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Blue Note

Best From The West Vol. 2 • Modern Sounds From California

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Recorded1955
LabelBlue Note
CatalogBLP 5060
Released1955
Personnel21 credited players
Discogsmaster 1043596

The record

Blue Note's second California anthology, per the subtitle, and the credit that stands out is Jimmy Giuffre listed on baritone, tenor and clarinet. Herb Geller and Lorraine Geller both appear, Harry Edison and Conte Candoli on trumpets, Buddy Collette doubling alto and flute. Six tracks on a 1955 ten-inch, BLP 5060.

Tracks

  1. Van Nuys Indeed!
  2. Here's Pete
  3. The Blindfold Test No. 3
  4. Burbank Bounce
  5. Arcadia
  6. No Love, No Nothing

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

1955Blue Note · BLP 5060 — Vinyl LP 10" earliest on file
1975Blue Note · BLP 5060 — Vinyl, 10", Compilation, Reissue
1999Blue Note · TOJJ-5060 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono
2015Blue Note · BLP 5060 — Vinyl, 10", Compilation, Reissue, Mono

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