Bud Shank

FIRST TIME ON ALL-ANALOG 180 GRAM VINYL

Barefoot Adventure by saxophonist and flutist Bud Shank aka Clifford Everett Shank, Jr. (1926–2009) is the soundtrack to one of the earliest documentaries about the – back then up-and-coming – movement of surfers, their colorful boards, cool manners and aesthetic viewpoints.

The soundtrack is released in 1961 on Shank’s house label Pacific Jazz Records and features eight unique tracks he recorded with a sextet (Gary Peacock, Shelly Manne, Dennis Budimir, Carmell Jones, Bob Cooper and Bud Shank)

PERSONNEL:

Bud Shank - (alto & baritone sax)
Bob Cooper - (tenor sax)
Carmell Jones - (trumpet)
Dennis Budimir - (guitar)
Gary Peacock - (bass)
Shelly Manne - (drums)

Recorded at Rex Productions, Los Angeles ;September 8, 1961

TRACKS:

A1 Barefoot Adventure
A2 Shoeless Beach Meeting
A3 Jungle Cruise
A4 How High the Makaha

B1 Well 'Pon My Soul
B2 Ala Moana
B3 Bruce Is Loose
B4 Dance of the Sea Monsters