen. Thanks. Quote
jeffcrom Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Sorry to hear this, although none of us gets out alive, and 82 ain't bad. Paying tribute tonight with a Pacific Jazz 78 (Wailing Vessel/Little Girl Blue) and the Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends album from 1965. Quote
GA Russell Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I read somewhere last year, and it may have been in the booklet for his Mosaic box, that his soundtrack album to the surfing movie Barefoot Adventure was the first PJ album to earn royalties. Dick Bock called him up and said that he had never paid royalties before, so what do you want to do? Bock gave him the choice of cash or a new hi-fi system. Shank chose the hi-fi. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Bock gave him the choice of cash or a new hi-fi system. Shank chose the hi-fi. Smart choice. Quote
AndrewHill Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Bock gave him the choice of cash or a new hi-fi system. Shank chose the hi-fi. Smart choice. back then, HI FI was it! Quote
Indestructible! Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Ah, this is tough news to hear. I loved his playing. I had the pleasure of meeting Bud and his wife a few years ago while he was playing at Spazio's in Los Angeles... they were extremely friendly! During one of the sets I was sitting at the bar with Bud's wife, and a fan came up to talk to her, saying something like "gosh, listening to Bud right now you can really tell that Art Pepper was Bud's idol"... she shot the fan an icy stare and retorted "Bud was Art's idol"! After Bud's third set, we hung out and talked about the music until the joint closed... I distinctly remember Bud's arrangement of "All The Things You Are" was a particularly complex one, and I dug it a great deal. R.I.P. Bud. May your spirit continue to soar! Shane Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 i am completely shocked and sadded to come home and hear this. bud shank was a great influence on myself, as he was on west coast jazz, and jazz in general. his had a multifaceted career that went from the big bands to the lighthouse to the studios but that doesn't even begin to sum it up. i do a week run in 2001: w/ conte candoli, bill perkins, bill mays, bob magnusson and joe labarbara. it was so good to finally see him. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 you guys i cant stress enough how sad i am over this- bud shank was a big part of my jazz-life in that i heard his music very early on and always enjoyed the varied atomospheres his music took him too-- in fact i just got one recently, an 80s one, which is an extension on his brazillian records- but its more in the vein of like a pat metheny group braziallan record than bud shank/donato or bud shank/clare fisher, etc..... Quote
B. Goren. Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 RIP Mr. Shank. Sad news to start the day with. Quote
Kyo Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I had the pleasure of meeting Bud and his wife a few years ago while he was playing at Spazio's in Los Angeles... they were extremely friendly! During one of the sets I was sitting at the bar with Bud's wife, and a fan came up to talk to her, saying something like "gosh, listening to Bud right now you can really tell that Art Pepper was Bud's idol"... she shot the fan an icy stare and retorted "Bud was Art's idol"! Quote
JohnS Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 So sad. I'ved loved his playing since I was a teenager. One of my first buys was one of his quartet albums on PJ (UK Vogue). It's still one of my favourite records. Fortunately I got see him live in the UK some years ago. Thanks for the music Bud. Quote
fasstrack Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 I was just playing Jazz at Cal-Tech yesterday!!! RIP I really dug his alto/flute playing on his PJ sides I own by him, and I especially doug his partnership with Bob Cooper. Thanks for all the great music! PJ? Pacific Jazz? Quote
king ubu Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Sad news, but then he was around for a long time. I love his early playing, I think the Shank Pacific Mosaic is quite a bit underrated. In later years his tone got so ripe and emotional, his music was often of stark beauty... I guess you can tell I'm a fan! Quote
sidewinder Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 Very sad to hear this - I'll be sure to dig out the Mosaic set this weekend, have always liked his PJ sessions. And what a prolific player too ! Just saw him the once out in LA but it was over several days of concerts so I got to hear him quite a bit. He was on very good form and was happy to sign a program for me. RIP Mr Shank. Quote
flat5 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) He's one of the few jazz heavies I've talked to. Very friendly guy. He did not think much of the surf records. Seemed a little embarrassed about their success. He had 5 balanced action Selmer altos and did not know which was best - kind of picked them randomly, as I understood :-) Played a soft setup. Bud Shank has left the herd but not the heard. Edited April 4, 2009 by flat5 Quote
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