Man of Many Parts

Man of Many Parts
Studio album by
Buddy Collette
Released1957
RecordedAugust 6, October 15 and December 4, 1956
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length40:53
LabelContemporary C3522
ProducerLester Koenig
Buddy Collette chronology
Tanganyika
(1956) 		Man of Many Parts
(1957) 		Nice Day with Buddy Collette
(1957)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Disc[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

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

All compositions by Buddy Collette except where noted.

  1. "Cycle" - 2:51
  2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) - 3:36
  3. "Ruby" (Heinz Eric Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) - 2:48
  4. "St. Andrews Place Blues" - 3:42
  5. "Cheryl Ann" - 4:35
  6. "Sunset Drive" - 3:20
  7. "Jazz City Blues" - 4:43
  8. "Slappy's Tune" - 3:39
  9. "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez) - 2:42
  10. "Santa Monica" - 3:43
  11. "Jungle Pipe" - 4:02
  12. "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

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 28, 2015
  2. ^ a b Scott Yanow, Scott. Man of Many Parts – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Hall, Tony (15 March 1958). "Exception to the rule". Disc. No. 6. p. 17.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.