Bassist. Born July 18, 1943 in Washington, D.C. and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. His early musical experience was as a trumpeter. He was graduated from Greensboro College in 1965 and began playing bass at age 23.
Tate performed at the 1971, 1972, and 1973 Manassas Jazz Festivals and led the house band at Blues Alley from September 1972 until February 1974.
He then deparated Washington for New York City and began working regularly with many artists he had met while at Blues Alley including Bobby Hackett, Marian McPartland, Zoot Sims, and Barbara Carroll. Tate later played with the Alden-Barrett Quintet (including an appearance at Baird Auditorium) and with Ruby Braff. From 1983 to 1990 he worked for Pearl Bailey before playing nine years with Bobby Short at the Carlyle Hotel in New York.
As of 2025 he was still active as a freelance player.
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