Personnel:
Bud Shank (ts), Claude Williamson (p), Don Prell (b), Chuck Flores (d)
Reference: JW-087 LP
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Format: LP / 12" / 33rpm / STEREO
Label: JAZZ WORKSHOP
Catalogue Reference: JW-087
Recording Year: 1957
Country of Pressing: SPAIN
Comments: Sealed New Copy
Reissue of the original Pacific Jazz PJ-4
Cover Grade: MINT
Vinyl Grade: MINT
Side One:
1. Thou Swell (Hart-Rodgers) 6:38
2. Tenderly (Gross-Lawrence) 7:48
3. Over the Rainbow (Arlen-Harburg) 4:20
4. Long Ago (And Far Away) (Rainger-Robin) 4:48
Side Two:
1. I Never Knew (Fiorito-Kahn) 6:28
2. All the Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein II) 4:50
3. Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour) 5:06
4. Blue Lou (Ed Finckel) 5:43
Originally issued in Stereo on PACIFIC JAZZ PJ-4
Personnel:
Bud Shank (tenor sax), Claude Williamson (piano), Don Prell (bass), Chuck Flores (drums).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Studio "B", Hollywood, November 28, 1957
Audio engineering by "Bones" Howe
Original recording produced by Russ Freeman
Cover design, photography & back-liner notes: Woody Woodward
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This album represents the first time that Bud Shank has been recorded at length using the tenor saxophone.
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Review:
"As its title promises, Bud Shank Plays Tenor eschews the jazzman's signature alto and flute, and while the leap to tenor doesn't dramatically impact his overall sound and style, it does add soul and depth to his lyrical solos. Paired with pianist Claude Williamson, bassist Don Prell, and drummer Chuck Flores, Shank crafts a radiant set of standards spanning from "All the Things You Are" to "Long Ago and Far Away," and while none of the performances reinvent the familiar material, the robust approach sets the session apart from his other Pacific Jazz dates."
Jason Ankeny -All Music Guide
