Joao - Bud Shank & Clare Fischer

About Bud Shank

American Jazz musician (alto and baritone saxophone, flute (c-flute, alto and bass flute), arrangements). 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 [a312417] and played in the big bands of [a269594] (1947-8) and [a212786] (1950-51). Though not often noted, Shank was among the first of modern jazz artists during the early 50`s to record us...