Danny Bank

nato il 17.7.1922 a New York City, NY, Stati Uniti d'America

morto il 5.6.2010 a New York City, NY, Stati Uniti d'America

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Danny Bank

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Daniel Bernard "Danny" Bank (July 17. 1922 June 5, 2010) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks.

He was born on July 17, 1922. Early in his career Bank played with Charlie Barnet (1942-1944), and would return to play with him repeatedly over the next few decades. He played with Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, and Paul Whiteman in the 1940s. Following this he recorded with Charlie Parker, Rex Stewart, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, Urbie Green, Clifford Brown and Helen Merrill, Art Farmer, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, Chico OFarrill, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, and Tony Fruscella.

Bank is best known for his association with Miles Davis in Gil Evans's orchestra; Bank appears on the albums Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, and Porgy and Bess. He played with Davis on his 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Later in the 1960s he recorded with the big bands of Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine.

Bank died on June 5, 2010.

Discography

As sideman

With Miles Davis

  • Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957)

With Art Farmer

  • The Art Farmer Septet (Prestige, 195354)
  • Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Mercury, 1962)

With Dizzy Gillespie

  • Afro (Norgran, 1954)
  • Dizzy and Strings (Norgran, 1954)

With Benny Golson

  • Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1961)

With Chico Hamilton

  • The Further Adventures of El Chico (Impulse!, 1966)

With Jimmy Heath

  • Little Man, Big Band (Verve, 1992)

With Milt Jackson

  • Ray Brown / Milt Jackson with Ray Brown (Verve, 1965)

With Eric Kloss

  • Grits & Gravy (Prestige, 1966)

With Junior Mance

  • The Soul of Hollywood (Jazzland, 1962)

With Charles Mingus

  • The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962 [1994])

With Milton Nascimento

  • Courage (A&M/CTI, 1969)

With Oliver Nelson

  • Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (Impulse!, 1966)
  • Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!, 1966)
  • The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)

With Lalo Schifrin and Bob Brookmeyer

  • Samba Para Dos (Verve, 1963)

With Shirley Scott

  • Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966)

With Walter Wanderley

  • Moondreams (A&M/CTI, 1969)

With Randy Weston

  • Tanjah (Polydor, 1973)

References

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