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Tate's Date
''Tate's Date'' is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate which was recorded in 1959 and released on the Swingville label. Retrieved June 30, 2017 Track listing # "Me 'n You" (Eli Robinson) – 7:15 # "Idling" (Sadik Hakim) – 4:37 # "Blow Low" (Robinson) – 6:51 # "Moon Dog" (Dicky Wells) – 4:55 # "No Kiddin'" (Wells) – 8:11 # "Miss Ruby Jones" (Robinson) – 6:10Personnel * – * Pat Jenkins – |
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 About Jazz, "Tate was performing in public as early as 1925 in a band called McCloud's Night Owls." Tate's 2001 ''New York Times'' obituary stated that "he began his career in the late 1920s, playing around the Southwest with bands led by Terrence Holder, Andy Kirk and Nat Towles." Tate switched to tenor saxophone, making a name for himself in bands such as the one led by Andy Kirk. He joined Count Basie in 1939 and stayed with him until 1948. He had been selected by Basie after the death of Herschel Evans, which Tate stated he had predicted in a dream. After his period with Basie ended, he worked with several other bands before he found success on his own, starting in 1953 in Harlem. His group worked at the Celebrity Club from 1953 to 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |