[Keith Ridenhour]

I like him alot. Im listening to his another Place CD in 2004. He seems to span older 60s alto up to more modern approach well. I am happy I found him. K

 

[Watsonp143]

https://images.app.goo.gl/jDdTYhajWpzdSKV76

 

[Watsonp143]

I couldn't get the album cover posted. This is a great album with Bunky and Sonny Stitt. Maurice White of EWF fame shows his jazz chops.......

 

[Kritavi]

Bunky plays the solo here on one of the hippest tunes to ever make the AM radio charts.

 

[Watsonp143]

 

[Keith Ridenhour]

Man bunky really smokes. Stitt is stitt with chops out the a((. But bunky adds some modern vibes K

 

[Keith Ridenhour]

Fing great. I'd kill to sound like him K

Bunky plays the solo here on one of the hippest tunes to ever make the AM radio charts.

 

[andre251]

I always think it is interesting that Bunky isn’t as famous as I would imagine he would be. The level of artistry, passion, and full on virtuosity on the horn meets the level of many of the greats. As a former student, I was thinking about him worriedly just a few days ago as he is really getting up there in age and we are seeing a jazz icon pass pretty much weekly.

Anyway, he is actually on quite a bit of records and YouTube videos and I would highly suggest him for any aspiring alto player. Particularly those that want to get that “modern” sound.

 

[raghav]

Bunky is great. Love the album he did around 1990 called Healing the Pain. Bunky taught Steve Coleman and Greg Osby, if I recall correctly.

 

[Kritavi]

Keith, check out his method book Inside/Outside. Some great material in there.

 

[rweisheit]

I had the immense pleasure of studying with Bunky at UNF for four years, along with at least one other member here on SOTW (Andre, you reading this?). One of the kindest humans I've ever met, and I still remember the first time we sat in his office and played a couple aebersolds together just for fun. My mind was blown. It was the first time I heard a player who had a totally unique sense of swing; he sits in this unusual part of the beat that just floats around the beat while still in total control with clear intent (a rhythmic analogy to his harmonic concept). We played Moment's Notice (oh, college), and he managed to hit all the changes while making it just sound like a blues. His piano chops were/are formidable. Another Place is a really great record, but I think Healing the Pain might be my favorite. He's on another great record under the trumpeter Paul Serrano called Blues Holiday, as well as on a few tracks of the Eddie Harris album The Lost Album Plus the Better Half. If I remember correctly he's also on a Clark Terry record called Having Fun. There's a pretty exhaustive list of his recordings available on jazzdiscography.com. Anyways, I could go on and on about Bunky, but suffice it to say that studying with him was an experience I'll never forget and he is one of the greatest players who ever has and ever will walk this earth, and a lovely person to boot. Here's a link to a few live bootlegs I have of his. The live at IAJE in particular is fantastic, enjoy:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzAEf61hD3mxSXNLV0I2QlVOeHc

 

[rweisheit]

Also, for everyone suffering from GAS now (myself included), he played a Mark VII and some unknown mouthpiece neither he nor his students knew anything about


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[Watsonp143]

Bunky plays the solo here on one of the hippest tunes to ever make the AM radio charts.

Wow!!! I never knew this. I was a big fan of Billy and I got to see him live a few times. He was a great showman and for a big man could really move and work the mike. It makes sense that Bunky was the alto player on this tune!!!!

 

[chilehed]

Thanks for introducing me to him. I'm listening to Healing the Pain right now, and man that cat's badass.