Buddy Collette - Nice Day (1957)

Tracklist

01. A nice day
02. There will never be another you
03. Minor deviation
04. Over the rainbow
05. Change it
06. Moten swing
07. I'll remember April
08. Blues for Howard
09. Fall winds
10. Buddy boo

personnel :

Buddy Collette - alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Calvin Jackson - piano
Don Friedman - piano
Dick Shreve - piano
John Goodman - bass
Bill Dolney - drums
Leroy Vinnegar - bass
Shelly Manne - drums

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.