Richard Bock

Richard Bock was one of the most important producers of West Coast jazz. He founded Pacific Jazz (along with drummer Roy Harte) in 1952 and his first release was a classic set by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker. Bock worked with many of the top artists of the next decade including Baker, Art Pepper, the Chico Hamilton Quintet, Jim Hall, Bud Shank, Wes Montgomery (who recorded "Bock to ...more