Bud Shank Quartet Plays "Nature Boy - A Nocturne for Flute"
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Artist:
Bud Shank (1926 - 2009) was the conscience of mainstream jazz. Beginning with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the middle 1940's, Shank became a highly regarded musician both inside and outside of the studio sessions where he gained his widest exposure. In later years, he focused on playing alto saxophone exclusively and also was a well known clinician. Keeping up with the times, he also worked as a blogger on his own website with his "Bud Notes" which frankly and honestly expressed his uncompromising views on music and producing music of high quality in a world where sloppiness and ugliness were the norm.
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Comments (2)
Guess you answered my question. Bud Shank had great technique on the flute, lovely tone and expressiveness. Doubling from reed to wind instruments is not easy--I tried the reverse, because I wanted to honk an alto like Joe Houston or Earl Bostic.
BerkeleyBob,
Although they are related, switching from sax to a thin reed like the oboe or bassoon must be a real problem because of the different techniques. I believe Bud learned quite a lot from Bob Cooper who thanked Stan Kenton to the skies for forcing him to double on various reeds. It got Coop the necessary session jobs and also did the same for Shank.
Yours truly,
musikfriend