Buck & Buddy is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton and saxophonist Buddy Tate which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.[1][2][3][4]

Buck & Buddy
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedDecember 20, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length33:59
LabelSwingville
SV 2017
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Buck Clayton chronology
Goin' to Kansas City
(1960)
Buck & Buddy
(1961)
One for Buck
(1961)
Buddy Tate chronology
Tate-a-Tate
(1960)
Buck & Buddy
(1960)
Groovin' with Buddy Tate
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [6]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The melodic music consistently swings and practically defines "mainstream" jazz. Worth picking up".[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Buck Clayton except where noted

  1. "High Life" – 5:25
  2. "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 5:34
  3. "Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:14
  4. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 4:03
  5. "Birdland Betty" – 8:01
  6. "Kansas City Nights" – 5:42

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records Discography: Swingville Series accessed June 30, 2017
  2. ^ Swingville Label Discography accessed June 30, 2017
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
  4. ^ Sir Charles Thompson Discography 1960 – 1969 accessed June 30, 2017
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Buck and Buddy – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.