American drummer (1932–2017)
Musical artist
Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017)[ 1] soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animatedSchoolhouse Rock! [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Tate was born inHayti ,Durham , North Carolina, United States.[ 5] Quincy Jones 's band.[ 5]
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 theVerve label in the 1960s.[ 5]
During the 1970s, Tate was a member of theNew York Jazz Quartet . In 1981, he played drums and percussion forSimon and Garfunkel's Concert in Central Park .
As a sideman, Tate played with musicians includingJimmy Smith ,Astrud Gilberto ,Ella Fitzgerald ,Duke Ellington ,Count Basie ,Rahsaan Roland Kirk ,Quincy Jones ,Stan Getz ,Cal Tjader ,Wes Montgomery ,Eddie Harris ,J.J. Johnson ,Kai Winding andMichel Legrand .[ 5]
Among his most widely heard vocal performances are the songs "I Got Six", "Naughty Number Nine", and "Fireworks" fromMultiplication Rock America Rock Schoolhouse Rock [ 5] Cops And Robbers Michel Legrand and Jacques Wilson.[ 6] Mark Murphy 's albumLiving Room , Tate shares the vocals on a medley of "Misty " and "Midnight Sun ". On the albumThreesome , withMonty Alexander andNiels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , Tate sings words to Miles Davis's composition "All Blues ", aggregated from a number of well-known and standard blues songs as well as to the jazz standard "Weaver of Dreams" (written byVictor Young ).
He joined the faculty ofHoward University in 1989.[ 5]
Grady Tate died of complications ofAlzheimer's disease on October 8, 2017, at the age of 85.[ 7] [ 1] [ 1] [ 7]
Windmills of My Mind (Skye , 1968)Slaves [O.S.T.] (Skye, 1969)Feeling Life (Skye, 1969)After the Long Drive Home (Skye, 1970)She Is My Lady (Janus , 1972)Movin' Day (Janus, 1974)By Special Request (Buddah, 1974) compilationMaster Grady Tate (ABC Impulse, 1977)Sings TNT (Milestone, 1991)Body & Soul (Milestone, 1993)Feeling Free (Pow Wow, 1999)All Love (Eighty-Eight's, 2002)From the Heart: Songs Sung Live at the Blue Note (Half Note , 2006)WithBenny Bailey
WithRay Bryant
WithKenny Burrell
WithJohnny Hodges
WithJ. J. Johnson
WithQuincy Jones
WithOliver Nelson
WithHouston Person
WithJimmy Rushing
WithLalo Schifrin
WithZoot Sims
WithJimmy Smith
WithBilly Taylor
WithCal Tjader
With others
1962:Charles Mingus ,The Complete Town Hall Concert Blue Note ) 1963:Gary McFarland ,The In Sound Verve ) 1964:Ben Webster ,See You at the Fair 1964:Budd Johnson ,Off the Wall 1964:Lou Donaldson ,Rough House Blues Argo ) 1964:Nat Adderley ,Autobiography 1965:Dave Pike ,Jazz for the Jet Set 1965:Dorothy Ashby ,The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby 1965: Gary McFarland &Clark Terry ,Tijuana Jazz 1965:Illinois Jacquet ,Spectrum 1965:Kai Winding ,Rainy Day 1965:Milt Jackson ,Ray Brown / Milt Jackson 1965:Roland Kirk &Al Hibbler ,A Meeting of the Times 1965:Stanley Turrentine ,Joyride 1966:Bill Evans ,Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra 1966:Clark Terry ,Mumbles Mainstream ) 1966:Eric Kloss ,Love and All That Jazz 1966:Gabor Szabo ,Gypsy '66 1966:Jimmy McGriff ,The Big Band Solid State ) 1966:Kai Winding ,More Brass Dirty Dog 1966:Shirley Scott ,Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands 1967:Herbie Mann ,Glory of Love 1967:Kai Winding ,Penny Lane & Time 1967:Stan Getz ,Sweet Rain 1967:Jerome Richardson ,Groove Merchant 1968:Peggy Lee ,2 Shows Nightly 1968:Eddie Lockjaw Davis ,Love Calls 1968:Eddie Harris ,Plug Me In 1968:Hubert Laws ,Laws' Cause 1968: Jimmy McGriff,The Worm 1968:Johnny Hammond Smith ,Nasty! 1968:Milt Jackson ,Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet 1968:Nat Adderley ,You, Baby 1968:Roy Ayers ,Stoned Soul Picnic 1968: Stan Getz,What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David 1969:Freddie Hubbard ,A Soul Experiment 1969: Hubert Laws,Crying Song CTI ) 1969:Lena Horne &Gabor Szabo ,Lena & Gabor Skye ) 1969:Aretha Franklin ,Soul '69 1969:Pearls Before Swine ,These Things Too 1969:Phil Woods ,Round Trip 1969:Ron Carter ,Uptown Conversation Embryo ) 1969:Peggy Lee ,A Natural Woman 1971:Dizzy Gillespie ,Bobby Hackett &Mary Lou Williams ,Giants Perception ), 1971:Pearls Before Swine ,Beautiful Lies You Could Live In 1971:Roberta Flack ,Quiet Fire 1972:Eric Kaz ,If You're Lonely (Atlantic) 1972:Grant Green ,The Final Comedown 1972:Boogaloo Joe Jones ,Snake Rhythm Rock 1973:Bette Midler ,Bette Midler 1973:Leon Spencer ,Where I'm Coming From 1973:Donny Hathaway ,Extension of a Man 1973:Lou Donaldson ,Sophisticated Lou 1973:Marlena Shaw ,From the Depths of My Soul 1973:Paul Simon ,There Goes Rhymin' Simon 1973:Roberta Flack ,Killing Me Softly 1973:Shirley Scott ,Superstition 1974:Arif Mardin ,Journey 1974:Aretha Franklin ,With Everything I Feel in Me 1974:Gato Barbieri ,Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata 1974:Jack McDuff ,The Fourth Dimension 1975: Jack McDuff,Magnetic Feel 1975:Hank Jones ,Hanky Panky East Wind ) 1975:Paul Simon ,Still Crazy After All These Years 1976:Etta Jones ,Ms. Jones to You 1976:Phoebe Snow ,Second Childhood 1976:Benny Carter ,Wonderland 1977:Kate & Anna McGarrigle ,Dancer with Bruised Knees 1977:Phoebe Snow ,Never Letting Go 1978:Clifford Jordan ,The Adventurer 1978:New York Jazz Quartet ,Blues for Sarka Enja ) 1979:Charles Earland ,Infant Eyes 1980:Sarah Vaughan ,The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 1980:Sarah Vaughan ,The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 1981: Charles Earland,Pleasant Afternoon 1981:Carly Simon ,Torch 1981:Grover Washington Jr. Come Morning (Elektra) 1982:Red Rodney ,The 3R's 1982:Simon & Garfunkel ,The Concert in Central Park 1983:Michel Legrand ,After the Rain 1983:Sadao Watanabe ,Fill Up the Night 1983:Willis Jackson ,Nothing Butt... 1986:Mark Murphy ,Living Room 1988:Peggy Lee ,Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues 1989:Maureen McGovern ,Naughty Baby 1990:Bette Midler ,Some People's Lives 1990: Dizzy Gillespie,The Winter in Lisbon Milan ) 1990:Peter Allen ,Making Every Moment Count 1991:Bob Thiele Collective ,Louis Satchmo 1992:John Hicks ,Friends Old and New 1993:Andre Previn ,What Headphones? Angel ) 1993:Frank Morgan ,Listen to the Dawn 1993:Stanley Turrentine ,If I Could 1993:Peggy Lee ,Love Held Lightly: Rare Songs by Harold Arlen 1994:Oscar Peterson &Itzhak Perlman ,Side by Side 1995: Andre Previn,Andre Previn and Friends Play "Show Boat" (Deutsche Grammophon ) 2003:Aaron Neville ,Nature Boy (The Standards Album) (Verve Records) 2003:Mark Murphy ,Memories of You: Remembering Joe Williams 2007:Kenny Barron ,The Traveler ^a b c Schudel, Matt (October 11, 2017)."Grady Tate, drummer who helped drive 1960s soul-jazz movement, dies at 85" .Washingtonpost.com . RetrievedOctober 15, 2017 . ^ Sandomir, Richard (October 13, 2017)."Grady Tate, prolific jazz drummer turned vocalist, dies at 85" .Boston Globe . RetrievedMay 11, 2022 . ^ Sandomir, Richard (October 12, 2017)."Grady Tate, Jazz Drummer Turned Vocalist, Dies at 85" .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . RetrievedMay 11, 2022 . ^ "Grady Tate | Artist | GRAMMY.com" .^a b c d e f Ginell, Richard S. (January 14, 1932)."Allmusic Biography" . Allmusic.com. RetrievedOctober 29, 2011 . ^ "Cops and Robbers / Aram Avakian [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Brief Display" .Performing Arts Encyclopedia . Library of Congress. March 22, 2011. RetrievedOctober 29, 2011 .^a b Chinen, Nate (October 10, 2017)."Grady Tate, Prodigious Jazz Drummer and Noted Vocalist, Dies at 85" . NPR.org. RetrievedOctober 10, 2017 .
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