Bud Shank, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bud Shank

American saxophonist and flautist

Date of Birth: 27-May-1926

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 02-Apr-2009

Profession: composer, film score composer, music arranger, saxophonist, flautist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr.
(May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist.
He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos.
He spent the 1960s as a first-call studio musician in Hollywood.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he performed regularly with the L.
A.
Four.
Shank ultimately abandoned the flute to focus exclusively on playing jazz on the alto saxophone.
He also recorded on tenor and baritone sax.
He is also well known for the alto flute solo on the song "California Dreamin'" recorded by The Mamas & the Papas in 1965.