associated_acts death_date article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name
dexter gordon , chico hamilton 19 september 2010 buddy collette
 buddy collette non_vocal_instrumentalist 6 august 1921 tenor saxophone , alto saxophone flute , clarinet cool jazz west coast jazz west coast blues los angeles , california , u.s. william marcel collette
buddy collette

william marcel `` buddy '' collette -lrb- august 6 , 1921 -- september 19 , 2010 -rrb- was an american tenor saxophonist , flautist , and clarinetist .
he was highly influential in the west coast jazz and west coast blues mediums , also collaborating with saxophonist dexter gordon , drummer chico hamilton , and his lifelong friend , bassist charles mingus .
