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A versatile studio room musician who’s skilled on all sorts of percussion, Larry Bunker’s primary significance to jazz continues to be being a drummer and vibraphonist. He was an associate from the Gerry Mulligan Quartet in 1953 (changing Chico Hamilton) and primarily worked within the studios but surfaced within the jazz globe for organizations with Stan Getz, Warne Marsh, Clare Fischer, Gary Burton, Dizzy Gillespie & most considerably as an associate of the Costs Evans Trio (1963-65), producing occasional recordings within a jazz placing through the years. Larry Bunker’s just opportunities to business lead his own music group on record led to three obscure albums within a 1963 quartet that included Gary Burton; one arrived on Vault as well as the other two made an appearance as Japanese Interplay CDs.
Quick Facts
Full Name Larry Bunker
Died March 8, 2005, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession Drummer
Music Songs My Foolish Heart, I Loves You, Porgy, Nardis, Peri's Scope, My Romance, Gloria's Step, Nirvana, Alice in Wonderland, Jade Visions, Seascape, I Love You, The Peacocks, In Your Own Sweet Way, A House Is Not a Home, Beautiful Love, Isn't It Romantic?, You and the Night and the Music, I Should Care, All of You, Funkallero, Waltz for Debby, The Lamp Is Low, If You Could See Me Now, The Boy Next Door, There'll Never Be Another You, Witchcraft, Lover Man, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Nobody Else but Me, Moonlight in Vermont, Freeway, Willow Weep for Me
Albums Trio '65, At Shelly's Manne-Hole, Jazz for Relaxation, Encounter Near Venus
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| 1 | American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the mid-1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. |
| 2 | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet had been in existence for only a few months when in 1953 Bunker replaced its drummer Chico Hamilton. Bunker moved into a band that included Mulligan, his trumpeter Chet Baker, Evans, and Art Pepper. |
| 3 | During the Sixties he played jazz as a sideman in Los Angeles with groups led by Bud Shank, Pete Jolly and Clare Fischer. He toured Australia backing Judy Garland in 1964 and in 1965 Japan with Stan Getz. |
| 4 | The Pianist Bill Evans had a huge influence in the jazz fraternity and particularly on the drummer Larry Bunker. Bunker seems to have taken it calmly in 1963 when Evans, who was playing a couple of weeks at a club in Bunker's home town of Los Angeles, called the drummer over from his seat at the bar and asked him to make up a trio. |
| 5 | Jazz drummer and longtime movie studio percussionist. First film was Stalag 17 (1953); last was The Incredibles (2004). |
Music Department
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | 2005 | TV Special musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Ice Age | 2002 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The Truth About Cats & Dogs | 1996 | musician: percussion, jazz group | |
| Beetlejuice | 1988 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Gremlins | 1984 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Testament | 1983 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | 1983 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Poltergeist | 1982 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | 1982 | TV Movie musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| One from the Heart | 1981 | musician: drums | |
| Time After Time | 1979 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| North Dallas Forty | 1979 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Escape from Alcatraz | 1979 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Big Wednesday | 1978 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Telefon | 1977 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Demon Seed | 1977 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Black Sunday | 1977 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Islands in the Stream | 1977 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Raid on Entebbe | 1976 | TV Movie musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Marathon Man | 1976 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Logan's Run | 1976 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The Big Bus | 1976 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| All the President's Men | 1976 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Babe | 1975 | TV Movie musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | 1975 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| A Boy and His Dog | 1975 | musician | |
| The Towering Inferno | 1974 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | 1974 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Winter Kill | 1974 | TV Movie musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Shaft | 1973 | TV Series musician - 1 episode | |
| The Outfit | 1973 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Enter the Dragon | 1973 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | 1973 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes | 1973 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Hawkins | 1973 | TV Series musician - 1 episode | |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | 1972 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The Wrath of God | 1972 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | 1972 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Two Is a Happy Number | 1972 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Shaft's Big Score! | 1972 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Duel | 1971 | TV Movie musician: drums, percussion - uncredited | |
| On Any Sunday | 1971 | Documentary musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Wild Rovers | 1971 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| THX 1138 | 1971 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | 1970 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Kelly's Heroes | 1970 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Zig Zag | 1970 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes | 1970 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Hunters Are for Killing | 1970 | TV Movie musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Patton | 1970 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| 100 Rifles | 1969 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| The Illustrated Man | 1969 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Hellfighters | 1968 | musician: drums, percussion - uncredited | |
| The Shoes of the Fisherman | 1968/I | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Ice Station Zebra | 1968 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Bullitt | 1968 | musician - uncredited | |
| The Split | 1968 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Planet of the Apes | 1968 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 1967 | musician: drums, percussion - uncredited | |
| A Guide for the Married Man | 1967 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| The Scorpio Letters | 1967 | TV Movie musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Penelope | 1966 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Not with My Wife, You Don't! | 1966 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Inside Daisy Clover | 1965 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| The Americanization of Emily | 1964 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Robinson Crusoe on Mars | 1964 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Rhino! | 1964 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | 1964 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Seven Days in May | 1964 | musician: drums, percussion - uncredited | |
| Charade | 1963 | musician: vibes - uncredited | |
| Rampage | 1963 | musician: drums, percussion - uncredited | |
| Toys in the Attic | 1963 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Drums of Africa | 1963 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Days of Wine and Roses | 1962 | musician: vibes - uncredited | |
| Frankly Jazz | 1962 | TV Series musician - 1 episode | |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | 1962 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Hell Is for Heroes | 1962 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Hatari! | 1962 | musician: vibes - uncredited | |
| Marco Polo | 1962/I | musician: percussion - US version, uncredited | |
| Too Late Blues | 1961 | musician: vibes - uncredited | |
| Bachelor in Paradise | 1961 | musician: drums - uncredited | |
| Master of the World | 1961 | musician: percussion - uncredited | |
| Peter Gunn | 1958-1959 | TV Series musician - 38 episodes | |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1955 | musican: drums - uncredited | |
| Stalag 17 | 1953 | musician: percussion - uncredited |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Breathing | 1997 | performer: "Harlem Nocturne" | |
| One from the Heart | 1981 | performer: "The Tango" | |
| Too Late Blues | 1961 | music: "The Rim Shot Heard 'Round the World", "Mother Time Juke Box" | |
| Peter Gunn | TV Series music - 38 episodes, 1958 - 1959 performer - 1 episode, 1958 |
Producer
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Mood | 1987 | executive producer |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankly Jazz | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jazz Scene USA | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Jazz Musician (as Shorty Rogers and His Giants) |
| Peter Gunn | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
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