Grady Tate – Sings All Love (Hybrid SACD)
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Drums, vocals - Grady Tate
Acoustic piano - Kenny Barron
Bass – Ira Coleman
Drums - Jimmy Cobb
Flute, tenor, saxophone - Frank Wess
Fender-Rhodes - John Di Martino
Acoustic piano - Richard Wyands
Written by Mort Goode (1), Bobby Scott (1), Robert Mellin (2), Guy Wood (2), Jack Elliott (3), Victor Young (3), Alan Bergman (4), Marilyn Bergman (4), Michel Legrand (4), Grady Tate (5), Gordon Parks (6), Duke Ellington (7), Manny Kurtz (7), Irving Mills (7), Bruno Brighetti (8), Bruno Martino, (8) Joel Siegel (8), Duke Ellington (9), Irving Mills (9), Mitchell Parish (9)
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master Tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Eighty-Eight's
Original Label : Village Records
Recorded in January 13, 2002 - March 12, 2002 at Avatar Studio, NY and Sear Sound Studio, NY
Recorded by David Baker
Originally released in 2002
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
1. Follow the Path
2. My One and Only Love
3. A Weaver of Dreams
4. What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
5. Dream Love
6. Don't Misunderstand
7. In A Sentimental Mood
8. Estate
9. Sophisticated Lady
Reviews:
"Grady Tate is best known as a top drummer, much in studio demand, with along and impressive resumé. His singing talents are less widely documented, although he's released about a dozen vocal albums since 1968 and was nominated for a 1986 Best Jazz Vocal Grammy for his performance of "She's out of My Life." Tate is a fine singer in the Nat Cole/Johnny Hartman tradition: smooth and soulful, with naturalistic phrasing and a direct emotional message. While he doesn't have a big voice, it's affable and very pleasant, and the classic love songs on All Love are the perfect material to set it off. Two of the tunes are less familiar -- "Follow the Path," a pretty melody by the late Bobby Scott with inspirational lyrics by Mort Goode, and Tate's own heartfelt "Dream Love." Tate enlists some stellar colleagues to enhance the mood and meaning of each track, including veterans Frank Wess, whose masterful flute blows cool and fresh, and pianist Kenny Barron, whose elegant solos are a delight (see, for example, his understated beauty on "My One and Only Love"). Tate plays drums on five of the nine tracks, with the legendary Jimmy Cobb on four. All told, All Love is a relaxed and engaging CD, refreshingly free of hype and fluff." AllMusic Review by Judith Schlesinger.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4 / 5 ; AllMusic : 3.5 / 5