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Nice Day with Buddy Collette

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{{Infobox album

| name = Nice Day with Buddy Collette

| type = Album

| artist = Buddy Collette

| cover = Nice Day with Buddy Collette.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1957

| recorded = November 6 & 29, 1956 and February 18, 1957
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 38:29

| label = Contemporary C3531

| producer = Lester Koenig

| chronology = Buddy Collette

| prev_title = Man of Many Parts

| prev_year = 1956

| next_title = Cool, Calm & Collette

| next_year = 1957

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Nice Day with Buddy Collette is the second album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Buddy Collette, recorded at sessions in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#c-3531 Contemporary Records discography] accessed May 28, 2015

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Disc

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Reviews |last=Hall |first=Tony |author-link=Tony Hall (music executive) |magazine=Disc |date=21 June 1958 |issue=20 |page=19}}

| rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=278}}

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Overall this set serves as a good all-around showcase for Buddy Collette's playing and writing talents".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Scott Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000091911 |title=Nice Day with Buddy Collette – Review |accessdate=May 28, 2015}}

Track listing

All compositions by Buddy Collette except as indicated

  1. "Nice Day" - 4:19
  2. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:26
  3. "Minor Deviation" (Dick Shreve) - 4:42
  4. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 5:15
  5. "Change It" - 3:19
  6. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) - 3:26
  7. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 3:09
  8. "Blues for Howard" - 4:03
  9. "Fall Winds" - 6:28
  10. "Buddy Boo" - 4:31
  • Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on November 6, 1956 (tracks 1 & 4), November 29, 1956 (tracks 3, 5 & 7-9) and February 18, 1957 (tracks 2, 6 & 10).

Personnel

References

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Category:Contemporary Records albums

Category:Buddy Collette albums

Category:1957 albums