Bud Shank

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Bud Shank (born May 27, 1926) is an American saxophonist. He also played flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra, The Zodiac, and in various session work.

In 1962 Shank and Indian composer and sitar-player Ravi Shankar released Improvisations and Theme From Pather Pachali and began fusing jazz with Indian traditions.

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