Unbroken (Buddy Tate album) explained

Unbroken
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra
Cover:	Unbroken (Buddy Tate album).jpg
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
Chronology:	Buddy Tate
Prev Title:	Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra Vol. 2
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Buddy Tate & Wild Bill Davis
Next Year:	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

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

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

Notes and References

1. http://discog.piezoelektric.org/saba/saba-mps.html SABA/MPS Records: SABA/MPS Productions