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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instanceOf clarinetist
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
swing
influenced later swing tenor saxophonists
influencedBy Herschel Evans NERFINISHED
instrument alto saxophone
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" NERFINISHED
album "Tate's Date" NERFINISHED
album "The Texas Twister" NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
workedWith Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Buck Clayton NERFINISHED
Count Basie NERFINISHED
Illinois Jacquet NERFINISHED

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