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Grady Tate

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Grady Tate is renowned as a session drummer extraordinaire, an expert in the use of the rim shot for syncopating purposes; prized for his driving, pushing, or subtle coaxing of the beat. Yet he has also displayed a warm, flexible, rhythmically agile baritone voice, which, in a reversal of the usual commercial situation, is less well-known than his drumming. He began singing at age four, impressing local Durham, NC, church and school audiences, but quit temporarily when his voice broke at age 12. Self-taught as a drummer at first, he picked up the fundamentals of jazz drumming during his hitch in the Air Force (1951-1955), and arranger Bill Berry made some vocal charts for him there. Upon his discharge, he returned to Durham to study psychology, literature, and theater at North Carolina College, before moving to Washington, D.C., in 1959 to teach high school and take up a musical career with Wild Bill Davis. A move to New York City in 1963 led to a gig with the Quincy Jones big band, and soon he caught on as a recording session drummer. His most famous records as an accompanist were made under the aegis of producer Creed Taylor, for whom he became the house drummer of choice. Tate played on many of Wes Montgomery's and Jimmy Smith's most popular recordings, as well as some by Nat Adderley, Stan Getz, Tony Bennett, Kenny Burrell, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Roland Kirk, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, J.J. Johnson, and Kai Winding, among countless other artists. Arranger Gary McFarland thought enough of Tate's singing voice to record a number of vocal albums for his short-lived Skye label; yet, despite further vocal sessions for Buddah, Janus, Impulse, and a host of Japanese labels, Tate's profile as a singer has not been as high as it could have been. He returned to the American recording scene with 1991's excellent, vocal-only album for Milestone, TNT, where drummer Dennis Mackrel uses many patterns that he learned from Tate. Body and Soul followed a year later, and, in 1999, he resurfaced with Feeling Free. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi

Title: Windmills of My Mind

Artist: Grady Tate

Genre: Jazz

Title: Feeling Life

Artist: Grady Tate

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: From The Heart

Artist: Grady Tate

Genre: Jazz

Title: Movin' Day

Artist: Grady Tate

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz

Title: Windmills of Your Mind

Artist: Grady Tate

Genre: Jazz

Title: Windmils of Your Mind

Artist: Grady Tate

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Collections

Title: Soft Jazz Guitar

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bossa Nova Blues

Genre: Jazz

Title: Late Night Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Got the Blues

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sublime Bossa Nova

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Dinner Vibes

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rhythm and Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Top Jazz Drummers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tasty Trumpets

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Drum 14

Genre: Jazz

Title: Funky Jazz Keyboard

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Threesome

Artist: Monty Alexander

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: The Satchmo Legacy

Artist: Benny Bailey

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Love Songs

Artist: Jr. Grover Washington

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Guitar 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bossa Nova 100

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Nighttime Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100 Soul Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Great Jazz Solos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Groovin' At Christmas

Artist: Jimmy Smith

Genre: Jazz

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