Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and

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drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated '' Schoolhouse Rock!'' series.

Biography

Tate was born in Hayti,

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, North Carolina, United States. In 1963 he moved to New York City, where he became the drummer in

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

's band. Grady Tate's drumming helped to define a particular hard bop, soul jazz and organ trio sound during the mid-1960s and beyond. His slick, layered and intense sound is instantly recognizable for its understated style in which he integrates his trademark subtle nuances with sharp, crisp "on top of the beat" timing (in comparison to playing slightly before, or slightly after the beat). The Grady Tate sound can be heard prominently on many of the classic Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery albums recorded on the Verve label in the 1960s. During the 1970s he was a member of the

New York Jazz Quartet The New York Jazz Quartet was founded by pianist Roland Hanna. First consisting of flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Cobham, in 1974 the lineup changed to Frank Wess, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Ben Riley. Richie P ...

. In 1981 he played drums and percussion for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert in Central Park. As a sideman he has played with musicians including Jimmy Smith,

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilbe ...

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

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Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, even as he continued to perform music of Afro-Jazz, ...

Wes Montgomery John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a dist ...

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

J.J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biography ...

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie ''Mondo Ca ...

and

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

. Among his most widely heard vocal performances are the songs "I Got Six", "Naughty Number Nine", and "Fireworks" from ''

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'' series. For the 1973 motion picture '' Cops And Robbers'', Tate sang the title song, written by

and Jacques Wilson. On Mark Murphy's album ''Living Room'', Tate shares the vocals on a medley of "

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he sings words to Miles Davis's composition All Blues aggregated from a number of well-known and standard blues songs as well as to the jazz standard "Weaver of Dreams" (written by

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). He joined the faculty of

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in 1989. Grady Tate died of complications of

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on October 8, 2017 at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife Vivian and son Grady, Jr.

Discography

As leader

* ''Windmills of My Mind'' (

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, 1968) * ''Slaves'' .S.T.(Skye, 1969) * ''Feeling Life'' (Skye, 1969) * ''After the Long Drive Home'' (Skye, 1970) * ''She Is My Lady'' (

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, 1972) * ''Movin' Day'' (Janus, 1974) * ''By Special Request'' (Buddah, 1974) compilation * ''Master Grady Tate'' (ABC Impulse, 1977) * ''Sings TNT'' (Milestone, 1991) * ''Body & Soul'' (Milestone, 1993) * ''Feeling Free'' (Pow Wow, 1999) * ''All Love'' (Eighty-Eight's, 2002) * ''From the Heart: Songs Sung Live at the Blue Note'' (

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, 2006)

As sideman

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Benny Bailey Ernest Harold "Benny" Bailey (August 13, 1925 – April 14, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bailey briefly studied flute and piano before turning to trumpet. He attended the Cleveland Conserva ...

*'' The Satchmo Legacy'' (Enja, 2000) With

Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...

*'' Up Above the Rock'' (

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, 1976) *'' All Blues'' (Pablo, 1978) With

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

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'' (Verve) * 1967 ''

A Generation Ago Today ''A Generation Ago Today'' is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring standards associated with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Charlie Christian recorded in 1966 and 1967 and released on the Verve label.Blues – The Common Ground'' (Verve) With

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* 1965 '' Joe's Blues'' (Verve) with

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* 1966 ''

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'' (Verve) * 1967 ''

Don't Sleep in the Subway "Don't Sleep in the Subway" is a song written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent and recorded by British singer Petula Clark, for whom it was an April 1967 single release. It received a 1968 Grammy award nomination for best contemporary song, los ...

'' (Verve) * 1970 '' 3 Shades of Blue'' (

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J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

* 1964 '' J.J.!'' (

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) * 1965 '' Broadway Express'' (RCA Victor) * 1966 ''

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'' (A&M/CTI) * 1969 ''

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* 1964 '' Golden Boy'' (Mercury) * 1969 ''

Walking in Space ''Walking in Space'' is a 1969 studio album by Quincy Jones. The album was recorded for A&M who released the album with a cover photo of Jones taken by Pete Turner. Vocalist Valerie Simpson is featured on the title track, an arrangement of a ...

'' (A&M/CTI) * 1970 ''

Gula Matari ''Gula Matari'' is a 1970 studio album by Quincy Jones. Track listing # "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 5:09 # "Gula Matari" (Quincy Jones) – 13:02 # "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 8:02 # "Hummin'" (Nat Adderley) – 8:08 Per ...

'' (A&M/CTI) * 1971 ''

Smackwater Jack ''Smackwater Jack'' is a 1971 studio album by Quincy Jones. Tracks include the theme music to '' Ironside'' and ''The Bill Cosby Show''. Track listing # " Smackwater Jack" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:31 # "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vin ...

'' (A&M/CTI) * 1972 '' The Hot Rock OST'' (Prophesy) * 1973 ''

You've Got It Bad Girl ''You've Got It Bad Girl'' is a 1973 album by the American jazz musician/producer Quincy Jones. The title track is a song written by Yvonne Wright and Stevie Wonder and was originally released on Wonder's 1972 album ''Talking Book''. Here Jone ...

'' (A&M) With

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

* 1964 '' More Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (Impulse!) * 1966 ''

Encyclopedia of Jazz ''Encyclopedia of Jazz'' (full title ''Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz (in the Sixties) Volume One: The Blues'') is an album released on the Verve Records, Verve label compiled by jazz journalist Leonard Feather featuring tracks which were r ...

'' (Verve) * 1966 ''

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'' (Impulse!) * 1966 ''

Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle ''Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle'' is an album by American jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist Oliver Nelson, featuring solos by Nelson and Phil Woods, recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!) * 1966 ''

Sound Pieces ''Sound Pieces'' is an album by American jazz composer, conductor and arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!) * 1966 '' The Sound of Feeling'' (Verve) * 1967 '' The Kennedy Dream'' (Impulse!) * 1967 '' The Spirit of '67'' (Impulse!) With

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* 1972 '' Broken Windows, Empty Hallways'' (Prestige) * 1972 '' Sweet Buns & Barbeque'' (Prestige) * 1976 '' The Big Horn'' (

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The Nearness of You "The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in the 1938 movie Romance in the Dark. It is also heard in the 1940 recording In the Mood by Glenn Miller and His Orche ...

'' (Muse) * 1987 '' The Talk of the Town'' (Muse) * 1990 ''

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Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All A ...

, Nat Simpkins * 1994 ''

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'' (Muse) * 1999 '' Soft Lights'' (HighNote) * 2001 '' Blue Velvet'' (HighNote) * 2002 '' Sentimental Journey'' (HighNote) With

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'' (BluesWay, 1967) With

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

* 1964 '' New Fantasy'' (Verve) * 1965 ''

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'' (Verve) * 1992 '' Jazz Meets the Symphony'' (Atlantic) * 1993 '' More Jazz Meets the Symphony'' (Atlantic) * 1995 '' Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3'' (Four Winds) With

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

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'' (Pablo, 1976) With Jimmy Smith * 1964 '' The Cat'' (Verve) * 1965 '' Monster'' (Verve) * 1965 '' Organ Grinder Swing'' (Verve) * 1966 ''

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'' (Verve) * 1966 ''

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'' (Verve) * 1986 ''Go for Whatcha Know'' (Blue Note) * 1990 ''Fourmost (Recorded Live at Fat Tuesday's NYC)'' (Milestone) * 2001 ''Fourmost Return'' (Milestone) With

Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the ...

* 1968 ''

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" is a jazz song written by Billy Taylor. Taylor's original version (as "I Wish I Knew") was recorded on November 12, 1963, and released on his ''Right Here, Right Now!'' album (Capitol ST-2039) the foll ...

'' (Tower) * 1969 ''

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'' ( MPS) * 1977 ''Live at Storyville'' ( West 54) With

* 1964 ''

Soul Sauce ''Soul Sauce'' is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in late 1964 and released on the Verve label.

'' (Verve) * 1965 '' Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof'' (Verve) * 1966 '' Soul Burst'' (Verve) * 1967 ''Along Comes Cal'' (Verve) * 1968 ''Solar Heat'' (Skye) With others * 1962

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, '' The Complete Town Hall Concert'' (

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Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "one ...

, '' The In Sound'' (

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) * 1964

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, '' See You at the Fair'' (Impulse!) * 1964

Budd Johnson Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...

, '' Off the Wall'' (Argo) * 1964

Lou Donaldson Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...

, '' Rough House Blues'' (

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) * 1964

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition " ...

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'' (Atlantic) * 1965

Dave Pike David Samuel Pike (March 23, 1938 – October 3, 2015) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He appeared on many albums by Nick Brignola, Paul Bley and Kenny Clarke, Bill Evans, and Herbie Mann. He also recorded extensively as le ...

, '' Jazz for the Jet Set'' (Atlantic) * 1965

Dorothy Ashby Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (August 6, 1932 – April 13, 1986), better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist, singer and composer. Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s" and the "most accomplished ...

, '' The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby'' (Atlantic) * 1965 Gary McFarland &

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, '' Tijuana Jazz'' (Impulse!) * 1965

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'' (Argo) * 1965

, '' Rainy Day'' (Verve) * 1965

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, '' Ray Brown / Milt Jackson'' (Verve) * 1965

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Al Hibbler Albert George Hibbler (August 16, 1915 – April 24, 2001) was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is classified as rhythm and blue ...

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'' (Atlantic) * 1965

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...

, '' Joyride'' (Blue Note) * 1966

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Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra ''Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra'' is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans and his trio, released in 1966. The group is accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman. Reception Scott Yanow stated in his ...

'' (Verve) * 1966

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) * 1966

Eric Kloss Eric Kloss (born April 3, 1949) is an American jazz saxophonist. Music career Kloss was born blind in Greenville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, which was run by his father. When he was 1 ...

, '' Love and All That Jazz'' (Prestige) * 1966 Gabor Szabo, ''

Gypsy '66 The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

'' (Impulse!) * 1966

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

, ''

The Big Band ''The Big Band'' (rereleased as ''The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie'') is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State Records (jazz label), Solid State label.Pa ...

'' ( Solid State) * 1966

, ''

More Brass ''More Brass'' is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1966 for the Verve label.Payne, DKai Winding on Verve (1961-1967) accessed June 23, 2016 Reception The Allmusic site gave the album 3 stars. Track listing # " S ...

'', '' Dirty Dog'' (Verve) * 1966

Shirley Scott Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Life and career Scott was born in Phi ...

, '' Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands'' (Impulse!) * 1967

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (incl ...

, ''

Glory of Love "Glory of Love" is a 1986 song performed by Peter Cetera, which he wrote and composed with his then-wife Diane Nini and David Foster. The song was recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. Featured in the ...

'' (A&M/CTI) * 1967

, '' Penny Lane & Time'' (Verve) * 1967

, '' Sweet Rain'' (Verve) * 1967

Jerome Richardson Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Ch ...

, '' Groove Merchant'' (Verve) * 1968

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

, '' 2 Shows Nightly'' (Capitol) * 1968

Eddie Lockjaw Davis Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology * Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle *Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Lin ...

, '' Love Calls'' (RCA Victor) * 1968

, '' Plug Me In'' (Atlantic) * 1968

Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...

, '' Laws' Cause'' (Atlantic) * 1968 Jimmy McGriff, '' The Worm'' (Solid State) * 1968 Johnny Hammond Smith, ''

Nasty! ''Nasty!'' is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige Records, Prestige label in 1968.

'' (Prestige) * 1968

, '' Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet'' (Verve) * 1968

, '' You, Baby'' (A&M/CTI), * 1968

Roy Ayers Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Pol ...

, '' Stoned Soul Picnic'' (Atlantic) * 1968 Stan Getz, '' What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David'' (Verve) * 1969

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

, ''

A Soul Experiment ''A Soul Experiment'' is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded between 1968/1969 and released in 1969. It was his third release on the Atlantic label and features performances by Hubbard, Carlos Garnett, Kenny Barro ...

'' (Atlantic) * 1969 Hubert Laws, ''

Crying Song Crying is the human production of tears in response to an emotional state. Crying may also refer to: Music * Crying (band), an American rock band from Purchase, New York * ''Crying'' (album), a 1962 album by Roy Orbison Songs * "Cryin'", a ...

'' ( CTI) * 1969

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

& Gabor Szabo, '' Lena & Gabor'' (

) * 1969

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

, ''

Soul '69 ''Soul '69'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin released in 1969 by Atlantic Records, the album features covered material. The album charted at number 1 on ''Billboard''s R&B albums chart and at number 15 on ''Billboa ...

'' (Atlantic) * 1969

Pearls Before Swine A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle (mollusc), mantle) of a living animal shell, shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pea ...

, ''

These Things Too ''These Things Too'' is the third album by American psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine, and their first for Reprise Records. It was released in 1969. By early 1969, the original line-up of Pearls Before Swine - which had only ever perfo ...

'' (Reprise) * 1969

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

, '' Round Trip'' (Verve) * 1969

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

, '' Uptown Conversation'' (

Embryo An embryo is an initial stage of development of a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male spe ...

) * 1969

, '' A Natural Woman'' (Capitol) * 1971

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

Bobby Hackett Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist o ...

Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and ...

, ''

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

'' (

Perception Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system ...

), * 1971

, ''

Beautiful Lies You Could Live In ''... Beautiful Lies You Could Live In'' was the sixth album credited to American psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine, and their fourth on Reprise Records. It was released in 1971. Like its predecessor '' City of Gold'', the album was c ...

'' (Reprise) * 1971

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer. She topped the Billboard Magazine, ''Billboard'' charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", "Feel Like M ...

, '' Quiet Fire'' (Atlantic) * 1972

Eric Kaz Eric Justin Kaz (born January 21, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, ''Never Goin' Back to Georgia'' and ''Gulf Coast Bound ...

, ''If You're Lonely'' (Atlantic) * 1972

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

, ''

The Final Comedown ''The Final Comedown'' is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout bet ...

'' (Blue Note) * 1972

Boogaloo Joe Jones Ivan Joseph Jones (born November 1, 1940), known professionally as Joe Jones or Boogaloo Joe Jones, is an American jazz guitarist. Discography As leader * ''Introducing the Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar of Joe Jones'' KA ''The Mindbender''(P ...

, '' Snake Rhythm Rock'' (Prestige) * 1973

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

, ''

'' (Atlantic) * 1973

Leon Spencer Leon Spencer (November 1, 1945 – March 11, 2012) was an American jazz organist from Houston, Texas. He played piano with David Newman and organ with Melvin Sparks. Spencer recorded for Prestige in the early 1970s with Buddy Caldwell, Idris Muha ...

, ''

Where I'm Coming From ''Where I'm Coming From'' is the 13th album by Stevie Wonder. The album was released by Motown Records on April 9, 1971 and peaked on the Billboard Pop Albums at #62, and on the '' Billboard'' R&B Albums Chart at #7. All nine songs were writ ...

'' (Prestige) * 1973 Donny Hathaway, ''

Extension of a Man ''Extension of a Man'' is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973. The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of ...

'' (Atco) * 1973

, ''

Sophisticated Lou ''Sophisticated Lou'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with Joe Farrell, Paul Winter, Joe Venuto, Derek Smith, Jay Berliner, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Omar C ...

'' (Blue Note) * 1973

Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw (born Marlina Burgess, September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul music, soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in Hip hop music, hip hop mus ...

, '' From the Depths of My Soul'' (Blue Note) * 1973

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

, ''

There Goes Rhymin' Simon ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel (" Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland (" Take Me to the ...

'' (Columbia) * 1973

, '' Killing Me Softly'' (Atlantic) * 1973

, ''

Superstition A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and ...

'' (Cadet) * 1974

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

, ''

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

'' (Atlantic) * 1974

, '' With Everything I Feel in Me'' (Atlantic) * 1974

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

, '' Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata'' (Impulse!) * 1974

Jack McDuff Eugene McDuff (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era ...

, '' The Fourth Dimension'' (Cadet) * 1975 Jack McDuff, '' Magnetic Feel'' (Cadet) * 1975

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

, '' Hanky Panky'' (

East Wind An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows in a westward direction. This wind is referenced as symbolism in mythology, poetry and literature. In mythology In Greek mythology, Eurus, the east wind, was the only wind not associate ...

) * 1975

, ''

Still Crazy After All These Years ''Still Crazy After All These Years'' is the fourth solo studio album by Paul Simon. Recorded and released in 1975, the album produced four U.S. Top 40 hits: " 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (No. 1), " Gone at Last" (No. 23), " My Little Town" (No. ...

'' (Columbia) * 1976

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

, '' Ms. Jones to You'' (Muse) * 1976

Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs " San Francisco Bay Blues", " Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited ...

, '' Second Childhood'' (Columbia) * 1976

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

, '' Wonderland'' (Pablo) * 1977

Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...

, ''

Dancer with Bruised Knees ''Dancer with Bruised Knees'' is the second album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1977. It employed several notable folk musicians to contribute a bluegrass feel to many of the tracks. The album also includes three French songs, one by th ...

'' (Warner Bros.) * 1977

, ''

Never Letting Go ''Never Letting Go'' is the fourth album by singer–songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1977. Reception In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote "...the record marked a fall-off in both her commercial success and h ...

'' (Columbia) * 1978

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

, '' The Adventurer'' (Muse) * 1978

, '' Blues for Sarka'' (

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...

) * 1979 Charles Earland, '' Infant Eyes'' (Muse) * 1980

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

, ''

The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 ''The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1'' is an album of Duke Ellington standards performed by Sarah Vaughan. It was recorded in 1979 and released on the Pablo label. Track listing # " In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving ...

'' (Pablo Today) * 1980

, ''

The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 ''The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2'' is a 1979 album by Sarah Vaughan, focusing on the works of Duke Ellington. Track listing # "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (Duke Ellington, Don George) - 4:36 # "Black Butterfly" (Ellington, Irving ...

'' (Pablo Today) * 1981 Charles Earland, '' Pleasant Afternoon'' (Muse) * 1981

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

, ''

Torch A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In ...

'' (Warner Bros.) * 1981 Grover Washington Jr. ''Come Morning'' (Elektra) * 1982

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

, '' The 3R's'' (Muse) * 1982

Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...

, ''

The Concert in Central Park ''The Concert in Central Park'' is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on February 16, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded on September 19, 1981, at a free benefit concert on the Great Lawn in ...

'' (Warner Bros.) * 1983

, ''After the Rain'' * 1983 Sadao Watanabe, ''Fill Up the Night'' * 1983 Willis Jackson, '' Nothing Butt...'' (Muse) * 1986 Mark Murphy, ''Living Room'' * 1988

, '' Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues'' (Capitol) * 1989

Maureen McGovern Maureen Therese McGovern (born July 27, 1949) is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs " The Morning After" from the 1972 film '' The Poseidon Adventure''; " We May Never Love Like This Again" from '' ...

, '' Naughty Baby'' * 1990

, ''

Some People's Lives ''Some People's Lives'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Bette Midler. It was released by Atlantic Records on September 4, 1990 in the United States. It contains one of her biggest hits, "From a Distance," which won songwriter Julie ...

'' (Atlantic) * 1990 Dizzy Gillespie, '' The Winter in Lisbon'' (

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

) * 1990 Peter Allen, ''

Making Every Moment Count ''Making Every Moment Count'' is the eighth and final studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen, released in 1990, two years before his death from an AIDS-related illness. It was his first album of entirely new material since ...

'' (RCA) * 1991 Bob Thiele Collective, ''Louis Satchmo'' * 1992

John Hicks Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...

, ''

Friends Old and New ''Friends Old and New'' is an album led by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1992.Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...

, ''If I Could (album), If I Could'' (MusicMasters Jazz) * 1993

, ''Love Held Lightly: Rare Songs by Harold Arlen'' * 1994 Oscar Peterson & Itzhak Perlman, ''Side by Side (Oscar Peterson and Itzhak Perlman album), Side by Side'' (Telarc) * 1995 Andre Previn, ''Andre Previn and Friends Play 'Show Boat' '' (Deutsche Grammophon) * 2003 Aaron Neville, ''Nature Boy (The Standards Album)'' (Verve Records) * 2007 Kenny Barron, ''The Traveler (Kenny Barron album), The Traveler'' (Sunnyside)

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