Buddy De Franco

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This release contains the complete original albums "Cooking the Blues" and "Sweet and Lovely", presenting Buddy DeFranco as the leader of an all star quintet. Featuring Tal Farlow, Sonny Clark, Gene Wright and Bobby White.

PERSONNEL:

BUDDY DE FRANCO, clarinet
SONNY CLARK, piano
TAL FARLOW, guitar
GENE WRIGHT, bass
BOBBY WHITE, drums

[1-6]: COOKING THE BLUES
[7-13]: SWEET AND LOVELY

Los Angeles, California, September 1 & August 12 and 26, 1954

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 I CAN’T GET STARTED
02 COOKING THE BLUES
03 STARDUST
04 HOW ABOUT YOU
05 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
06 INDIAN SUMMER
07 GETTING A BALANCE
08 OLD BLACK MAGIC
09 THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL
10 BUT BEAUTIFUL
11 THE NEARNESS OF YOU
12 WHAT CAN I SAY DEAR [AFTER I SAY I’M SORRY?]
13 MOE

TOTAL TIME: 78:53 min