Blue Note
Best From The West Vol. 2 • Modern Sounds From California
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| Recorded | 1955 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 5060 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 21 credited players |
| Discogs | master 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
- Van Nuys Indeed!
- Here's Pete
- The Blindfold Test No. 3
- Burbank Bounce
- Arcadia
- 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
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Blue Note · BLP 5060 — Vinyl LP 10" earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Blue Note · BLP 5060 — Vinyl, 10", Compilation, Reissue |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5060 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2015 | Blue Note · BLP 5060 — Vinyl, 10", Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
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