Track Listing
01 High Life 5:27
02 When A Woman Loves A Man 5:36
03 Thou Swell 5:16
04 Can’t We Be Friends? 4:06
05 Birdland Betty 8:03
06 Kansas City Nights 5:42
07 Rompin’ At Red Bank 6:38
08 Blue Creek 6:33
09 A Swinging Doll 3:56
10 Dallas Delight 4:37
11 Don’t Mind If I Do 8:07
12 Blue Breeze 4:14
13 Blue Ebony 5:59
14 Thou Swell [1957 Version] 4:11 *
Artist:
Buck Clayton / Buddy Tate Quintet
Title:
Buck & Buddy + Blow the Blues + 1 bonus track
Label:
Solar Records
Cat No:
4569926
Format:
CD
Price £10.99
• These two albums on one CD, featuring Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate, were originally released on the Swingville label, in 1960 : ‘Buck & Buddy’ and its sequel, ‘Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues’ are unique for being the only quintet studio albums the two made together.

• Clayton and Tate began playing together as far back as 1939. They met in the Count Basie orchestra, a band they’d both remain with for nearly a decade. Although they would continue playing and recording together extensively well into the mid-1970s.

• On both works they are backed by the outstanding pianist Sir Charles Thompson and bassist Gene Ramey, while the drum chair is alternately filled by Mousey Alexander and Gus Johnson. A different version of “Thou Swell”, recorded in 1957 by both Clayton and Tate, has been added as a bonus.

• Total Time: 78:34 mins. - 14 tracks - includes 16-page booklet.
Reviews ForBuck & Buddy + Blow the Blues + 1 bonus track
Jazz Journal - Jerry Brown
Here's mainstream jazz at its very best.,****