Buck & Buddy

Buck & Buddy
Studio album by Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate
Released	1961
Recorded	December 20, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:59
Label	Swingville SV 2017
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Buck Clayton chronology
Goin' to Kansas City (1960) Buck & Buddy (1961) One for Buck (1961)
Buddy Tate chronology
Tate-a-Tate (1960) Buck & Buddy (1960) Groovin' with Buddy Tate (1961)

Buck & Buddy is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton and saxophonist Buddy Tate which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The melodic music consistently swings and practically defines "mainstream" jazz. Worth picking up". ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Buck Clayton except where noted

1. "High Life" – 5:25
2. "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 5:34
3. "Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:14
4. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 4:03
5. "Birdland Betty" – 8:01
6. "Kansas City Nights" – 5:42

Personnel

• Buck Clayton – trumpet
• Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
• Sir Charles Thompson – piano
• Gene Ramey – bass
• Mousie Alexander – drums

References

1. Prestige Records Discography: Swingville Series accessed June 30, 2017
2. Swingville Label Discography accessed June 30, 2017
3. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
4. Sir Charles Thompson Discography 1960 – 1969 accessed June 30, 2017
5. Yanow, Scott. Buck and Buddy – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 30, 2017.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 258. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.