Just Jazz Explained

Just Jazz
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Buddy Tate and Al Grey
Border:	yes
Released:	1984
Recorded:	April 28, 1984
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	47:30 CD reissue with additional tracks
Label:	Uptown UP 27.21
Producer:	Mark Feldman
Chronology:	Buddy Tate
Prev Title:	The Ballad Artistry
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Just Friends
Next Year:	1992

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

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".

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Uptown.htm Jazzlists: Uptown Records Discography
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/mca/mcadist/uptown.pdf Both Sides Now: Uptown Records Discography
3. Fitzgerald, M. Uptown Records Listing, accessed March 27, 2019
4. http://www.reservoirmusic.com/110.html Reservoir Records discography: album details