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Buddy Collette

Buddy Collette has been played on NTS shows including Jazzman, with Blues For Nicola first played on 24 October 2014.

William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American tenor saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist. He was highly influential in the West coast jazz and West Coast blues mediums, also collaborating with saxophonist Dexter Gordon, drummer Chico Hamilton, and his lifelong friend, bassist Charles Mingus.

Collette took up the alto saxophone at age 12 and led his first group, which included Britt Woodman on trombone and Charles Mingus on bass. At 17 he started playing professionally. After serving as a U.S. Navy…

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Safari West
Buddy Collette
Legend Record Co.1973
Safari West
Buddy ColletteLegend Record Co.1973
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Jungle Pipe
Buddy Collette
Contemporary Records1956
Jungle Pipe
Buddy ColletteContemporary Records1956
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Blues For Nicola
The Polyhedric Buddy Collette
Music1961
Blues For Nicola
The Polyhedric Buddy ColletteMusic1961
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Frenesi
Buddy Collette
Contemporary Records1956
Frenesi
Buddy ColletteContemporary Records1956
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Mounya Labeli Matatoo
The Polyhedric Buddy Collette
Dejavu2008
Mounya Labeli Matatoo
The Polyhedric Buddy ColletteDejavu2008
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