title: Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds
text: # Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds
  
  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. The group features a front line of four flautists.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Buddy Collette except as indicated
  
  * "Pony Tale" (Paul Horn) - 2:28
  * "Machito" (Pete Rugolo) - 3:25
  * "Short Story" - 3:54
  * "Flute Diet" - 4:33
  * "Improvisation (With Conga)" (Rugolo, Bud Shank, Collette, Horn, Harry Klee) - 4:45
  * "The Funky Shepherds" (Shank) - 4:53
  * "Tasty Dish" - 4:23
  * "Improvisation (Unaccompanied)" (Rugoo, Shank, Collette, Horn, Klee) - 2:14
  * "The Four Winds Blow" (Horn) - 3:37
  * Recorded at Master Recorders in Hollywood on March 5 (tracks 1–4) and March 7 (tracks 5–9), 1958
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Buddy Collette, Paul Horn, Harry Klee, Bud Shank - flute, piccolo
  * Bill Miller - piano
  * Joe Comfort - bass
  * Bill Richmond - drums, congas
  * Pete Rugolo - arranger
  