Vinyl records

Bud Shank vinyl records

16 albums with 212 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Clifford Everett Shank, Jr.. American jazz saxophonist (alto, tenor, baritone), flutist (c-flute, soprano, alto and bass flute), and arranger. Born May 27, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio Died April 2, 2009, in Tucson, Arizona. Attended the University of North Carolina between 1944-1946 then moved to California where he studied with trumpeter/composer and played in the big bands of (1947-8) and (1950-51). He joined Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars from 1952 until forming his own quartet in 1956. Though not often noted, Shank was among the first of modern jazz artists during the early 50s to record using the flute. He spent most of the '60s recording as a studio musician in Hollywood before forming the L.A. Four in the '70s.