Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
April 4 and 5, 1958
Bud Shank With Len Mercer Strings
In the room
Bud Shank – alto sax, flute- Giulio Libano – trumpet
- Glauco Masetti – alto sax
- Eraldo Volonte – tenor sax
- Fausto Pepetti – baritone sax
- Appio Squajella – flute, French horn
- Bruno De Filippi – guitar
- Len Mercer – arranger, conductor
- Don Prell – bass
- Jimmy Pratt – drums
The takes
2 of these 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | I'll Take Romance | PJ-1251 |
| – | These Foolish Things | PJ-1251 |
| – | Deep Purple | PJ-1251 |
| – | How Deep Is The Ocean | PJ-1251 |
| – | What A Difference A Day Made | PJ-1251 |
| – | Someone To Watch Over Me | PJ-1251 |
| – | Embraceable You | PJ-1251 |
| – | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | PJ-1251 |
| – | But Not For Me | Not issued at the time · later on Music (It) EPM 20098 |
| – | The Blue Room | Not issued at the time · later on Music (It) EPM 20098 |
10 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.
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1215 | The Bud Shank Quartet | Bud Shank Quartet | 1956 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |
 | PJ-1219 | Jazz At Cal-Tech | Bud Shank Quartet In Concert | 1956 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |
 | PJ-1226 | Flute 'N Oboe | Bud Shank, Bob Cooper | 1957 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |
 | PJ-1230 | Bud Shank Quartet | Bud Shank Quartet | 1957 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |
 | PJ-1277 | Blowin' Country | Bud Shank, Bob Cooper | 1959 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |
 | PJ-4 | Bud Shank Plays Tenor | Bud Shank Quartet | 1960 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |
 | JLP 18 | Chet Baker In Milan | Chet Baker Sextet & Quartet | 1960 | Giulio Libano, Glauco Masetti |
 | PJ-1286 | Flute N' Alto | Bud Shank | 1960 | Bud Shank, Don Prell |