BUDDY COLLETTE / COMPLETE 1961 MILANO SESSIONS INCLUDING UNRELEASED TRACKS / CD

Sources CD 1:
Tracks #1, 2, 7 & 8, from LP Music 2095
Tracks #3 to 6, 11 & 12, from LP Music 2091
Tracks #9 & 10, from Music session, but not issued on LP
Tracks # 13-17, from LP Ricordi MRJ 8001

Sources CD 2:
Tracks #1-3, from LP Ricordi MRJ 8001
Tracks #4 & 5, from LP Music 2091
Tracks #6-9, from Music session, but not issued on LP
Tracks #13-16, from LP Music 2095
Tracks #10-12 & #17-19 of CD-2 from George Moran’s sessions, but not issued on LP

Personnel on CD 1
Tracks #1-7: Dusko Goykovich, trumpet; Buddy Collette, flute, clarinet & alto sax; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, bass (#1-4) & guitar (#5-7); George Joyner, bass (#5-7); Jimmy Pratt, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 10, 1961

Tracks #8-10: Buddy Collette, clarinet & alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax & clarinet; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, guitar; George Joyner, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 14, 1961

Tracks #11-12: Buddy Collette, flute; Dino Piana, trombone; Renato Sellani, piano; Franco Cerri, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums; Norman Shobey, conga; Armshed Shobey, bongos.
Recorded in Milano, March 15, 1961

Tracks #13-15: Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Buddy Collette, flute, clarinet & alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax & clarinet; Renato Sellani, piano; Giorgio Azzolini, bass; Gianni Cazzola, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 16, 1961

Tracks #16-17: Same personnel as above.
Recorded in Milano, March 17, 1961

Personnel on CD 2:
Tracks #1-3: Oscar Valdambrini, trumpet; Buddy Collette, flute & clarinet; Gianni Basso, tenor sax & clarinet; Renato Sellani, piano; Giorgio Azzolini, bass; Gianni Cazzola, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 18, 1961


Tracks #4-9: Buddy Collette, flute, clarinet & alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax & clarinet; Renato Sellani, piano; George Joyner, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums; Norman Shobey, conga (#8 & 9).
Recorded in Milano, March 20, 1961

Tracks #10-12: Sergio Fanni, trumpet (#10 & 12); Buddy Collette, Jacques Pelzer, flutes; Amadeo Tommasi, piano; George Joyner (#10 & 12), Giovanni Tommaso (#11) bass; Buster Smith, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 23, 1961

Tracks #13-16: Buddy Collette, flute; Franco Cerri, guitar; George Joyner, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums; plus string quartet: Franco Fantini (1st violin); Tino Bacchetta (2nd violin); Marcello Turio (viola); Genunzio Ghetti (cello); Ezio Leoni, arranger (#13 & 16); Giulio Libano, arranger (#14 & 15).
Recorded in Milano, March 24, 1961

Tracks #17-19: Buddy Collette, flute & clarinet; Jacques Pelzer, flute (#18); Renato Sellani, piano; George Joyner, bass; Buster Smith, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 25, 1961

Liner notes by Jordi Pujol, Pino Maffei, Giacomo Jelmini, Coen Hofmann,
Steven Louis Isoardi & Buddy Collette
Unreleased tracks and photos (page 5 & 6), courtesy of Buddy Collette

Original recordings produced by Nanni Ricordi & Guido Crepax;

Tracks #4-9: Buddy Collette, flute, clarinet & alto sax; Gianni Basso, tenor sax & clarinet; Renato Sellani, piano; George Joyner, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums; Norman Shobey, conga (#8 & 9).
Recorded in Milano, March 20, 1961

Tracks #10-12: Sergio Fanni, trumpet (#10 & 12); Buddy Collette, Jacques Pelzer, flutes; Amadeo Tommasi, piano; George Joyner (#10 & 12), Giovanni Tommaso (#11) bass; Buster Smith, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 23, 1961

Tracks #13-16: Buddy Collette, flute; Franco Cerri, guitar; George Joyner, bass; Jimmy Pratt, drums; plus string quartet: Franco Fantini (1st violin); Tino Bacchetta (2nd violin); Marcello Turio (viola); Genunzio Ghetti (cello); Ezio Leoni, arranger (#13 & 16); Giulio Libano, arranger (#14 & 15).
Recorded in Milano, March 24, 1961

Tracks #17-19: Buddy Collette, flute & clarinet; Jacques Pelzer, flute (#18); Renato Sellani, piano; George Joyner, bass; Buster Smith, drums.
Recorded in Milano, March 25, 1961

Liner notes by Jordi Pujol, Pino Maffei, Giacomo Jelmini, Coen Hofmann,
Steven Louis Isoardi & Buddy Collette
Unreleased tracks and photos (page 5 & 6), courtesy of Buddy Collette

Original recordings produced by Nanni Ricordi & Guido Crepax;