A Spoonful of Jazz
{{Infobox album
| name = A Spoonful of Jazz
| type = Studio
| artist = Bud Shank
| cover = A_Spoonful_of_Jazz.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded = 1967
Los Angeles, CA
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 33:43
| label = World Pacific
WP 1868
| producer = Ted Daryll
| chronology = Bud Shank
| prev_title = Bud Shank & the Sax Section
| prev_year = 1966
| next_title = Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies
| next_year = 1967
}}
A Spoonful of Jazz is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1800-21800-21900-series/#wp-1868 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1800/21800/21900 series] accessed January 13, 2016Edwards, D., Eyrie, P. and Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/worldpacific/worldpacific.html World Pacific Album Discography], accessed December 15, 2015 The album features interpretations of tunes associated with The Lovin' Spoonful.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
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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".{{AllMusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id=mw0000874743 |title=A Spoonful of Jazz – Review |accessdate=January 12, 2016}}
Track listing
- "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone) - 2:58
- "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (J. Sebastian) - 2:21
- "(You and Me and) Rain on the Roof" (J. Sebastian) - 2:25
- "Amy's Theme" (J. Sebastian) - 3:36
- "Cocoanut Grove" (J. Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) - 2:43
- "Lovin' You" (J. Sebastian) - 2:27
- "Darling Be Home Soon" (J. Sebastian) - 3:34
- "Six O'Clock" (J. Sebastian) - 2:30
- "Younger Girl" (J. Sebastian) - 2:41
- "Didn't Wanna Have to Do It" (J. Sebastian) - 3:08
- "Daydream" (J. Sebastian) - 3:12
- 'Do You Believe in Magic" (J. Sebastian) - 2:06
Personnel
- Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
- Shorty Rogers – conductor, arranger
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Carol Kaye - bass
- Dennis Budimir - guitar{{cite web |title=Bud Shank – A Spoonful Of Jazz |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3318901-Bud-Shank-A-Spoonful-Of-Jazz |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=22 March 2025}}
References
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