Buddy Collette And His Trio • Calm, Cool And Collette

Biography by Scott Yanow

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. He played with Les Hite in 1942; led a dance band while in the Navy during World War II; and then freelanced in the L.A. area with such bands as the Stars of Swing (1946), Edgar Hayes, Louis Jordan, Benny Carter, and Gerald Wilson (1949-1950). An early teacher of Charles Mingus, Collette became the first black musician to get a permanent spot in a West Coast studio band (1951-1955). He gained his greatest recognition as an important member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955-1956), and he recorded several albums as a leader in the mid- to late '50s for Contemporary. Otherwise, he mostly stuck to the L.A. area, freelancing, working in the studios, playing in clubs, teaching, and inspiring younger musicians. Although a fine tenor player and a good clarinetist, Collette's most distinctive voice is on flute; he recorded an album with one of his former students, the great James Newton (1989). In addition, Collette participated in a reunion of the Chico Hamilton Quintet, and recorded a two-disc "talking record" for the Issues label in 1994, in which he discussed some of what he had seen and experienced through the years.

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Biografía de Scott Yanow

Una fuerza importante en la comunidad de jazz de Los Ángeles, Buddy Collette fue uno de los primeros pioneros en tocar jazz en la flauta. Collette comenzó a tocar el piano desde niño y luego aprendió gradualmente todos los instrumentos de viento de madera. Jugó con Les Hite en 1942; dirigió una banda de baile mientras estaba en la Marina durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial; y luego trabajaba de manera independiente en el área de L.A. con bandas como Stars of Swing (1946), Edgar Hayes, Louis Jordan, Benny Carter y Gerald Wilson (1949-1950). Collette, uno de los primeros maestros de Charles Mingus, se convirtió en el primer músico negro en obtener un puesto permanente en una banda de estudio de la Costa Oeste (1951-1955). Obtuvo su mayor reconocimiento como miembro importante del Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955-1956), y grabó varios álbumes como líder a mediados y finales de los años 50 para Contemporary. De lo contrario, se concentró principalmente en el área de L.A., trabajó de forma independiente, trabajó en los estudios, tocó en clubes, enseñó e inspiró a músicos más jóvenes. Aunque es un buen tenor y un buen clarinetista, la voz más distintiva de Collette es la flauta; grabó un álbum con uno de sus antiguos alumnos, el gran James Newton (1989). Además, Collette participó en una reunión del Chico Hamilton Quintet y grabó un "disco parlante" de dos discos para el sello Issues en 1994, en el que habló sobre algo de lo que había visto y experimentado a través de los años.

1 Makin' Whoopee
2 Fall Winds
3 Minor Deviation
4 Change It
5 I'll Remember April
6 Winston Walks
7 If She Had Stayed
8 They Can't Take That Away from Me
9 Undecided
10 Flute In "D"
11 The Continental
12 Three and One
13 Night in Tunisia
14 Johnny Walks
15 Perfidia
16 Morning Jazz
17 Orlando Blues
18 Soft Touch
19 Old School
20 Debbie

Personnel: Buddy Collette (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Dick Shreve (piano); Bill Dolney (drums).

Recording information: Hollywood (01/24/1957); Hollywood (05/14/1957); Hollywood (11/19/1956/11/29/1956).








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