Daniel Bernard Bank (July 17, 1922 – June 5, 2010) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks. He was born on July 17, 1922. Early in his career Bank played with Charlie Barnet (1942–1944), and would return to play with him repeatedly over the next few decades. He played with

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His conce ...

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Jimmy Dorsey James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards " I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary Peo ...

Artie Shaw Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led ...

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Paul Whiteman Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, W ...

in the 1940s. Following this he recorded with

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

Rex Stewart Rex William Stewart Jr. (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra. Career As a boy he studied piano and violin; most of his career was spent on cornet. Stewart drop ...

, the

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra was an American swing jazz band popular in the 1950s. The orchestra was led by Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan, who were both experienced big band arrangers. Sauter played mellophone, trumpet, and drums, and had attend ...

, Johnny Hodges, Urbie Green, Clifford Brown and Helen Merrill,

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doubl ...

Wes Montgomery John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a dist ...

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

, Jimmy Smith, Chico O’Farrill,

Betty Carter Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative int ...

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

, and Tony Fruscella. Bank is best known for his association with

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

in Gil Evans's orchestra; Bank played bass clarinet on the albums '' Miles Ahead'', '' Sketches of Spain'' and ''

Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' () is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy'', its ...

''. He played with Davis on his 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Later in the 1960s he recorded with the

big band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s ...

s of

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians an ...

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as ...

, and Stanley Turrentine. Bank died of natural causes on June 5, 2010.

Discography

As sideman

With Louis Armstrong *'' Louis Armstrong and His Friends'' (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970) With

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of ...

*'' Portrait of the Artist'' (Atlantic, 1960) With Ralph Burns and

Leonard Feather Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Biography Feather was born in London, England, into an u ...

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Winter Sequence ''Winter Sequence'' is a 1954 Christmas jazz album from American pianist Ralph Burns and British music critic Leonard Feather with an ad hoc ensemble of musicians, released on MGM Records. Recording, release, and reception Feather composed ...

'' (MGM, 1954) With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

*'' Central City Sketches'' (MusicMasters, 1987) *'' Harlem Renaissance'' (MusicMasters, 1992) With

*'' Miles Ahead'' (Columbia, 1957) With

*'' The Art Farmer Septet'' (Prestige, 1953–54) *''

Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra ''Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra'' is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Mercury label.

'' (Mercury, 1962) With

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often serv ...

*'' Ridin' High'' (Enterprise, 1967) With Dizzy Gillespie *'' Afro'' (Norgran, 1954) *'' Dizzy and Strings'' (Norgran, 1954) With

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/ hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launc ...

*'' Pop + Jazz = Swing'' (Audio Fidelity, 1961) With Urbie Green *'' All About Urbie Green and His Big Band'' (ABC-Paramount, 1956) With

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleade ...

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The Further Adventures of El Chico ''The Further Adventures of El Chico'' is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!, 1966) *'' The Gamut'' (Solid State, 1968) ;With

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

*'' The Hawk Talks'' (Decca, 1952-53 955 With

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath ...

*'' Little Man Big Band'' (Verve, 1992) With Johnny Hodges *'' Blue Notes'' (Verve, 1966) * '' Don't Sleep in the Subway'' (Verve, 1967) *'' 3 Shades of Blue'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) With Milt Jackson *'' Ray Brown / Milt Jackson'' with Ray Brown (Verve, 1965) With J. J. Johnson *'' Goodies'' (RCA Victor, 1965) *'' Broadway Express'' (RCA Victor, 1965) With

*'' The Birth of a Band!'' (Mercury, 1959) With Eric Kloss *'' Grits & Gravy'' (Prestige, 1966) With Irene Kral *'' SteveIreneo!'' (United Artists, 1959) With Junior Mance *'' The Soul of Hollywood'' (Jazzland, 1962) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

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Latin Mann ''Latin Mann'' (subtitled ''Afro to Bossa to Blues'') is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Columbia label and released in 1965. Mann's contract with Atlantic Records allowed him to record the album for another label. ...

'' (Columbia, 1965) With Howard McGhee *'' Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries'' (Bethlehem, 1956) With

*'' The Complete Town Hall Concert'' (Blue Note, 1962 994 With Milton Nascimento *''

Courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront Suffering, agony, pain, Risk, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of ...

'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) With

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

*'' Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle'' (Impulse!, 1966) *''

Happenings A happening is a performance, event, or situation art, usually as performance art. The term was first used by Allan Kaprow during the 1950s to describe a range of art-related events. History Origins Allan Kaprow first coined the term "happe ...

'' with

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

(Impulse!, 1966) *'' Encyclopedia of Jazz'' (Verve, 1966) *''

The Sound of Feeling ''The Sound of Feeling'' (full title ''Leonard Feather Presents The Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson'') is a jazz album featuring two separate groups featuring Oliver Nelson recorded in late 1966 and released on the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1966) *'' The Spirit of '67'' with

Pee Wee Russell Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell (March 27, 1906 – February 15, 1969), was an American jazz musician. Early in his career he played clarinet and saxophones, but he eventually focused solely on clarinet. With a highly individualistic and s ...

(Impulse!, 1967) With

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Clef A clef (from French: 'key') is a musical symbol used to indicate which notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical stave. Placing a clef on a stave assigns a particular pitch to one of the five lines, which defines the pit ...

, 1954) With

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

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Basically Duke ''Basically Duke'' is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a 10-inch LP.Edwards, D & Callahan, MBethlehem Discography, Part 1: CP-1/BCP-1000 10-inch LP Serie ...

'' (Bethlehem, 1954) *'' The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi'' (ABC-Paramount, 1956) With

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

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*'' Samba Para Dos'' (Verve, 1963) With

Shirley Scott Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Life and career Scott was born in Ph ...

*'' Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands'' (Impulse!, 1966) With Jimmy Smith *''

Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

'' (Verve, 1965) With

Walter Wanderley Walter Wanderley (born Walter Jose Wanderley Mendonça, May 12, 1932 – September 4, 1986) was a Brazilian organist and pianist, best known for his lounge and bossa nova music and for his instrumental version of the song '' Summer Samba'' whi ...

*'' Moondreams'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) With Ben Webster *''

Music for Loving ''Music for Loving'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster with tracks recorded in 1954 and released by Norgran in 1955. The album was reissued in 1957 by Verve as ''Sophisticated Lady''. In 1996 Verve released a double CD compiling ...

'' (Norgran, 1954) With Randy Weston *'' Tanjah'' (Polydor, 1973) With Kai Winding *'' Kai Olé'' (Verve, 1961) *'' Penny Lane & Time'' (Verve, 1967)

References

* Danny Bankat

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New York Times paid death notice for Daniel Bank
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bank, Danny American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists American jazz clarinetists American jazz flautists 1922 births 2010 deaths American male jazz musicians American Jazz Orchestra members 20th-century American saxophonists 20th-century flautists