| Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | March 5 & 7, 1958 Master Recorders in Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36133 / SR 80005 | |||
| Producer | Pete Rugolo | |||
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Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Buddy Collette recorded at sessions in 1958 and released on the EmArcy label. [1] The group features a front line of four flautists.
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All compositions by Buddy Collette except as indicated
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