Unbroken (Buddy Tate album)

Unbroken
Studio album by The Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra
Released	1970
Recorded	June 30 and July 1, 1970
Studio	MPS Studio Villingen, Black Forest, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Label	MPS 15050 ST
Producer	Hans J. Mauerer, Joachim E. Berendt
Buddy Tate chronology
Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra Vol. 2 (1968) Unbroken (1970) Buddy Tate & Wild Bill Davis (1972)

Unbroken is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate's Celebrity Club Orchestra which was recorded in Germany in 1970 and released on the MPS label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The enjoyable music swings hard, making one wish that this fine session were reissued". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 4:09
2. "Moten Swing" (Buster Moten, Bennie Moten) – 6:59
3. "Candy" (Alex Kramer, Mack David, Joan Whitney) – 5:13
4. "Ben's Broken Saxophone" (Ben Richardson) – 3:57
5. "Air Mail Special" (Benny Goodman, James Mundy, Charlie Christian) – 4:13
6. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 4:35
7. "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash) – 4:53
8. "One for Johnny" (Nat Pierce) – 6:33

Personnel

• Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
• Dud Bascomb – trumpet
• Eli Robinson – trombone
• Ben Richardson – clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Nat Pierce – piano
• Eddie Jones – bass
• George Reed – drums

References

1. SABA/MPS Records: SABA/MPS Productions. Retrieved June 30, 2017
2. Yanow, Scott. Unbroken – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 30, 2017.