AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Buddy Collette, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“Calm, Cool & Collette”; Dick Marx with Buddy Collette -”Marx Makes Broadway”, “Nice Day With Collette” and “The Polyhedric”.
Buddy Collette started his jazz career early, learning the alto sax by the age of 12 and going on to form a band with his lifelong friend Charles Mingus. He also went on to master the flute and clarinet, both of which are often heavily featured in his work. He began as a be-bopper but made the usual moves through the jazz eras and even indulged in some chamber jazz with guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Fred Katz. Other fine musicians Collette played with include Eric Dolphy, Chico Hamilton, Lucky Thompson, Charles Lloyd, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon and James Newton. He even played in the resident band on the Groucho Marx TV show!
CD1
1-11: ‘Calm, Cool and Collette’
1. Winston Walks
2. If She Had Stayed
3. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
4. Undecided
5. Flute In “D”
6. The Continental
7. Three And One
8. Night In Tunisia
9. Johnny Walks
10. Perfidia
11. Morning Jazz
12-21: ‘Marx Makes Broadway’
12. Joey Joey
13. Why Can’t You Behave
14. All Of You
15. Cool
16. Too Close For Comfort
17. If I Were A Bell
18. Baubles, Bangles & Beads
19. A Sleepin’ Bee
20. Guys And Dolls
21. Just In Time
CD2
1-10: ‘Nice Day With Buddy Collette’
1. A Nice Day
2. There Will Never Be Another You
3. Minor Deviation
4. Over The Rainbow
5. Change It
6. Moten Swing
7. I’ll Remember April
8. Blues For Howard
9. Fall Winds
10. Buddy Boo
11-18: ‘The Polyhedric’
11. Orfeo Negro
12. Blues For Nicola
13. Mounya Labeli Matatoo
14. Paddi
15. A Taste Of Fresh Air
16. Pickford Street
17. Skater For Mater
18. Blues
