Ruby Braff-Buddy Tate - With The Newport All Stars (1967)

Cornetist Ruby Braff and tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate make for a very complementary team on this fine CD reissue which also includes pianist George Wein, bassist Jack Lesberg, and drummer Don Lamond. Several alternate takes and a previously unreleased "Lullaby of the Leaves" expand this fine session which has among its highlights are enjoyable versions of "Mean To Me," "My Monday Date," "Take The "A" Train," and "The Sheik of Araby." This is high-quality small-group swing by some of the best which was recorded at a time when the idiom was considered very much out of style by the modernists. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG. 

Black Lion Records, BLCD 760138, 1990
Recorded 28th October, 1967 at Chappell Studios, London, England 

Musicians:
Ruby Braff - Cornet
Buddy Tate - Tenor Saxophone
George Wein - Piano
Jack Lesberg - Bass
Don Lamond - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Mean To Me [Take 1] {Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk} (6:33)
02. Body And Soul {Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour} (4:40)
03. I Surrender Dear {Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford} (5:01)
04. My Monday Date {Earl Hines} (6:13)
05. Take The "A" Train [Take 2] {Billy Strayhorn} (3:49)
06. Don't Blame Me {Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, David Raksin, F. Wess} (4:30)
07. Pan Am Blues {George Wein} (3:20)
08. These Foolish Things {Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey} (5:10)
09. The Sheik Of Araby [Take 2] {Harry Beasley Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler} (5:33)
10. Lullaby Of The Leaves {Bernice Petkere, Joe Young} (2:41)
11. Mean To Me [Take 2] {Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk} (7:28)
12. Take The "A" Train [Take 1] {Billy Strayhorn} (4:25)
13. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone {Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept} (4:12)
14. The Sheik Of Araby [Take 1] {Harry Beasley Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler} (4:37) 

Total Time: 68:19 

Credits:
Producer - Alan Bates
Recording Engineer - John Timperley
Supervisor - Jack Higgins, Terry Brown
Design [Sleeve] - Malcolm Walker
Photography [Back Sleeve] - Fred Warren
Photography [Front Sleeve] - David Redfern
Liner Notes - Alun Morgan 

Take The "A" Train