A Spoonful of Jazz

A Spoonful of Jazz
Studio album by Bud Shank
Released	1967
Recorded	1967 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:43
Label	World Pacific WP 1868
Producer	Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
Bud Shank & the Sax Section (1966) A Spoonful of Jazz (1966) Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies (1967)

A Spoonful of Jazz is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label.^[1][2] The album features interpretations of tunes associated with The Lovin' Spoonful.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 1 star and said that: "This historical curiosity shows how desperate labels like World Pacific sought to attract some of the pop audience to jazz artists; it can be safely bypassed by all jazz fans, except for the most obsessive collectors of the music of Bud Shank".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Sebasitian except as indicated

1. "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone) - 2:58
2. "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" - 2:21
3. "(You and Me and) Rain on the Roof" - 2:25
4. "Amy's Theme" - 3:36
5. "Cocoanut Grove" (Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) - 2:43
6. "Lovin' You" - 2:27
7. "Darlin' Be Home Soon" - 3:34
8. "Six O'Clock" - 2:30
9. "Younger Girl" - 2:41
10. "Didn't Wanna Have to Do It" - 3:08
11. "Daydream" - 3:12
12. 'Do You Believe in Magic" - 2:06

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
• Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Shorty Rogers

References

1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1800/21800/21900 series accessed January 13, 2016
2. Edwards, D., Eyrie, P. and Callahan, M. World Pacific Album Discography, accessed December 15, 2015
3. Dryden, Ken. A Spoonful of Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.