Artist: Buddy Tate & Wild Bill Davis
Album: Broadway
Genre: Swing, Cool
Label: Black And Blue
Released: 1973/2004
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Broadway 03:48
- Blues In My Heart 08:20
- All Of Me 02:50
- Sugar 06:48
- Hello Dolly 04:54
- Memories Of You 04:28
- Peg O' My Heart 04:34
- Jumpin' With Symphony Sid 05:12
- Jenny's Blues 06:02
- Tangerine 04:28
- For All We Know 03:11
- Louise 05:55
- Blue Lou 05:47
- Ooh! Ah! DeeDee 04:07
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- Personnel:
- Buddy Tate : tenor sax
- Wild Bill Davis : organ
- Francois Beinsan : trumpet,on# 8 and 13
- Floyd Smith : guitar
- Chris Columbo : drums
Regardless of the setting, tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate never seemed to fail to deliver swinging performances. The robust reedman is joined by organist Wild Bill Davis, guitarist Floyd Smith, and drummer Chris Columbus (the latter three had worked together on several earlier recordings) for these 1972 sessions recorded in Paris for Black & Blue. Davis, who made numerous records with alto sax great Johnny Hodges, and also worked alongside him in Duke Ellington's band, provides the same strong backing to Tate — as his longtime musical partner. Smith, who is best known for his work with Andy Kirk, adds several very bluesy solos. The music runs from old war horses like "Sugar" and the bland "Peg O' My Heart," to timeless jazz compositions ("Blues in My Heart," "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid," and "Blue Lou"), and the modern pop song, "Hello Dolly," which was beginning to wear out its welcome after everyone began recording it following Louis Armstrong's huge success with it. French trumpeter Franзois Biensan is added on five tracks, but never really makes much of an impression. Recommended.
Review by Ken Dryden