Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36133: Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds

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MG-36133: Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type C
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG-36133A-1 MSI M A
	SIDE-B	MG-36133B-1 MSI M A

Comments

Equivalent release: EmArcy SR-80005 (stereo).

Inside The Groove

The flute group Swinging Shepherds' first album on Mercury/EmArcy.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

The Swinging Shepherds, a four flute group consisting of Buddy Collette, Bud Shank, Paul Horn and Harry Klee, left this album in 1958 and MG-20447 in 1959. Well-arranged (by Pete Rugolo) jazzy ensemble sounds rather interesting, but because of the nature of the instrument flute, it seldom sounds so earthy, funky nor swingy.

Very comfortable and enjoyable, but it may be unacceptable for some Jazz fans... I believe this album sounds at least better than their 2nd album left on Mercury :-P

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	16882 (JB203)	Flute Diet (Collette)	4:44
A-2	16883 (JB204)	Short Story (Collette)	3:22
A-3	16884 (JB205)	Machito (Rugolo)	3:51
A-4	16889 (JB210)	Improvisation (with Conga) (Rugolo - Shank - Collette - Horn - Klee)	2:25
A-5	16881 (JB202)	Pony Tale (Horn)	4:30
SIDE-B
B-1	16885 (JB206)	The Funky Shepherds (Shank)	3:52
B-2	16887 (JB208)	Tasty Dish (Collette)	4:20
B-3	16888 (JB209)	Improvisation (Unaccompanied) (Rugolo - Shank - Klee - Horn - Collette)	2:10
B-4	16886 (JB207)	The Four Winds Blow (Horn)	3:34

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-2, A-3, A-5:
Buddy Collette (fl, piccolo), Paul Horn (fl, piccolo), Harry Klee (fl, piccolo), Bud Shank (fl, piccolo),
Bill Miller (p), Joe Comfort (b), Bill Richmond (ds, conga),
Pete Rugolo (arr).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on March 5, 1958.

A-4, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4:
same personnel as above.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on March 7, 1958.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Buddy Collette (ts, bs, fl) :

EmArcy MG-36133 / SR-80005 : Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds
Mercury MG-20447 / SR-60132 : At The Cinema!

EmArcy MG-36117 : Coup de Graas / John Graas
EmArcy SR-80020 : John Graas! / John Graas (stereo 1st issue of MG-36117)
EmArcy MG-36162 / SR-80045 : Music From Richard Diamond / Pete Rugolo
Mercury MG-20533 / SR-60210 : John Graas! / John Graas (reissue of MG-36117 / SR-80020)
Mercury MG-20537 / SR-60214 : Music From Richard Diamond / Pete Rugolo (reissue of MG-36162 / SR-80045)
Philips PHM 200-012 / PHS 600-012 : Jazz Structures / Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars