Just Jazz

Just Jazz
Studio album by Buddy Tate and Al Grey
Released	1984
Recorded	April 28, 1984
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:30CD reissue with additional tracks
Label	Uptown UP 27.21
Producer	Mark Feldman
Buddy Tate chronology
The Ballad Artistry (1981) Just Jazz (1984) Just Friends (1992)
Al Grey chronology
Things Are Getting Better All the Time (1983) Just Jazz (1984) Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet (1986)

Just Jazz, is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate and trombonist Al Grey, which was recorded in 1984 and released by the Uptown label. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The album was reissued on CD with two alternate takes by Reservoir in 1989. ^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

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

On AllMusic Scott Yanow states, "Tenor-saxophonist Buddy Tate (who also contributes a bit of clarinet) blends in perfectly with trombonist Al Grey on this swinging quintet session ... Both Tate and Grey were in their late prime at the time". ^[5]

Track listing

1. "Just Jazz" (Al Grey) – 5:05
2. "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) – 6:19
3. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Mills) – 6:28
4. "Topsy" (Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham) – 6:46
5. "Blue Creek" (Buddy Tate) – 6:02
6. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:21
7. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" [alternate take] (Cole, Mills) – 5:15 Additional track on CD reissue
8. "Just Jazz" [alternate take] (Grey) – 5:14 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Al Grey – trombone
• Richard Wyands – piano
• Major Holley – double bass
• Al Harewood – drums
• Don Sickler - arranger

References

1. Jazzlists: Uptown Records Discography, accessed March 27, 2019
2. Both Sides Now: Uptown Records Discography, accessed March 27, 2019
3. Fitzgerald, M. Uptown Records Listing, accessed March 27, 2019
4. Reservoir Records discography: album details, accessed March 27, 2019
5. Yanow, Scott. Buddy Tate: Just Jazz – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2019.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1376. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.