Bud Shank on Concord

[Brownian Motion]

I picked up a copy of Brazilville--the Charlie Byrd Trio with Bud Shank, and it's a pure delight, sort of a 12 cylinder LA 4. I'm looking for recommendations for other Shank albums on Concord--specifically Crystal Comments; Yesterday, Today, and Forever; Sunshine Express--are these worth getting?

[John Tapscott]

I don't have "Crystal Comments", but I have the others you mentioned. "Yesterday, Today and Forever" would be my first choice of those two, but they are both worth getting. Also a quartet session on Concord recorded between these two called "Heritage"'. All are bop oriented blowing sessions. Bud is a player who has really grown over the course of his career. By the time of these recordings, he had become a monster hard bopper with a distinctive sound and was right up there with the best altoists of the day (and still is).