Bud Shank - Blowin Country '1959

Tracks list

West Coast jazz of the 1950s has long had a bad reputation in jazz history books
and among East Coast jazz writers who have stereotyped it as an overarranged and
bloodless music best heard in movie soundtracks of the era. In reality, it was a
multifaceted style, a smoothing of bebops rough edges that could often be
hard-swinging even with its quiet rhythm sections. Two of the finest West Coast
players of the 50s were Bud Shank and Bob Cooper. Shank, a cool-toned altoist
who on this 1998 CD also plays flute and tenor, appeared on many dates with
Coop, who triples here on tenor, bass clarinet and oboe. Despite the CD title
(named after a Shank original), the music that they perform on these selections
from 1958 (plus five added numbers from 1956) is not country music but swinging
jazz. Teamed with either pianist Claude Williamson or guitarist Howard Roberts,
bassist Don Prell and drummer Chuck Flores, Shank and Cooper display distinctive
but complementary styles, and their tripling on woodwinds gives plenty of
variety to the date. Coopers oboe playing, which preceded Yusef Lateefs, in
particular is a joy. Highly recommended.

Tracklist:
1 01. Bud Shank - Dinah (Remastered) (03:21)
1 02. Bud Shank - Mutual Admiration Society (Remastered) (03:48)
1 03. Bud Shank - Steve Allen Theme (Remastered) (04:11)
1 04. Bud Shank - Ive Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Remastered) (02:45)
1 05. Bud Shank - Blowin Country (Remastered) (06:18)
1 06. Bud Shank - Love Nest (Remastered) (03:17)
1 07. Bud Shank - As Long As Theres Music (Remastered) (03:45)
1 08. Bud Shank - Just In Time (Remastered) (03:45)
1 09. Bud Shank - Two Lost Souls (Remastered) (03:47)
1 10. Bud Shank - Thanks For The Memory (Remastered) (04:33)
1 11. Bud Shank - A Romantic Guy (Remastered) (03:38)
1 12. Bud Shank - Sweet Georgia Brown (Remastered) (03:44)
1 13. Bud Shank - Gypsy In My Soul (Remastered) (03:26)
1 14. Bud Shank - I Want To Be Happy (Remastered) (02:34)
1 15. Bud Shank - Whatll I Do? (Remastered) (02:46)

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