Description

Title: Bud Shank Bill Mays Explorations: 1980
Year/Genre: 1980, Jazz
Matrix #: CC-2002
Condition: Vinyl Near Mint- came sealed, cover bent, vinyl perfect
Cultural Facts:

1. The session was recorded in October 1979 at Crimson Studios, Santa Monica, and released under the Concord Concerto imprint, catalog CC-2002.

2. On this album, Bud Shank appears exclusively on flute, paired with pianist Bill Mays a somewhat unusual duo format for Shank, known mainly as a saxophonist.

3. The program blends jazz with classical repertoire: pieces by Bach and Scriabin sit alongside new compositions (Suite for Flute and Piano) by Mays.

4. This album fits into Shanks late-70s/early-80s Concord period, which marked his embrace of more exploratory and chamber-influenced jazz fare compared with his earlier West Coast sessions.
   Price Suggestions:
   NM: $30$40
   VG+: $20$30
   VG: $12$18
   G: $6$10

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