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Danny Bank
American jazz baritone saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist, born July 17, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, died June 5, 2010 in Queens, New York City, New York. Bank is one of the most recorded baritone saxophonists of all time, best known for his association with Miles Davis in Gil Evans' orchestra. Later in the 1960s he recorded with the big bands of Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks.
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Miles Davis: Porgy and Bess
by Robert Gilbert
In jazz, only a handful of albums never lose their lustre. Each listening is a magical experience, no matter how familiar the material has become. The second collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans, Porgy and Bess, is one such distinctive recording.
Davis and Evans’ recasting of the George Gershwin opera was their followup to the magnificent Miles Ahead. Many of that album’s characteristics are also present on Porgy and Bess : lush orchestrations, a wide-range of material ...
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Danny Bank is one of the most recorded baritone saxophonists in jazz history. According to Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, Danny has recorded on 416 sessions (studio and live dates). To give you an idea of how large a number that is, consider this: Gerry Mulligan recorded on 376, Count Basie's baritone saxophonist Charlie Fowlkes recorded on 370, Pepper Adams on 267, Cecil Payne on 187 and Serge Chaloff on 113. Harry Carney tops Danny and everyone else on the instrument ...
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Instrument: Saxophone, baritone
Born: July 17, 1922
Died: June 5, 2010
