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{{Short description|Musical artist (1913–2001)}}
{{Short description|American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1913–2001)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Buddy Tate
| name = Buddy Tate
| image = Buddy Tate.jpg
| image = Buddy Tate (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 250
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| caption = Jazz saxophonist Buddy Tate with pianist [[Bubba Kolb]] at the Village Jazz Lounge in [[Walt Disney World]]
| caption = Buddy Tate
| birth_name = George Holmes Tate
| birth_name = George Holmes Tate
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|2|22}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|2|22}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|2|10|1913|2|22}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|2|10|1913|2|22}}
| death_place = [[Chandler, Arizona]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Chandler, Arizona]], U.S.
| genre = [[Swing music|Swing]], [[Big band music|big band]]
| genre = [[Swing music|Swing]], [[big band]]
| occupation = Musician
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = [[Saxophone]], [[clarinet]]
| instrument = [[Saxophone]], [[clarinet]]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Tate was born in [[Sherman, Texas]], United States,<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=385/6}}</ref> and first played the [[alto saxophone]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> According to the website [[All About Jazz]], "Tate was performing in public as early as 1925 in a band called McCloud's Night Owls."<ref>{{cite web| url= http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=4814#.UCcK9U1mRDc |title= Buddy Tate |publisher=All About Jazz|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/13/arts/buddy-tate-87-saxophonist-for-basie-s-band.html |title= Buddy Tate, 87, Saxophonist for Basie's Band |work=New York Times|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref>
Tate was born in [[Sherman, Texas]], United States,<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=385/6}}</ref> and first played the [[alto saxophone]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> According to the website [[All About Jazz]], "Tate was performing in public as early as 1925 in a band called McCloud's Night Owls."<ref>{{cite web| url= http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=4814#.UCcK9U1mRDc |title= Buddy Tate |publisher=All About Jazz|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/13/arts/buddy-tate-87-saxophonist-for-basie-s-band.html |title= Buddy Tate, 87, Saxophonist for Basie's Band |work=New York Times|date= 13 February 2001 |access-date=October 23, 2019 |last1= Ratliff |first1= Ben }}</ref>


Tate switched to [[tenor saxophone]], making a name for himself in bands such as the one led by [[Andy Kirk (musician)|Andy Kirk]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He joined [[Count Basie]] in 1939 and stayed with him until 1948.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He had been selected by Basie after the death of [[Herschel Evans]],<ref name="AMG"/> which Tate stated he had predicted in a dream.
Tate switched to [[tenor saxophone]], making a name for himself in bands such as the one led by [[Andy Kirk (musician)|Andy Kirk]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He joined [[Count Basie]] in 1939 and stayed with him until 1948.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He had been selected by Basie after the death of [[Herschel Evans]],<ref name="AMG"/> which Tate stated he had predicted in a dream.
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* ''[[Hard Blowin']]'' (Muse, 1978)
* ''[[Hard Blowin']]'' (Muse, 1978)
* ''The Great Buddy Tate'' ([[Concord Records|Concord]], 1981)
* ''The Great Buddy Tate'' ([[Concord Records|Concord]], 1981)
* ''The Ballad Artistry'' ([[Sackville Records|Sackville]], 1981)
* ''The Ballad Artistry'' ([[Sackville Records|Sackville]], 1981) with [[Ed Bickert|The Ed Bickert Trio]]
* ''[[Just Jazz]]'' ([[Uptown Records (jazz)|Uptown Records]], 1984) with [[Al Grey]]
* ''[[Just Jazz]]'' ([[Uptown Records (jazz)|Uptown Records]], 1984) with [[Al Grey]]
* ''[[Just Friends (Buddy Tate, Nat Simkins and Houston Person album)|Just Friends]]'' (Muse, 1990 [1992]) with Nat Simkins and [[Houston Person]]
* ''[[Just Friends (Buddy Tate, Nat Simkins and Houston Person album)|Just Friends]]'' (Muse, 1990 [1992]) with Nat Simkins and [[Houston Person]]
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* [http://www.andersonterrellschool.org/tate.html "Sherman native Buddy Tate dead at 88"] National African American Alumni Association, by Don Eldredge (''Sherman Herald-Democrat'')
* [http://www.andersonterrellschool.org/tate.html "Sherman native Buddy Tate dead at 88"] National African American Alumni Association, by Don Eldredge (''Sherman Herald-Democrat'')


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Latest revision as of 20:05, 7 November 2024

Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
Background information
Birth nameGeorge Holmes Tate
Born(1913-02-22)February 22, 1913
Sherman, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 87)
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
GenresSwing, big band
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, clarinet

George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.

Biography

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Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States,[2] and first played the alto saxophone.[2] According to the website All About Jazz, "Tate was performing in public as early as 1925 in a band called McCloud's Night Owls."[3] 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."[4]

Tate switched to tenor saxophone, making a name for himself in bands such as the one led by Andy Kirk.[2] He joined Count Basie in 1939 and stayed with him until 1948.[2] He had been selected by Basie after the death of Herschel Evans,[1] 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.[2] His group worked at the Celebrity Club from 1953 to 1974.[5] In the late 1970s, he co-led a band with Paul Quinichette and worked with Benny Goodman.[2]

In 1979, Tate's hometown invited him to play a concert at Austin College's Sid Richardson Center as part of The Sherman Symphony Pops Series. Mayor Virginia Morriss issued a proclamation declaring October 6 "Buddy Tate Day".[6] Accompanying Tate were Jay McShann, Claude Williams, Buster Smith and Paul Gunther.

In 1980, he was injured by scalding water in a hotel shower, which kept him inactive for four months.[7] He later suffered from a serious illness.[2] The 1990s saw him slow down, but he remained active playing with Lionel Hampton among others.[1]

In 1992, Tate took part in the documentary, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story. In 1996, he recorded with reeds player James Carter on the younger man's second release for Atlantic Records, Conversin' with the Elders, along with trumpeters Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Bowie, and saxophonists Hamiet Bluiett and Larry Smith.

Tate lived in New York until 2001 when he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to be cared for by his daughter. He died in Chandler, Arizona, twelve days before his 88th birthday.[1]

Discography

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As leader

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As sideman

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With Ray Bryant

With James Carter

With Milt Buckner

  • Midnight Slows, Volume 1 (Black & Blue, 1973)
  • Midnight Slows, Volume 4 (Black & Blue, 1974)
  • Midnight Slows, Volume 5 (Black & Blue, 1974)

With Buck Clayton

With Arnett Cobb

With Wild Bill Davis

  • Midnight Slows, Volume 2 (Black & Blue, 1973)

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Roy Eldridge

With Claude Hopkins

With Jay McShann

With Jimmy Rushing

With Al Sears

With Rex Stewart

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

With Dicky Wells

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Buddy Tate | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 385/6. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  3. ^ "Buddy Tate". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ratliff, Ben (13 February 2001). "Buddy Tate, 87, Saxophonist for Basie's Band". New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Most Valued Player: Buddy Tate". Jazz Institute of Chicago. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Texas Jazz magazine, October 1979, Page 1. OCLC 32376967
  7. ^ Porter, Bob (1981). Helen (LP). Helen Humes. New York: Muse Records.
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