Tate-a-Tate

Tate-a-Tate is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate with trumpeter/flugelhornist Clark Terry. The album was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.^[1][2][3]

Tate-a-Tate
Studio album by Buddy Tate with Clark Terry
Released	1960
Recorded	October 18, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:29
Label	Swingville SVLP 2014
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Buddy Tate chronology
Tate's Date (1959) Tate-a-Tate (1960) Buck & Buddy (1960)
Clark Terry chronology
Top and Bottom Brass (1959) Tate-a-Tate (1960) Color Changes (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states: "The music is enjoyable and practically defines mainstream jazz of the era".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Clark Terry except where noted

1. "Groun' Hog" – 8:10
2. "Tate-a-Tate" – 4:09
3. "Snatchin' It Back" – 5:37
4. "#20 Ladbroke Square" (Buddy Tate, Esmond Edwards) – 6:20
5. "All Too Soon" (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) – 4:11
6. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:02

Personnel

• Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
• Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Larry Gales – bass
• Art Taylor – drums