Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Mosaic Select 10 [2004] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

BUD SHANK & BOB COOPER

Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Mosaic Select 10 [2004] (3 x CDs)

Mosaic’s tenth Select set brings together the complete Pacific Jazz and World Pacific collaborations of Bud Shank and Bob Cooper, documenting a partnership that shaped the sound of West Coast jazz in the mid‑1950s. These sessions, recorded between 1954 and 1958 at Capitol Studios and Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, show two reed players exploring tone, texture and ensemble writing with unusual clarity. The box presents the material in chronological order, restoring the original context of albums that were scattered across 10‑inch LPs, studio releases and a celebrated live date at Cal‑Tech.

The early sides from 1954, including Valve Head, Cool Fool and Wailing Vessel, come from Shank’s Bud Shank and Three Trombones sessions, arranged by Cooper and built around the distinctive sound of valve trombones. These pieces reveal Shank’s Parker‑influenced alto phrasing and Cooper’s thoughtful writing, already pointing toward the flute and oboe combinations that would define their later work. The Radio Recorders dates from late 1954 and early 1955 add Low Life, Out of This World and Rustic Hop, with Cooper’s tenor providing a warm counterbalance to Shank’s alto.

The 1956 live recordings from Cal‑Tech capture Shank’s quartet with Cooper as guest, reviving their flute and oboe pairing on tunes like Lullaby of Birdland and Moonlight in Vermont. The response to this concert led directly to the November 1956 studio sessions that produced Flute ’N Oboe, where Shank and Cooper are joined by Howard Roberts, Don Prell and Chuck Flores, and on several selections by a string quartet with Cooper’s finely detailed writing.

The final sessions from 1958 broaden the palette, with Shank moving between alto, tenor and flute, and Cooper between tenor, bass clarinet and oboe. These tracks, originally issued across The Swing’s to TV, Jazz Swings Broadway and Blowin’ Country, show two musicians expanding their sound while remaining rooted in the lyricism and precision that defined their work together.

Mosaic Select 10 preserves the full arc of this partnership, presenting a clear, complete portrait of Shank and Cooper’s contribution to West Coast jazz. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Valve in Head 3:15

02 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Cool Fool 3:25

03 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Little Girl Blue 3:20

04 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Mobile 2:47

05 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Wailing Vessel 2:45

06 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Baby's Birthday Party 2:50

07 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - You Don't Know What Love Is 4:20

08 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Sing Something Simple 2:39

09 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Wailing Vessel (Alt. take) 2:43

10 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - When Lights are Low 7:39

11 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Old Devil Moon 6:51

12 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - The Nearness of You 4:20

13 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Medley 5:14

14 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Lullaby of Birdland 4:18

15 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Somebody Loves Me 5:48

16 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Moonlight in Vermont 6:34

17 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - The King 6:41

CD2

01 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Low Life 3:58

02 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - When Your Lover Has Gone 2:58

03 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Out of This World 3:14

04 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - There's a Small Hotel 2:40

05 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Rustic Hop 4:15

06 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - You Are Too Beautiful 4:03

07 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair 5:11

08 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Low Life 3:59

09 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Dinah 3:21

10 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Mutual Admiration Society 3:49

11 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Steve Allen Theme 4:11

12 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 2:45

13 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Blowin' Country 6:18

14 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Love Nest 3:16

15 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - As Long as There's Music 3:44

16 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Just in Time 3:45

17 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Two Lost Souls 3:48

18 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Thanks for the Memory 4:31

19 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - A Romantic Guy, I 3:34

CD3

01 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Sweet Georgia Brown 3:44

02 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Gypsy in My Soul 3:27

03 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - I Want to be Happy 2:35

04 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - What'll I Do 2:48

05 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - They Didn't Believe Me 4:44

06 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - In The Blue of the Evening 3:38

07 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Tequila Time 4:22

08 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - I Can't Get Started 4:18

09 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Blues for Delilah 7:03

10 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Sunset and Wine 4:14

11 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - When You Wish Upon a Star 4:20

12 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Put Your Dreams Away 3:08

13 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Tenderly 2:54

14 Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Danny Boy 5:10

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