Jive At Five

Buddy Tate’s tenor saxophone cuts through these Storyville Records sessions with the swagger of Kansas City swing, anchored by a rhythm section that locks into that loose-limbed, head-arrangement groove that defined mid-century jazz jam sessions. Recorded in the early 1950s, Jive At Five captures Tate’s ability to balance bebop sophistication with the blues-soaked directness of his generation, backed by a crack ensemble that knows when to push and when to lay back.