Bud Shank discography

Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He had an extensive career, releasing albums in seven different decades.

As leader

 * 1954 Compositions of Shorty Rogers (Nocturne 2)
 * 1954 Bud Shank and Three Trombones (Pacific Jazz 14)
 * 1955 Bud Shank and Bob Brookmeyer (Pacific Jazz 20)
 * 1955 Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (Pacific Jazz 1205)
 * 1956 Strings & Trombones (subtitled The Saxophone Artistry of Bud Shank) (Pacific Jazz 1213) reissue of Pacific Jazz 14 and Pacific Jazz 20
 * 1956 The Bud Shank Quartet (Pacific Jazz 1215) – with Claude Williamson
 * 1956 Jazz at Cal-Tech (Pacific Jazz 1219) – with Bob Cooper
 * 1956 Flute 'n Oboe (Pacific Jazz 1226) – with Bob Cooper
 * 1956 Bud Shank Quartet Featuring Claude Williamson (Pacific Jazz 1230)
 * 1956 Live at the Haig (Choice/Bainbridge 6830; Candid) [released 1985]
 * 1957 Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (World Pacific 2005)
 * 1958 Jazz Swings Broadway (World Pacific 404)
 * 1958 The Swing's to TV (World Pacific 411) – with Bob Cooper
 * 1958 Bud Shank in Africa (Pacific Jazz 5000)
 * 1958 Misty Eyes (West Wind) reissue of Pacific Jazz 5000
 * 1958 I'll Take Romance (World Pacific 1251)
 * 1959 Holiday in Brazil (World Pacific 1259)
 * 1959 Slippery When Wet (World Pacific 1265)
 * 1959 Blowin' Country (World Pacific 1277) – with Bob Cooper
 * 1959 Latin Contrasts (World Pacific 1281)
 * 1960 Flute 'n Alto (World Pacific 1286)
 * 1960 Koto & Flute (World Pacific 1299) – with Kimio Eto
 * 1960 Bud Shank Plays Tenor (Pacific Jazz 4)
 * 1961 New Groove (Pacific Jazz 21) – with Carmell Jones
 * 1961 Barefoot Adventure (Pacific Jazz 35) – with Carmell Jones and Bob Cooper
 * 1962 Swinging Soundtrack (Kimberly 2016) reissue of World Pacific 2005
 * 1962 Improvisations (World Pacific 1416; Angel) – with Ravi Shankar
 * 1962 Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz 58) – with Clare Fischer
 * 1963 Brasamba! (Pacific Jazz 64) – with Clare Fischer and Joe Pass
 * 1963 Swinging Broadway!! (Kimberly 2024) reissue of World Pacific 404
 * 1963 The Talents of Bud Shank (Kimberly 2025) compilation of Nocturne 2 and Pacific Jazz 14
 * 1965 Folk 'n Flute (World Pacific 1819)
 * 1965 Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends (Pacific Jazz 89)
 * 1966 Bud Shank & the Sax Section (Pacific Jazz 10110)
 * 1966 Flute, Oboe and Strings (World Pacific 1827) – with Bob Cooper
 * 1966 Michelle (World Pacific 1840)
 * 1966 California Dreamin' (World Pacific 1845)
 * 1966 Girl in Love (World Pacific 1853)
 * 1967 Brazil! Brazil! Brazil! (World Pacific 1855)
 * 1967 Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies (World Pacific 1864)
 * 1967 A Spoonful of Jazz (World Pacific 1868)
 * 1968 Magical Mystery (World Pacific 1873)
 * 1969 Windmills of Your Mind (Pacific Jazz 20157)
 * 1970 Let It Be (Pacific Jazz 20170)
 * 1976 Sunshine Express (Concord Jazz 20)
 * 1978 Heritage (Concord Jazz 58)
 * 1979 Crystal Comments (Concord Jazz 126)
 * 1980 Explorations (Concord Jazz 2002)
 * 1983 Yesterday, Today and Forever (Concord Jazz 223) – with Shorty Rogers
 * 1984 Back Again (Choice/Bainbridge 6829) – with Shorty Rogers
 * 1984 This Bud's for You... (Muse 5309)
 * 1985 California Concert (Contemporary 14012) – with Shorty Rogers
 * 1986 That Old Feeling (Contemporary 14019)
 * 1986 Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley (Contemporary 14027)
 * 1986 Serious Swingers (Contemporary 14031) – with Bill Perkins
 * 1987 Quiet Fire (Contemporary 14064) – with Frank Morgan [released 1991]
 * 1989 Tomorrow's Rainbow (Contemporary 14048)
 * 1989 Tales of the Pilot: Bud Shank Plays the Music of David Peck (Capri 74025)
 * 1990 Drifting Timelessly (Capri 75001)
 * 1990 Lost in the Stars: Bud Shank and Lou Levy Play the Sinatra Songbook (Fresh Sound 183)
 * 1991 America the Beautiful (Candid 79510) – with Shorty Rogers and the Lighthouse All Stars
 * 1991 The Doctor Is In (Candid 79520)
 * 1992 Eight Brothers (Candid 79521) – with Shorty Rogers and the Lighthouse All Stars
 * 1992 I Told You So! (Recorded Live at Birdland, New York City) (Candid 79533)
 * 1992 The Awakening (New Edition/Records Vertriebsges.mb 87065)
 * 1993 New Gold! (Candid 79707) [released 1995]
 * 1995 Lost Cathedral (ITM 970087)
 * 1996 Plays the Music of Bill Evans (Fresh Sound 5012)
 * 1996 Bud Shank Sextet Plays Harold Arlen (Jimco 9502)
 * 1997 By Request: Bud Shank Meets the Rhythm Section (Milestone 9273)
 * 1997 Jazz in Hollywood (Nocturne/Original Jazz Classics 1890) reissue of Nocturne 2; split/shared CD with Lou Levy Trio
 * 1998 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (Koch Jazz 36912) – with Bob Cooper
 * 1999 After You, Jeru: Bud Shank Celebrates the Music of Gerry Mulligan (Fresh Sound 5026)
 * 2000 Silver Storm (Raw 201) – with Bill Perkins and Conte Candoli
 * 2002 On the Trail (Raw 202)
 * 2005 Bouncing With Bud & Phil – Live at Yoshi's (Capri 74071) – with Phil Woods
 * 2006 Taking the Long Way Home (Jazzed Media 1015)
 * 2007 Beyond the Red Door (Jazzed Media 1027) – with Bill Mays
 * 2008 Against the Tide (Portrait of a Jazz Legend) (Jazzed Media 9003) documentary DVD with audio CD
 * 2009 Fascinating Rhythms (Recorded Live at the Jazz Bakery, Culver City, California) (Jazzed Media 1045)
 * 2009 In Good Company (Capri 74106) – with Jake Fryer [released 2011]

As sideman
With Laurindo Almeida
 * Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank (Pacific Jazz, 1955) – re-released in 1961 as Brazilliance on World Pacific
 * Holiday in Brasil with Bud Shank as labeled leader, arrangements by Laurindo Almeida (World Pacific, 1959) – re-released in 1962 as Brazilliance, Vol. 2, and in Europe as Jazz Goes Brazil on Fontana
 * Latin Contrasts with Bud Shank as labeled leader, arrangements by Laurindo Almeida (World Pacific, 1959) – re-released in 1963 as Brazilliance, Vol. 3

With Chet Baker
 * Witch Doctor (Recorded Live at the Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California) (Contemporary, 1953 [rel. 1985])
 * The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
 * Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia, 1954)
 * Chet Baker Sings and Plays (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
 * Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
 * Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (World Pacific, 1957)

With Gene Clark
 * Roadmaster (A&M/Ariola, 1972)
 * Firebyrd (Takoma, 1984)

With Buddy Collette
 * Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds (EmArcy, 1958)
 * At the Cinema! (Mercury, 1959)

With Maynard Ferguson
 * Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party (EmArcy, 1954)
 * Dimensions (EmArcy, 1955)
 * Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy, 1956)

With Jimmy Giuffre
 * Jimmy Giuffre (Capitol, 1955)
 * The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Atlantic, 1956)
 * Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959) – with Herb Ellis

With Stan Kenton
 * Innovations in Modern Music (Capitol, 1950)
 * Stan Kenton Presents (Capitol, 1950)
 * Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953)
 * This Modern World (Capitol, 1953)
 * The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1955) – rec. 1940–1954
 * Lush Interlude (Capitol, 1958)
 * Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965)
 * Hair (Capitol, 1969)

With The L.A. 4
 * The L.A. Four Scores! (Concord Jazz, 1975)
 * The L.A. 4 (Concord Jazz, 1976)
 * Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (East Wind, 1977)
 * Going Home (East Wind, 1977)
 * Watch What Happens (Concord Jazz, 1978)
 * Just Friends (Concord Jazz, 1978)
 * Live At Montreux (Concord Jazz, 1979)
 * Zaca (Concord Jazz, 1980)
 * Montage (Concord Jazz, 1981)
 * Executive Suite (Concord Jazz, 1983)

With Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars
 * Volume 3 (Contemporary, 1953)
 * Volume 4 – Oboe/Flute (Contemporary, 1954)
 * Volume 5 – In The Solo Spotlight (Contemporary, 1954)
 * Volume 6 (Contemporary, 1955)
 * Lighthouse At Laguna (Contemporary, 1955)

With Shelly Manne
 * The West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1955)
 * Manne–That's Gershwin! (Capitol, 1965)
 * Daktari (Atlantic, 1967)

With Gerry Mulligan
 * I Want to Live (United Artists, 1958)
 * Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (GNP Crescendo, 1997) – rec. 1953

With Shorty Rogers
 * Cool and Crazy (RCA Victor, 1953)
 * Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (RCA Victor, 1954)
 * Collaboration (RCA Victor, 1954) – with André Previn
 * Martians Come Back! (Atlantic, 1955 [rel. 1956])
 * Way Up There (Atlantic, 1955 [rel. 1957])
 * Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958)
 * Chances Are It Swings (RCA Victor, 1958)
 * The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (RCA Victor, 1959)
 * Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960)
 * The Swingin' Nutcracker (RCA Victor, 1960)
 * An Invisible Orchard (RCA Victor, 1961 [rel. 1997])
 * The Fourth Dimension in Sound (Warner Bros., 1961)
 * Bossa Nova (Reprise, 1962)
 * Jazz Waltz (Reprise, 1962)

With Pete Rugolo
 * Introducing Pete Rugolo (Columbia, 1954)
 * Adventures in Rhythm (Columbia, 1954)
 * Rugolomania (Columbia, 1955)
 * Out on a Limb (EmArcy, 1956)
 * New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (Harmony, 1957) – rec. 1954–1955
 * An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi (Mercury, 1958) – rec. 1956
 * Rugolo Plays Kenton (EmArcy, 1958)
 * The Music from Richard Diamond (EmArcy, 1959)
 * Behind Brigitte Bardot (Warner Bros., 1960)
 * The Original Music of Thriller (Time, 1961)
 * 10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (Mercury, 1961)

With Lalo Schifrin
 * Music from Mission: Impossible (Dot, 1967)
 * There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968)
 * More Mission: Impossible (Paramount, 1968)
 * Mannix (Paramount, 1968)
 * Bullitt (Warner Bros., 1968)
 * Che! (Tetragrammaton, 1969)
 * Kelly's Heroes (MGM, 1970)

With Gerald Wilson
 * Moment of Truth (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
 * Portraits (Pacific Jazz, 1964)
 * On Stage (Pacific Jazz, 1965)

With others
 * Elmer Bernstein, The Man with the Golden Arm (Decca, 1956)
 * Buddy Bregman, Swinging Kicks (Verve, 1957)
 * Charlie Byrd Trio, Brazilville (Concord Jazz, 1981)
 * Nat King Cole, L-O-V-E (Capitol, 1965)
 * Miles Davis, At Last! (Recorded Live at the Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California) (Contemporary, 1953 [rel. 1985])
 * Ron Elliott, The Candlestickmaker (Warner Bros., 1970)
 * Clare Fischer, Extension (Pacific Jazz, 1963)
 * Herbie Harper, Herbie Harper Featuring Bud Shank and Bob Gordon (Liberty, 1956)
 * Johnny Holiday, Johnny Holiday Sings (Pacifica, 1954)
 * Richard "Groove" Holmes, Six Million Dollar Man, (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
 * Barney Kessel, Easy Like (Contemporary, 1953)
 * Julie London, All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter (Liberty, 1965)
 * The Mamas & the Papas, "California Dreamin'" (Dunhill, 1965)
 * Sérgio Mendes, Brasil '65 (Capitol, 1965)
 * Hugo Montenegro, Colours of Love (RCA Victor, 1970)
 * Oliver Nelson, Skull Session (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
 * Harry Nilsson, Duit on Mon Dei (RCA Victor, 1975)
 * Jack Nitzsche, Heart Beat: Soundtrack (Capitol, 1980)
 * Anita O'Day, Cool Heat (Verve, 1959)
 * Patti Page, In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1956)
 * Boz Scaggs, Silk Degrees (Columbia, 1976)
 * Ravi Shankar, Improvisations (World Pacific, 1962)
 * Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele, Light My Fire (Impulse!, 1967)
 * Kitty White, A Moment of Love (Pacifica, 1956)