Blue Note
Best From The West Vol. 1 • Modern Sounds From California
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| Recorded | 1955 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 5059 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 21 credited players |
| Discogs | master 893415 |
The record
Six titles named for California places -- Santa Anita, Santa Monica, Culver City, Hollywood -- on a Blue Note ten-inch that calls itself modern sounds from California. The credits run deep: Jimmy Giuffre on baritone, tenor and clarinet, Buddy Collette on alto and flute, plus Herb Geller, Conte Candoli, Harry Edison, Howard Roberts, Marty Paich, Lorraine Geller and Stan Levey. BLP 5059, 1955.
Tracks
- Santa Anita
- Santa Monica
- The Blindfold Test No. 1
- Culver City
- The Blindfold Test No. 2
- Hooray For Hollywood
Session personnel
- Buddy Collette — Alto Saxophone
- Charlie Mariano — Alto Saxophone
- Herb Geller — Alto Saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre — Baritone Saxophone
- Curtis Counce — Bass
- Joe Mondragon — Bass
- Monty Budwig — Bass
- Jimmy Giuffre — Clarinet
- John Hermansader — Design [Cover]
- Larry Bunker — Drums
- Stan Levey — Drums
- Buddy Collette — Flute
- Howard Roberts — Guitar
- Gerald Wiggins — Piano
- Lorraine Geller — Piano
- Marty Paich — Piano
- Jimmy Giuffre — Tenor Saxophone
- Bob Enevoldsen — Trombone
- Conte Candoli — Trumpet
- Harry Edison — Trumpet
- Various
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1955 | Blue Note · BLP 5059 — Vinyl LP 10" Mono earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Blue Note · BLP 5059 — Vinyl, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5059 — Vinyl, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2015 | Blue Note · BLP 5059 — Vinyl, 10", Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
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