Cal Collins is a jazz guitarist that I wasn't aware of during my early years of following such music. As obsessed as I was with jazz guitarists through my college years and beyond, I continue to discover new names and amazing talents as the years progress. I came across my first Cal Collins album a few years back and for $3 figured there's always room for another jazz guitarist in the collection, but I was more impressed than I might have expected. He combines a natural blues feeling over some plain old righteous traditional jazz interpretations. I now own several of his albums, all of which are out of print LP's that have yet to see a commercial CD output, and all of them are very good. He has a fair number of recordings to choose from and I just don't get why there is so little exposure. Some company will eventually release these for contemporary consumption, but until then, please enjoy this great piece of San Francisco in the state of Cal...Until then
Cal Collins - Cal Collins in San Francisco - 1978
Concord Jazz CJ-71
Blue Haze
How Long Has This Been Going On
Laura
Sometimes I'm Happy
Miles' Theme
Blue Prelude
Exactly Like You
Deep In A Dream
So What
Cal Collins - guitar
Monty Budwig - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums
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thanks for Cal. Do you have any more? He had a great solo album that had a killer version of "I'm so lonesome I could cry" on it.
THe Ohio 4 is the only one I know of on CD
let me know...
I will check but I have just one other LP by Collins that I haven't posted yet (3 all together). I'm pretty certain that I don't have that tune I'm afraid, but I will post the other LP soon.
Arkiver
Thank you - and yet another for the Cal collection. I'm now buying his other albums thanks to you.
Hello Arkiver
thanks to you I have discovered a guitar master. Cal Collins is a great! Do you know of any existing recording of him with Benny Goodman? (around half 70's I think)
Once again ,thanks a lot.
Although that does sound familiar to me I do not have any such Cal Collins recording. Of course, I would like to have everything he ever recorded but I am so pleased to have what I have. There is something about his sound that is so relaxed and real, natural. I'm so glad that my post has opened a new door for you. I know how much I enjoy such discoveries, ones that last a life time, like Cal. Thanks for your comment "Fingerstyle"!
Hello Arkiver
I'm quite sure you already know the blog but, in case you don't, if you visit the great
http://jazzy62-jazzyblues.blogspot.com
you'll find a lot of Cal Collins there.
Thank you, all the best.
Oh yes, Jazzy is legend for all things jazz and especially great guitar works. I'm just a journeyman here. But thanks for the suggestion!
Hello Arkiver
just a question: did you succeed in downloading 'Cincinnati to LA' from Jazzy? I couldn't but I'd like so much to get it. Is there any possibility to send it to me some way? My mail is:
guitarideamail@yahoo.it
thanks a lot
Hi FS. I'm afraid that Jazzy's suggestion made no sense to me but I spent quite a lot of time trying to figure out what I could change in the link to get it to work, but no luck. You can see from the subsequent comments that you and I are not alone but Jazzy hasn't responded. Perhaps it got pulled for some reason. Too bad...
Ok. I just hoped you had had the chance to download it. I'm in debt with you for making me discovery what wonderful guitarist Cal Collins was. I'll keep searching for it and if there are news I'll soon tell you.
Thanks a lot
Hello Arkiver
found it!
http://rapidshare.com/files/335889689/CalCol_Ctla.zip
Best
Awesome! Thanks for the link!!
You welcome, Arkiver. If everything works fine, I'll send to you in the next weeks another Collins' thing I am sure you will like.
I owe this to you, both for Van Eps' Seven string guitar and for your Collins' posts.
All the best
Hello Arkiver
can you please write to me at
guitarideamail@yahoo.it
I'd like to send to you something I'm sure you'll like.
Best
Hello Arkiver
did you check your mail? I sent a link for you.
Cheers
any chance of re-upping this gem ? tx
Try it again, should be a new, working link at this time. Enjoy!
hi from Canada,
i know it's a long time ago it was there but is it possible to reload CAL COLLINS - Cincinnati to L.A. (1978) ?
even it's mp3 or flac all is ok...
thanks
I'm afraid I don't have that Collins recording. I can reload this one (San Fran) or any other one on this blog if you're interested, but that one is not in my record collection. Sorry.
ok i didn't read the good town, S.F. instead of cincinnati and/or L.A. ...thanks very much for the answer !
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