Man of Many Parts
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| Man of Many Parts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | August 6, October 15 and December 4, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C3522 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Buddy Collette chronology | ||||
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Man of Many Parts is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Buddy Collette recorded at sessions in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Collette is showcased on tenor, alto, clarinet, and his strongest ax, flute. He also contributed nine of the dozen selections".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Buddy Collette except where noted.
- "Cycle" - 2:51
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) - 3:36
- "Ruby" (Heinz Eric Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) - 2:48
- "St. Andrews Place Blues" - 3:42
- "Cheryl Ann" - 4:35
- "Sunset Drive" - 3:20
- "Jazz City Blues" - 4:43
- "Slappy's Tune" - 3:39
- "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez) - 2:42
- "Santa Monica" - 3:43
- "Jungle Pipe" - 4:02
- "Zan" - 3:20
- Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on February 13, 1956 (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), February 24, 1956 (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 9) and April 17, 1956 (tracks 4, 5, 11 & 12).
Personnel[edit]
- Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Gerald Wilson - trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10)
- David Wells - bass trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10)
- William E. Green - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10)
- Jewell Grant - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10)
- Barney Kessel - guitar (tracks 4, 5, 11 & 12)
- Ernie Freeman (tracks 1, 3-5, 8 & 1-12), Gerald Wiggins (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - piano
- Red Callender (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Joe Comfort (tracks 4, 5, 11 & 12), Gene Wright (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 9) - bass
- Max Albright (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Larry Bunker (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 9), Bill Richmond (tracks 4, 5, 11 & 12) - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 28, 2015
- ^ a b Scott Yanow, Scott. Man of Many Parts – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.