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| "Against the Tide" - New Documentary on Bud Shank  Jazzed Media, a jazz record label and film production company from Denver, Colorado, has started production of a documentary on jazz alto saxophone legend Bud Shank entitled "Against the Tide". Bud Shank has been at the forefront of the jazz world since the 1950's, having started his career in the bands of Charlie Barnet and Stan Kenton. Bud joined the Howard Rumsey Lighthouse All Stars in the 1950's and quickly became an integral member of the "West Coast" jazz scene. Bud composed and performed the music for the ground breaking Bruce Brown surfing movies "Slippery When Wet" and "Barefoot Adventure".Numerous jazz recordings during the 1950's and 1960's led Bud to a large amount of studio work in Los Angeles during the 1960's and 1970's. During this period Bud performed primarily on both Alto Sax and Flute. In the 1970's and 1980's Shank joined with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, and Laurindo Almeida to form the world-renowned LA Four, who recorded and toured extensively through the decade. Bud performed a specially composed concert for jazz alto sax with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1980's, and formed the Bud Shank Workshop in Port Townsend, Washington. Today Bud Shank lives in Tucson, Arizona and continues to perform around the world. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |