Grady Tate

Grady Tate
Born: Jan 14, 1932 in Durham, NC
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Styles: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Cool
Biography: Grady Tate is renowned as a session drummer extraordinaire, an expert in the use of the rim shot for syncopating purposes; prized for his driving, pushing, or subtle coaxing of the beat. Yet he has also displayed a warm, flexible, rhythmically agile baritone voice, which, in a reversal of the usual commercial ...Read full biography
Body & Soul
Released: 1992
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Grady Tate Sings/TNT
Released: 1991
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Though Tate has been featured as a vocalist often enough on records before this 1991 date, it still comes as a surprise to the many fans of his drumming that he is such a superb singer, too. Here, he combines ...Read full review
More Grady Tate albums: Main Albums (12), Compilations (1)
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