Groovin' with Buddy Tate
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{{Infobox album
| name = Groovin' with Buddy Tate
| type = Studio
| artist = Buddy Tate
| cover = Groovin' with Buddy Tate.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1961
| recorded = February 17, 1961
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Swingville
SVLP 2029
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Buddy Tate
| prev_title = Buck & Buddy
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues
| next_year = 1961
}}
Groovin' with Buddy Tate is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Swingville label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-swingville-2000-4000-series/#svlp-2029 Prestige Records Discography: Swingville Series] accessed June 30, 2017[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/swingville.pdf Swingville Label Discography] accessed June 30, 2017
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1375}}
}}
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "With a robust yet nuanced style, similar to his peers such as Ben Webster and Lester Young, Tate sounds as comfortable on laid-back vehicles such as "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" and "East of the Sun"".{{allMusic|first=Scott|last=Yanow|class=album|id=mw0000177287|title=Groovin' with Buddy Tate – Review|accessdate= June 30, 2017}}
Track listing
- "Blues for Trixie" (Buck Clayton) – 7:15
- "The Salt Mines" (Clark Terry) – 4:23
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Duke Ellington, Mack David) – 6:46
- "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) – 7:08
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 5:24
- "Board Walk" (Terry) – 4:04
- "Overdrive" (Buddy Tate) – 4:02
Personnel
- Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Ronnell Bright – piano
- Wally Richardson – guitar
- George Tucker – bass
- Roy Brooks – drums
References
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Category:Swingville Records albums