Grady Tate
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Grady Tate in 1972
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 14, 1932 |
| Origin | Durham, North Carolina |
| Genres | Jazz, bop, hard bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Labels | Skye, Impulse!, Milestone |
Grady Tate (born January 14, 1932)[1] is an American hard bop and soul-jazz drummer and singer. He has a baritone voice. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate has released many albums as leader and vocalist.[1]
Biography
Tate was born in Hayti, Durham, North Carolina.[1] In 1963 he moved to New York City, where he became the drummer in Quincy Jones's band.[1]
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.[1]
Tate was the drummer on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for six years.[1] During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet. In 1981 he played drums and percussion for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert in Central Park.
As a sideman he has played with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Lena Horne, Astrud Gilberto, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Blossom Dearie, Chris Connor, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Cal Tjader, Peggy Lee, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tom Rapp, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Stanley Turrentine, Charles Earland, Quincy Jones, Stan Getz, and Wes Montgomery.[1]
Among his most widely heard vocal performances are the songs "I Got Six", "Naughty Number Nine", and "Fireworks" from Multiplication Rock and America Rock, both part of the Schoolhouse Rock series.[1] For the 1973 motion picture Cops And Robbers, Tate sang the title song, written by Michel Legrand and Jacques Wilson.[2]
He has been on the faculty of Howard University since 1989.[1]
Discography
As leader
- 1968: Windmills of My Mind (Skye)
- 1970: After the Long Drive Home (Skye)
- 1971: Feeling Life (Skye)
- 1972: She Is My Lady (Janus)
- 1975: By Special Request (Buddah)
- 1977: Master Grady Tate (Impulse!)
- 1991: TNT (Milestone)
- 1992: Body & Soul (Milestone)
- 2006: From the Heart: Songs Sung Live at the Blue Note (Half Note)
As sideman
- 1962: Charles Mingus – The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note)
- 1964: Ben Webster – See You at the Fair
- 1964: Lalo Schifrin – New Fantasy (Verve)
- 1964: Jimmy Smith – The Cat (Verve)
- 1964: Nat Adderley – Autobiography
- 1964: Oliver Nelson – More Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!)
- 1964: Lou Donaldson – Rough House Blues
- 1964: Cal Tjader – Soul Sauce (Verve)
- 1965: Milt Jackson – Ray Brown / Milt Jackson with Ray Brown (Verve)
- 1965: Dorothy Ashby – The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby (Atlantic)
- 1965: Cal Tjader – Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (Verve)
- 1965: Illinois Jacquet – Spectrum (Argo)
- 1965: Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler – A Meeting of the Times (Atlantic)
- 1965: Jimmy Smith – Organ Grinder Swing (Verve)
- 1965: Jimmy Smith - Monster
- 1965: Lalo Schifrin – Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve)
- 1965: Stanley Turrentine – Joyride (Blue Note)
- 1965: Gary McFarland and Clark Terry – Tijuana Jazz
- 1965: Dave Pike - Jazz for the Jet Set (Atlantic)
- 1966: Shirley Scott – Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!)
- 1966: Eric Kloss – Love and All That Jazz (Prestige)
- 1966: Gábor Szabó – Gypsy '66 (Impulse!)
- 1966: Jimmy McGriff - The Big Band (Solid State)
- 1966: Oliver Nelson – Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (Impulse!)
- 1966: Clark Terry – Mumbles (Mainstream)
- 1966: Oliver Nelson – Sound Pieces (Impulse!)
- 1966: Oliver Nelson – Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!)
- 1967: Kenny Burrell – A Generation Ago Today (Verve)
- 1967: Oliver Nelson – The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!)
- 1967: Oliver Nelson – The Kennedy Dream (Impulse!)
- 1967: Stan Getz – Sweet Rain (Verve)
- 1967: Herbie Mann – Glory of Love (A&M/CTI)
- 1968: Kenny Burrell – Blues - The Common Ground (Verve)
- 1968: Hubert Laws – Laws' Cause (Atlantic)
- 1968: Roy Ayers - Stoned Soul Picnic (Atlantic)
- 1968: Eddie Harris – Plug Me In (Atlantic)
- 1968: Billy Taylor - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Tower)
- 1968: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – Love Calls (RCA Victor)
- 1968: Johnny "Hammond" Smith – Nasty! (Prestige)
- 1968: J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding – Israel (A&M/CTI)
- 1968: Nat Adderley – You, Baby (A&M/CTI)
- 1968: Milt Jackson – Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (Verve)
- 1968: Jimmy McGriff – The Worm (Solid State)
- 1969: Freddie Hubbard – A Soul Experiment (Atlantic)
- 1969: Billy Taylor - Sleeping Bee (MPS)
- 1969: J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding – Stonebone (A&M/CTI (Japan))
- 1969: Ron Carter - Uptown Conversation (Embryo)
- 1969: Hubert Laws – Crying Song (CTI)
- 1969: Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó – Lena & Gabor (Skye)
- 1969: Pearls Before Swine – These Things Too
- 1971: Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett and Mary Lou Williams – Giants (Perception)
- 1971: Pearls Before Swine – Beautiful Lies You Could Live In
- 1972: Grant Green – The Final Comedown (Blue Note)
- 1972: Eric Kaz – "If You're Lonely" (Atlantic)
- 1972: Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones – Snake Rhythm Rock (Prestige)
- 1972: Houston Person – Broken Windows, Empty Hallways, Sweet Buns & Barbeque (Prestige)
- 1973: Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly (Atlantic)
- 1973: Leon Spencer – Where I'm Coming From (Prestige)
- 1973: Lou Donaldson – Sophisticated Lou
- 1973: Marlena Shaw – From the Depths of My Soul
- 1973: Bette Midler – Bette Midler
- 1973: Shirley Scott – Superstition (Cadet)
- 1973: Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin' Simon
- 1974: Gato Barbieri – Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata (Impulse!)
- 1974: Jack McDuff – The Fourth Dimension (Cadet)
- 1974: Arif Mardin – Journey (Atlantic)
- 1975: Zoot Sims – Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Pablo)
- 1975: Jack McDuff – Magnetic Feel (Cadet)
- 1975: Hank Jones - Hanky Panky (East Wind)
- 1976: Phoebe Snow – Second Childhood
- 1976: Houston Person – The Big Horn (Muse)
- 1977: Kate and Anna McGarrigle – Dancer with Bruised Knees
- 1977: Billy Taylor – Live at Storyville (West 54)
- 1977: Houston Person – The Nearness of You (Muse)
- 1978: Clifford Jordan – The Adventurer (Muse)
- 1978: New York Jazz Quartet - Blues for Sarka (Enja)
- 1981: Grover Washington Jr – Be Mine (Tonight) – with Tate on vocals
- 1981: Grover Washington Jr – Little Black Samba – with Tate on vocals
- 1982: Simon and Garfunkel – The Concert in Central Park
- 1983: Michel Legrand – After the Rain
- 1986: Jimmy Smith – Go for Whatcha Know
- 1988: Peggy Lee – Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues
- 1989: Maureen McGovern – Naughty Baby
- 1990: Dizzy Gillespie – The Winter in Lisbon (Milan)
- 1990: Bette Midler – Some People's Lives
- 1991: Bob Thiele Collective – Louis Satchmo
- 1992: Lalo Schifrin – Jazz Meets the Symphony (Atlantic)
- 1993: Lalo Schifrin – More Jazz Meets the Symphony (Atlantic)
- 1994: Oscar Peterson and Itzhak Perlman – Side by Side
- 1995: Lalo Schifrin – Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3 (Four Winds)
References
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