Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Man Of Many Parts
| Recorded | Feb 13 & Apr 17, 1956 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 14 credited players |
| Discogs | master 312463 |
The record
Contemporary lets Collette loose on alto, tenor, clarinet and flute across shuffled trios and quartets drawn from the label's regular bench, Kessel and Callender among them. Personnel shifts track by track, but the reed-switching is the real thread tying the record together.
Session personnel
- William Green — alto saxophone
- Buddy Collette — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, liner notes
- Jewell Grant — baritone saxophone
- Eugene Wright — bass
- Joe Comfort — bass
- Red Callender — bass
- Bill Richmond — drums
- Larry Bunker — drums
- Max Albright — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- Ernie Freeman — piano
- Gerald Wiggins — piano
- Gerald Wilson — trumpet
- Dave Wells — trumpet [bass], trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Contemporary Records · C3522 — Vinyl, LP, Album, RCA Hollywood Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Contemporary Records — MONO |
| 1958 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-239 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-239-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Contemporary Records · EPC 4041 — Vinyl, 7" |
Follow the players
William Green also plays on
Buddy Collette also plays on
Jewell Grant also plays on