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2006-12-31
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Grady Tate's latest CD, live at the Blue Note recorded on HalfNote records, will be released in November! |
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FEATURING:
Grady Tate, vocals
Akiko Tsuruga, piano
Lance Murphy, tenor saxophone
Noriko Ueda, bass
Montez Coleman, drums |
Grady Bernard Tate was born in Durham, NC on January 14, 1932. Grady began singing at the young age of four and taught himself drumming at age five. As boy soprano, he thrilled audiences at churches and social events. Then, puberty hit and his voice dropped. "It was such a devastating experience," he recalls, "From the time I was 12 until I was 19, I would not open my mouth because I was totally frustrated by that voice change. As a result, I never sang in high school." He graduated from North Carolina Central University with a degree in English Literature and Drama and a minor in Psychology and later taught English and Speech in Washington, DC, but his desire to pursue an acting career led him to New York City and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. At age 27, he moved back to New York, and soon became the full-time drummer for organist Wild Bill Davis, though his original intent was to pursue acting in New York. Later he joined Quincy Jones' all-star big band and by the mid-sixties, Grady was one of the busiest studio drummers in New York City. Grady's reputation as an outstanding drummer resulted in continuous work with Quincy Jones. Soon after, Grady’s natural talent as a vocalist was recognized when the legendary Peggy Lee heard him sing and introduced him as a part of her show, from then on his musical dimensions expanded radically. A dedicated educator and mentor to young singers and musicians. Dr. Tate has been on the Howard University faculty since 1989.
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Grady Tate, a prodigy who’s playing and singing know no limit. Grady as a drummer, has played, recorded, and collaborated with such jazz giants as Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Lionel Hampton, Tony Bennett, Pearl Bailey, Peggy Lee, Michel Legrand, Lalo Schifrin, Andre Previn, Grover Washington, Jr. and countless others. In addition, Grady has released vocal albums on Skye, Buddah, Janus, Impulse and several Japanese labels while building an international reputation as a singer of the first rank. Some of his most recent CDs as a vocalist include TNT-Grady Tate Sings (1991) and Body and Soul (1992) both on the Milestone label, Feeling Free/Grady Tate Sings (1999) on the Pow Wow jazz label. And most recently released in Japan and the United States All Love/Grady Tate Sings (2002- 2003). Grady has received three Grammy nominations as "Best Male Vocalist" in 1969 ‘Windmills of Your Mind’, 1973 ‘Multiplication Rock’ and 1987 ‘She’s Out Of My Life’. Many will remember Grady from his six years as the resident drummer for Johnny Carson's Tonight Show band. He also served as assistant conductor and drummer for the Broadway shows Lena Horn… The Lady and Her Music, And the Broadway hit Black and Blue. Grady has been described as, "the best singer to emerge from the ranks of instrumentalist since Nat Cole"
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