Grady Tate - She Is My Lady '1972 / 2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. She Is My Lady
02. Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)
03. Let's Fall In Love All Over Again
04. Sweet Touch Of Love
05. When You Get Right Down To It
06. Freedom For The Stallion
07. I Wish I Could Walk Away
08. I Just Wanna Be There
09. Willoughby Grove


 moreA 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 Jimmy
Smith's and Wes Montgomery's most popular recordings, including 1964's The Cat
and 1965's Bumpin'. He can also be heard on albums by such luminaries as 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, beginning with 1968's
Windmills of My Mind. Yet despite further vocal sessions for Buddah, Janus,
Impulse!, and a host of Japanese labels, Tate's profile as a singer was never as
high as it could have been. During this period, he also stayed active appearing
on albums with a bevy of jazz and soul artists including Ron Carter, Aretha
Franklin, Roberta Flack, Gato Barbieri, and others. Tate's voice can also be
heard on several songs in the beloved Schoolhouse Rock! animated educational
series.

Despite the absence of his own solo albums, the '80s proved a fruitful time for
the drummer, who returned to teaching and joined the faculty of Howard
University. He also remained a highly sought-after session player, appearing
with jazz artists like Jimmy Smith, Helen Merrill, and Teresa Brewer, as well as
pop superstars like Simon & Garfunkel. His distinctive, undulating drum patterns
were also used to good effect on composer Angelo Badalamenti's soundtrack to
director David Lynch's Twin Peaks.

He returned to his solo recording work with 1991's excellent, vocal-only album
for Milestone, TNT, where drummer Dennis Mackrel used many patterns that he
learned from Tate. Body and Soul followed a year later, and he resurfaced with
Feeling Free in 1999. Several more well-regarded albums followed, including
2003's All Love with pianist Kenny Barron and 2006's From the Heart: Songs Sung
Live at the Blue Note. Tate's drumming was once again featured on the soundtrack
to David Lynch's Twin Peaks: The Return. Tate died on October 8, 2017 at his
home in Manhattan's Upper East Side. He was 85 years old. © Richard S. Ginell



Grady Tate - She Is My Lady.rar - 647.5 MB

Related artists