Buddy Tate
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Buddy Tate was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist known for his long tenure with Count Basie's orchestra and his robust, blues-inflected swing style.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buddy Tate canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
clarinetist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Kansas City jazz ⓘ |
| birthName | George Holmes Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-02-10 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948 (tenure with Count Basie Orchestra) ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| influenced | later swing tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Herschel Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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clarinet ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| ledEnsemble | Buddy Tate and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Buddy Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Texas Tenor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | robust, blues-inflected swing style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Buddy Tate and His Buddies"
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album "Tate's Date" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "The Texas Twister" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ |
| performedAt | Cotton Club, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sherman, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chandler, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInEnsemble | tenor saxophonist in Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Black & Blue Records
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MPS Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Swingville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 (tenure with Count Basie Orchestra) ⓘ |
| style | blues-inflected swing ⓘ |
| touredIn |
Europe
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Benny Goodman
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Buck Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Jacquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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