Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
November 7 and 8, 1956
Bud Shank Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Bud Shank Quartet, Flute N' Alto
In the room
Bud Shank – alto sax, flute
Claude Williamson – piano, celeste- Don Prell – bass
- Chuck Flores – drums
The takes
1 of these 9 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | A Night In Tunisia | PJ-1230, PJ-1286 |
| – | Tertia | PJ-1230 |
| – | All Of You | PJ-1230 |
| – | Theme | PJ-1230 |
| – | Jive At Five | PJ-1230, PJ-1286 |
| – | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | PJ-1230 |
| – | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | PJ-1230, PJ-1286 |
| – | The Lamp Is Low | PJ-1230 |
| – | Tangerine | Not issued at the time · later on Playboy PB #1957 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-1215 | The Bud Shank Quartet | Bud Shank Quartet | 1956 | Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Don Prell, Chuck Flores | |
| PJ-1219 | Jazz At Cal-Tech | Bud Shank Quartet In Concert | 1956 | Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Don Prell, Chuck Flores | |
| PJ-1277 | Blowin' Country | Bud Shank, Bob Cooper | 1959 | Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Don Prell, Chuck Flores | |
| PJ-4 | Bud Shank Plays Tenor | Bud Shank Quartet | 1960 | Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Don Prell, Chuck Flores |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP-54 | Claude Williamson | The Claude Williamson Trio | 1956 | Claude Williamson, Don Prell, Chuck Flores | |
| PJ-1226 | Flute 'N Oboe | Bud Shank, Bob Cooper | 1957 | Bud Shank, Don Prell, Chuck Flores | |
| PJ-1251 | I'll Take Romance | Bud Shank, Len Mercer Strings | 1958 | Bud Shank, Claude Williamson, Don Prell |

