Bud Shank should be at least familiar in name to passing jazz aficionados. I can’t readily explain why, but if I’ve heard a name before, you have as well. Regardless of that fact, Shank’s progression over time points to an endless fascination with the medium, if not always falling into the most listenable jazz caveats. Beginning as a West Coaster, after his time in school in North Carolina, Shank worked with all the cool jazzbos that white dudes now decry. Recording with everyone from Stan Kenton and Chet Baker to Sergio Mendes, Shank solidified his talents in the studio during the ‘60s. And as ‘cool’ as a style slowly disintegrated, Shank kept moving. While he was able to move past some of those trappings, Shank’s playing always bore its markings. Read more
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