California Concert

California Concert
Live album by Bud Shank and Shorty Rogers
Released	1985
Recorded	May 19, 1985
Venue	Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:03
Label	Contemporary C 14012
Producer	Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
This Bud's for You... (1985) California Concert (1985) That Old Feeling (1986)
Shorty Rogers chronology
Back Again (1984) California Concert (1985) America the Beautiful (1991)

California Concert is a live album by saxophonist Bud Shank and flugelhornist Shorty Rogers recorded in 1985 and released on the Contemporary label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Scott Yanow wrote in a review for AllMusic: "While Shank had advanced as an improviser (developing a wider range of expression and playing with more intensity than previously), Rogers' cool-toned style was largely unchanged". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers, except where indicated.

1. "It's Sand, Man!" (Ed Lewis) - 5:15
2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 6:11
3. "Kansas City Tango" - 5:28
4. "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) - 5:05
5. "Echoes of Harlem" (Duke Ellington) - 9:18
6. "Mia" - 4:56
7. "Aurex" - 9:50

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone
• Shorty Rogers - fluegelhorn, arranger
• George Cables - piano
• Monty Budwig - bass
• Sherman Ferguson - drums

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed June 30, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. California Concert – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1281. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.