Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley

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Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley
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Live album by
Bud Shank Quartet
Released1986
RecordedOctober 16, 17 & 18, 1986
VenueJazz Alley, Seattle, WA
Genre Jazz
Label Contemporary
C 14027
Producer Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
That Old Feeling
(1986)
Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley
(1986)
Serious Swingers
(1987)

Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley is a live album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label. [1]

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Reception

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Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, commented: "Shank is in top form, really stretching himself on the frequently challenging material. A good example of Bud Shank's playing in the 1980s". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bud Shank, except as indicated

  1. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) - 6:33
  2. "Seaflowers" - 5:53
  3. "Too Long at the Fair" (Billy Barnes) - 7:56
  4. "Arion" - 5:22
  5. "Song for Lady Lynn" - 9:30
  6. "I Loves You Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:56
  7. "Wales" (Dave Peck) - 7:58
  8. "Bud's Theme" - 2:04

Personnel

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References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed June 30, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. At Jazz Alley – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 30, 2015.