1988 Buddy Collette with James Newton Flute Talk

Buddy Collette (alto sax, clarinet, flute), James Newton (flute), Geri Allen (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Gianpiero prina (drums).

Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, July 4,5, 1988

01 Magali (Buddy Collette)
02 Blues in Torrance (Buddy Collette)
03 Richmond in Acropolis (James Newton)
04 It's You (Buddy Collette)
05 Crystal (Buddy Collette)
06 André (Buddy Collette)
07 Flute Talk (Buddy Collette, James Newton)
08 Roshanda (Buddy Collette)

1957 Buddy Collette and His Quartet Calm, Cool, and Collette

(01-16) Buddy Collette, flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax, Dick Shreve, piano, John Goodman, bass, Bill Dolney, drums. Recorded at ABC Studios, November 19 (01-02), Hollywood, November 29 (03-05), 1956, and Hollywood, January 24, 1957 (06-16)

(17-20) Buddy Collette, flute, clarinet & alto sax, Dick Shreve, piano, Eugene Wright, bass, Bill Richmond, drums. Recorded at Hollywood, May 14, 1957

01 Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
02 Fall Winds (Buddy Collette)
03 Minor Deviation (Dick Shreve)
04 Change It (Buddy Collette)
05 I'll Remember April (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye)
06 Winston Walks (John Goodman)
07 If She Had Stayed (Dick Shreve)
08 They Can't Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
09 Undecided (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers)
10 Flute In "D" (Buddy Collette)
11 The Continental (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) 
12 Three And One (Buddy Collette)
13 A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli, Leo Robin)
14 Johnny Walks (Buddy Collette)
15 Perfidia (Alberto Dominguez)
16 Morning Jazz (Dick Shreve)
17 Orlando Blues (Buddy Collette)
18 Soft Touch (Buddy Collette)
19 Old School (Eugene Wright)
20 Debbie (Dick Shreve)

1956-1957 Buddy Collette An Original Westcoaster

(01-04) Buddy Collette (flute, alto &tenor sax), Gerald Wiggins (piano), Eugene Wright (bass), Bill Richmond (drums). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio, Hollywood, February 24, 1956.

(05-08) Buddy Collette (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax), Ernie Freeman (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Joe Comfort (bass), Larry Bunker (drums). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio, Hollywood, April 17, 1956.

(09-10) Buddy Collette (flute & clarinet), Don Friedman (piano), John Goodman (bass), Joe Peters (drums). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio, Hollywood, November 6, 1956.

(11-15) Buddy Collette (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax), Calvin Jackson (piano), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Shelly Manne (drums). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio, Hollywood, February 18, 1957.

(16-19) Buddy Collette (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax), Gerald Wiggins (piano), Howard Roberts (guitar), Eugene Wright (bass), Bill Richmond (drums). Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, May 13, 1957.

01 Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
02 Jazz City Blues (Buddy Collette)
03 Sunset Drive (Buddy Collette)
04 Frenesi (Alberto Dominguez, Ray Charles, Bob Russell, Leonard Whitcup)
05 St. Andrew's Place (Buddy Collette)
06 Jungle Pipe (Buddy Collette)
07 Cheryl Anne (Buddy Collette)
08 Zan (Buddy Collette)
09 A Nice Day (Buddy Collette)
10 Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg)
11 Buddy Boo (Buddy Collette)
12 There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
13 Moten Swing (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten)  
14 Fall Winds (Buddy Collette)
15 Blues for Howard (Buddy Collette)
16 You Better Go Now (Irvin Graham, Bix Reichner)
17 Tasty Dish (Buddy Collette) 
18 I Still Love You (Buddy Collette)
19 Mrs. Potts (Eugene Wright)

1956-1957 Buddy Collette Quartet and Quintet Tasty Dish

(01-03) Buddy Collette (alto sax & flute), Dick Shrieve (piano), John Goodman (bass), Bill Dolney (drums). Recorded at the "Stars of Jazz" TV Show in Hollywood, November 19, 1956.

(04-07) Buddy Collette (tenor sax, clarinet & flute), Howard Roberts (guitar), Gerald Wiggins (piano), Eugene Wright (bass), Bill Richmond (drums). Recorded at Radio Recorders Studio in  Hollywood, May 14, 1957.

(08-11) Buddy Collette (tenor sax, clarinet & flute), Dick Shrieve (piano), Eugene Wright (bass), Bill Richmond (drums). Recorded at Radio Recorders Studio in  Hollywood, May 15, 1957.

01 Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
02 Fall Winds (Buddy Collette)
03 I'll Remember April (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye)
04 Tasty Dish (Buddy Collette)
05 I Still Love You (Buddy Collette)
06 Mrs. Potts (Eugene Wright)
07 You Better Go Now (Irvin Graham, Bix Reichner)
08 Orlando Blues (Buddy Collette)
09 Soft Touch (Buddy Collette)
10 Old School (Eugene Wright)
11 Debbie (Dick Shrieve)

1956 Buddy Collette and His West Coast Friends

(01-10) from 12" LP "Tanganika": John Anderson (tp), Buddy Collette (fl, cl, as & ts), Gerald Wiggings (p), Jim Hall (g), Curtis Counce (b) and Chico Hamilton (d). Recorded at Capitol Studio, Hollywood, on September 16 & 27, 1956.

(11-18) from Max Albright's 12" LP "Mood For Max": John Anderson (tp), Dave Wells (b-tp, tb), Buddy Collette (fl, cl, as & ts), Bill Green (fl, cl b-cl, as & ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Gerald Wiggings (p), Curtis Counce (b), Max Albright (d, vibes on 19, bells on 15). Recorded at Capitol Studio, Hollywood, on November 8 & 16, 1956.

(19-22) from Max Albright's 12" LP "Mood For Max": John Anderson (tp), Dave Wells (b-tp, tb), Buddy Collette (fl, cl, as & ts), Bill Green (fl, cl b-cl, as & ts), Gene Cipriano (oboe, english horn, b-cl), Gerald Wiggings (p), Joe Comfort (b), Max Albright (d, vibes on 19, bells on 15). Recorded at Capitol Studio, Hollywood, on November 23, 1956.

01 Jungle Pogo Stick (Buddy Collette)
02 Green Dream (Buddy Collette)
03 It's You (Buddy Collette)
04 A Walk In The Veldt (Buddy Collette)
05 How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
06 The Blinfold Test (John Anderson)
07 Tanganyka (Buddy Collette)
08 Wagnervous (Chico Hamilton, Gerald Wiggings)
09 And So Is Love (John Anderson)
10 Coming Back For Me (Johnny Otis)
11 Crow's Nest (John Anderson)
12 Remember (Irving Berlin)
13 Sunset Drive (Buddy Collette)
14 Some Folks Like The Blues (John Anderson)
15 I Hear Bells (Buddy Collette)
16 Buzzin' Cool (John Anderson)
17 One Morning in May (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
18 Heat Wave (Irving Berlin) 
19 That's All (Allen Brandt, Bob Haymes)
20 You're Devasting Me (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) 
21 Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Irving Berlin)
22 Mood For Max (Buddy Collette)

1961 The Soft Touch Of Buddy Collette '61 Milano Sessions

(01) Dusko Gojkovic (trumpet), Buddy Collete (flute), Renato Sellani (piano), Franco Cerri (guitar), George Joyner (bass), Jimmy Pratt (drums). Recorded at The Gürtler Bros. Studio, Milano on March 10, 1961

(02-04) Gianni Basso (clarinet, tenor sax), Buddy Collette (clarinet, alto sax), Renato Sellani (piano), Franco Cerri (guitar), George Joyner (bass), Jimmy Pratt (drums). Recorded at The Gürtler Bros. Studio, Milano on March 14, 1961

(05,06) Dino Piana (trombone), Buddy Collette (flute), Renato Sellani (piano), Franco Cerri (bass), Norman Shobey (tumba), Armshed Shobey (bongos) Jimmy Pratt (d). Recorded at The Gürtler Bros. Studio, Milano on March 15, 1961.

(07-12) Buddy Collette (flute, clarinet), Gianni Basso (clarinet tenor sax), Renato Sellani (piano), George Joyner (bass), Jimmy Pratt (drums), Norman Shobey (percussions). Recorded at The Gürtler Bros. Studio, Milano on March 20, 1961

(13-16) Buddy Collette (flute) Franco Cerri (guitar), George Joyner (bass), Jimmy Pratt (drums), F.Fantini (1st violin), T.Bacchetta (2nd violin), M.Turio (viola), N.Ghetti (cello). Recorded at The Gürtler Bros. Studio, Milano on March 24, 1961

01 Everything Happens To Me (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) 
02 I Forgot (Buddy Collette)
03 I Wished On The Moon (Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker)
04 Miss Helen (Buddy Collette)
05 Orfeo Negro ( Manha De Carnaval) (Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Maria)
06 Mounya Labeli Matatoo (Buddy Collette)
07 Skater For Mater (Buddy Collette)
08 Blues (Buddy Collette)
09 Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg)
10 That's All (Allen Brandt, Bob Haymes)
11 Eh Ho (Buddy Collette)
12 The Power Of Winds (Buddy Collette)
13 Soft Touch (Buddy Collette)
14 Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
15 Santa Monica (Buddy Collette)
16 Stella By Starlight (Ned Washington, Victor Young)

1958 Buddy Collette Soft Touch

(01-09) Buddy Collette (as, ts), Gerald Wilson (tp), Al Viola (g), Wilfred Middlebrooks (b), Earl Palmer (d). Recorded at Master Recorders in Hollywood, February 17, 1958

(10-12) Buddy Collette (as, ts), Gerald Wilson (tp), Al Viola (g), Wilfred Middlebrooks (b), Earl Palmer (d). Recorded at the "Stars of Jazz" TV Show in Hollywood, july 7, 1958

01 Soft Touch (Buddy Collette)
02 Orlando Blues (Buddy Collette)
03 It's You (Buddy Collette)
04 My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
05 The Cute Monster (Buddy Collette)
06 Walkin' Willie (Wilfred Middlebrooks)
07 Changes (Buddy Collette)
08 Blue Sands (Buddy Collette)
09 Soft Touch (Buddy Collette)
10 Moonlight in Vermont (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf)  
11 It's You (Buddy Collette)
12 Soft Touch (Buddy Collette)

1956 Buddy Collette Man of Many Parts

(01,03,08,10) Buddy Collette (as,ts,cl & fl), Gerald Wilson (tp), David Wells (b tp & tb), William E. Green (as), Jewell Grant (bs), Ernie Freeman (piano), Red Callender (bass), Max Albright (drums). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, February 13, 1956

(02,06,07,09) Buddy Collette (as,ts,cl & fl), Gerald Wiggins (p), Gene Wright (b), Bill Richmond (d). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, February 24, 1956

(04,05,11,12) Buddy Collette (as,ts,cl & fl), Barney Kessel (g), Ernie Freeman (piano), Joe Comfort (b), Larry Bunker (d). Recorded at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, April, 17, 1956

01 Cycle (Buddy Collette)
02 Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
03 Ruby (Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld)
04 St. Andrews Place Blues (Buddy Collette)
05 Cheryl Ann (Buddy Collette)
06 Sunset Drive (Buddy Collette)
07 Jazz City Blues (Buddy Collette)
08 Slappy's Tune (Buddy Collette)
09 Frenesi (Alberto Dominguez, Ray Charles, Bob Russell, Leonard Whitcup)
10 Santa Monica (Buddy Collette)
11 Jungle Pipe (Buddy Collette)
12 Zan (Buddy Collette)

1956 Tanganyika Featuring Buddy Collette Chico Hamilton Jim Hall

Buddy Collette (Reeds), Chico Hamilton (Drums), Curtis Counce (Bass), Gerald Wiggins (Piano), Jim Hall (Guitar), John Anderson (Trumpet)

Recorded at Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood, CA, october 11, 1956

01 Green Dream (Buddy Collette)
02 It's You (Buddy Collette)
03 A Walk on the Veldt (Buddy Collette)
04 How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
05 The Blindfold Test (John Anderson)
06 Jungle Pogo Stick (Buddy Collette)
07 Tanganyika (Buddy Collette)
08 Wagnervous (Gerald Wiggins, Chico Hamilton)
09 And So Is Love (John Anderson)
10 Coming Back for More (Johnny Otis)