Hard Blowin' Explained

Hard Blowin'
Type:	Live
Cover:	Hard Blowin'.jpg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	August 25–26, 1978
Venue:	Sandy's Jazz Revival, Beverley, MA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:12
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Bob Porter
Chronology:	Buddy Tate
Prev Title:	Live at Sandy's
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	The Great Buddy Tate
Next Year:	1981

Hard Blowin' , subtitled Live at Sandy's, is a live album by saxophonist Buddy Tate which was recorded at Sandy's Jazz Revival in 1978 and released on the Muse label in 1984.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This is veteran tenor Buddy Tate's most rewarding album from the engagement and a fine all-around showcase. Accompanied by pianist Ray Bryant, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Alan Dawson, Tate stretches out on four familiar standards and shows listeners that he really had one of the more distinctive tenor sounds of the swing era. Recommended".

Track listing

1. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 9:47
2. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 10:30
3. "Undecided" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin) – 10:15
4. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour) – 8:40

Personnel

• Buddy Tate - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant – piano
• George Duvivier – bass
• Alan Dawson – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5200.htm Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing
3. https://www.jazzdisco.org/ray-bryant/catalog/#muse-mr-5249 Ray Bryant catalog