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Buck & Buddy
Studio album by Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate
Released	1961
Recorded	December 20, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:59
Label	Swingville SV 2017
Producer	Esmond 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)

Buck & Buddy is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton and saxophonist Buddy Tate which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

Track listing

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

• Buck Clayton – trumpet
• Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
• Sir Charles Thompson – piano
• Gene Ramey – bass
• Mousie Alexander – drums

References

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. ^ 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.

• Buddy Tate albums
• Buck Clayton albums
• 1961 albums
• Swingville Records albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
• Albums produced by Esmond Edwards