Jazz at Cal-Tech explained

Jazz at Cal-Tech
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Bud Shank Quartet with Bob Cooper
Cover:	Jazz_at_Cal-Tech.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	January 19, 1956 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 1219
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Bud Shank
Prev Title:	Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
Prev Year:	1954-55
Next Title:	The Bud Shank Quartet
Next Year:	1956

Jazz at Cal-Tech is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in January 1956 for the Pacific Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic's review by Jason Ankeney states: "The near-telepathic interplay that distinguishes all of Bud Shank's collaborations with reedist Bob Cooper reaches a dazzling peak with the live Jazz at Cal-Tech. A deceptively freewheeling set... it boasts a simmering intensity often missing from Shank and Cooper's subsequent studio sessions, channeling the energy of the audience to add a new edge to their creative give and take".

Track listing

1. "When Lights are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 7:30
2. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) - 6:38
3. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:07
4. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:50
5. "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 4:50
6. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 4:03
7. "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva) - 5:38
8. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 6:20
9. "The King" (Count Basie) - 6:09

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
  • Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe Claude Williamson - piano
• Don Prell - bass
• Chuck Flores - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1200-series/#pj-1219 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/worldpacific/pacificjazz.html Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography