Buddy Collette | Nice Day with Buddy Collette

An important force in the Los Angeles jazz community, Buddy Collette was an early pioneer at playing jazz on the flute. Collette started on piano as a child and then gradually learned all of the woodwinds.… 
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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

A Nice Day is a nice recording for multireedist Buddy Collette who plays alto, clarinet, flute and tenor during the three sessions heard on the CD reissue. Five of the ten selection's are Collette's originals and, although the title cut and "Fall Winds" (which was renamed "Desert Sands") are both better-known for the versions he recorded with the Chico Hamilton Quintet than for these renditions, the original runthroughs are also excellent. Collette is the main voice throughout this set of lightly swinging music although he gets support from the fine rhythm sections (which include either Don Friedman, Dick Shreve or Calvin Jackson on piano). Overall this set serves as a good all-around showcase for Buddy Collette's playing and writing talents.

Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Don Friedman (tracks 1 & 4), Calvin Jackson (tracks 2, 6 & 10), Dick Shreve (tracks 3, 5 & 7-9) - piano
John Goodman (tracks 1, 3-5 & 7-9), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 2, 6 & 10) - bass
Bill Dolney (tracks 3, 5 & 7-9), Shelly Manne (tracks 2, 6 & 10), Joe Peters (tracks 1 & 4) - drums



1. A Nice Day 00:00
2. There Will Never Be Another You 04:19
3. Minor Deviation 08:45
4. Over The Rainbow 13:27
5. Change It 18:43
6. Moten Swing 22:02
7. I'll Remember April 25:28
8. Blues For Howard 28:37
9. Fall Winds 32:40
10. Buddy Boo 39:08

 

Released 1957
Recorded November 6 & 29, 1956 and February 18, 1957
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California