Edlin "Buddy" Terry (January 30, 1941 - November 29, 2019) was an American jazz musician and alto/tenor sax player. He was born in
Newark, New Jersey
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. In the 1960s and 1970s Terry made albums for
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musi ...
and
Mainstream Records
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Mainstream's early releases were reissues from Commodore Records. Its catalogue grew to include Bob Brookmeyer, Maynard Fergus ...
. He played with the group
Swingadelic
Swingadelic is a jazz/blues ensemble founded in 1998 in Hoboken, New Jersey by bassist Dave Post.
Alto/tenor sax player Buddy Terry joined the group in 2000 and remained in the band until having a stroke in December 2010 when his duties wer ...
from 2000 to 2010. He died on November 29, 2019 at the age of 78 from a stroke.
Discography
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Electric Soul!
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Prestige
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, 1967)
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Natural Soul
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Awareness
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Mainstream
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, 1971)
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Pure Dynamite'' (Mainstream, 1972)
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Lean on Him
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and The Jazz Messengers
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Child's Dance
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*''Heavy Soul!'' (Prestige, 1968)
With
Groove Holmes
Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 – June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of "Misty".
Career
Holmes's first album, on Pacific Ja ...
*'' I'm in the Mood for Love'' (Flying Dutchman, 1976)
With
Harold Mabern
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A Few Miles from Memphis
''A Few Miles from Memphis'' is the first album with pianist Harold Mabern as leader. It was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label in the same year.
Reception
In his review for Allmusic, Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. calls the album "a ...
'' (Prestige, 1968)
With
Joe Morello
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*''Another Step Forward'' (Ovation, 1969)
With
Alphonse Mouzon
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The Essence of Mystery
''The Essence of Mystery'' is the debut album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon recorded in 1972 and released in 1973 on the Blue Note label. '' (Blue Note, 1973)
With
Freddie Roach
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The Freddie Roach Soul Book
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Trac ...
'' (Prestige, 1966)
With
Swingadelic
Swingadelic is a jazz/blues ensemble founded in 1998 in Hoboken, New Jersey by bassist Dave Post.
Alto/tenor sax player Buddy Terry joined the group in 2000 and remained in the band until having a stroke in December 2010 when his duties wer ...
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Organ-ized!'' (MediaMix, 2002)
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Big Band Blues
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'' (MediaMix, 2005)
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Another Monday Night
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'' (MediaMix, 2007)
With
The Tonemasters
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Goin' With The Flow'' (Blues Leaf, 2004)
References
1941 births
2019 deaths
Musicians from Newark, New Jersey
Prestige Records artists
Mainstream Records artists
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