Bud Shank - A Spoonful Of Jazz

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1967
File: MP3@VBR~258K/s
Time: 34:07
Size: 63,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. Summer In The City
(2:24)  2. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
(2:29)  3. (You And Me And) Rain On The Roof
(3:39)  4. Amy's Theme
(2:45)  5. Cocoanut Grove
(2:28)  6. Lovin' You
(3:33)  7. Darling Be Home Soon
(2:30)  8. Six O'Clock
(2:42)  9. Younger Girl
(3:11) 10. Didn't Wanna Have To Do It
(3:12) 11. Daydream
(2:07) 12. Do You Believe In Magic?

A Spoonful of Jazz is a very good description of the contents of this LP by Bud Shank, which features little in the way of meaningful jazz in a songbook of works by 1960s pop group the Lovin' Spoonful. In spite of the usually potent alto sax of Shank and a band arranged and conducted by Shorty Rogers, which also includes George Roberts, Frank Rosolino, Conte Candoli, Bud Brisbois, and Buddy Childers, this release is an absolute dud as far as jazz fans are concerned. The melodies of the Lovin' Spoonful are extremely repetitive, and none of Rogers' charts flesh out the themes enough to provide grounds for any memorable improvisations. The lifeless pedestrian rhythm section of electric bassist Carol Kaye, guitarist Dennis Budimir, and drummer Earl Palmer add to the badly dated sound of the album.

Particularly embarrassing is the baroque arrangement of "(You and Me and) Rain on the Roof," complete with electric harpsichord and Shank's disappointing flute solo. Veteran jazz writer Patricia Willard's liner notes are full of hyperbole, but it is difficult to think she actually believed what she wrote about this release. This historical curiosity shows how desperate labels like World Pacific sought to attract some of the pop audience to jazz artists; it can be safely bypassed by all jazz fans, except for the most obsessive collectors of the music of Bud Shank. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/Drums

Personnel:  Flute, Piccolo Flute, Flute [Alto], Flute [Bass], Flute [Amplified] – Bud Shank;  Drums – Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine;  Electric Bass – Carol Kaye;  Electric Guitar – Dennis Budimir

A Spoonful Of Jazz

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