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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1923|12|5|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1923|12|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago Heights, Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Chicago Heights, Illinois]], U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Chicago soul]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[funk]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[Chicago soul]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[funk]]}}
| occupation = Musician, producer
| occupation = Musician, producer/arranger, composer
| instrument = Bass guitar
| instrument = Bass guitar
| years_active = 1950s–1980s
| years_active = 1950s–1980s
| label = MGM Verve, [[ABC-Paramount]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Chess Records]]|[[Argo Records]]|MGM Verve|[[ABC-Paramount]]}}
| past_member_of = Johnny Pate Trio<br>Johnny Pate Quintet<ref name="allmusic"/>
| associated_acts =[[Monty Alexander]], [[Kenny Burrell]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Shirley Horn]], [[Wes Montgomery]], [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]], [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]], [[Phil Woods]]
| website = {{URL|www.patesplace.net}}
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'''John William Pate''' (born December 5, 1923) is an American former [[jazz]] bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite news|author = Geoffrey Himes|title = Mr. Smith Comes To Rhythm 'n' Blues|newspaper= The Washington Post|date = August 13, 1993}}</ref>
'''John William Pate''' (born December 5, 1923) is an American former musician, a [[jazz]] bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite news|author = Geoffrey Himes|title = Mr. Smith Comes To Rhythm 'n' Blues|newspaper= The Washington Post|date = August 13, 1993}}</ref>


He learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up the bass guitar. He learned [[arrangement|arranging]] while serving in the [[United States Army]].<ref name="allmusic"/>
He learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up the bass guitar. He learned [[arrangement|arranging]] while serving in the [[United States Army]].<ref name="allmusic"/>


==Career==
==Career==
===The jazz era ===
===The jazz era: Early works===
Following stints with Coleridge Davis and [[Stuff Smith]] in the 1940s,<ref name="allmusic">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p146135|pure_url=yes}} Johnny Pate] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> in 1951, Pate was recording on [[Chess Records]] with [[Eddie South]] and his Orchestra, credited on bass and arrangements. This was also the first of a series of Chess recordings on which Pate collaborated with saxophonist [[Eddie Johnson (musician)|Eddie Johnson]].<ref>Campbell, Robert L.; Armin Büttner, and Yves François Smierciak, [http://campber.people.clemson.edu/johnson.html "Eddie Johnson discography".]</ref> In the 1950s, he was also a resident arranger for [[Red Saunders (musician)|Red Saunders]]'s house band at the [[Club DeLisa]].
Following stints with Coleridge Davis and [[Stuff Smith]] in the 1940s,<ref name="allmusic">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p146135|pure_url=yes}} Johnny Pate] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> in 1951, Pate was recording on [[Chess Records]] with [[Eddie South]] and his Orchestra, credited on bass and arrangements. This was also the first of a series of Chess recordings on which Pate collaborated with saxophonist [[Eddie Johnson (musician)|Eddie Johnson]].<ref>Campbell, Robert L.; Armin Büttner, and Yves François Smierciak, [http://campber.people.clemson.edu/johnson.html "Eddie Johnson discography".]</ref> In the 1950s, he was also a resident arranger for [[Red Saunders (musician)|Red Saunders]]' house band at the [[Club DeLisa]].


==Recording==
Johnny Pate's trio recorded for a number of Chicago labels, including Gig and Talisman. For the Cincinnati-based [[Federal Records]], the Johnny Pate Quintet had a hit with "Swinging Shepherd Blues", which reached No. 17 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' R&B chart]] in spring 1958.<ref name="allmusic"/>
Johnny Pate's trio recorded for a number of Chicago labels, including Gig and Talisman. For the Cincinnati-based [[Federal Records]], the Johnny Pate Quintet had a hit with "Swinging Shepherd Blues", which reached No. 17 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' R&B chart]] in spring 1958.<ref name="allmusic"/>


One of the last albums on which Pate played bass was [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]]'s 1958 album ''[[Last Train from Overbrook]]'', on the [[Chess Records|Chess]] subsidiary, [[Argo Records]].<ref>[http://patesplace.net/about-2/ Pate's Place] — Johnny Pate's official website.</ref>
One of the last albums on which Pate played bass was [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]]'s 1958 album ''[[Last Train from Overbrook]]'', on the [[Chess Records|Chess]] subsidiary, [[Argo Records]].<ref>[http://patesplace.net/about-2/ Pate's Place] — Johnny Pate's official website.</ref>


==Record Production==
Pate produced and did the arrangements for [[B.B. King]]'s album ''[[Live at the Regal]]'' in November 1964.<ref>{{cite news|author = Mike Devlin|title = All hail the reigning King of Blues; Classics of B.B. King, 83, stand up through the decades|work= The Star Phoenix|date = August 25, 2008}}</ref> Pate was also the arranger and conductor for [[Wes Montgomery]]'s album ''[[Movin' Wes]]'', released in 1965 and re-released in 1981.<ref>{{cite news|author = Mark Miller|title = INSIDE THE SLEEVE JAZZ Movin' Wes Wes Montgomery|work= The Globe and Mail|date = October 10, 1981}}</ref> He was the arranger and conductor for [[Lu Elliott]]'s ''[[Sings Way Out From Down Under]]'' 1967 ABC album.<ref>Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Lu-Elliott-Sings-Way-Out-From-Down-Under/release/7940158 Lu Elliott – Sings Way Out From Down Under]</ref>
Pate, as a record producer, produced and did the arrangements for [[B. B. King]]'s album ''[[Live at the Regal]]'' in November 1964.<ref>{{cite news|author = Mike Devlin|title = All hail the reigning King of Blues; Classics of B.B. King, 83, stand up through the decades|work= The Star Phoenix|date = August 25, 2008}}</ref> Pate was also the arranger and conductor for [[Wes Montgomery]]'s album ''[[Movin' Wes]]'', released in 1965 and re-released in 1981.<ref>{{cite news|author = Mark Miller|title = INSIDE THE SLEEVE JAZZ Movin' Wes Wes Montgomery|work= The Globe and Mail|date = October 10, 1981}}</ref> He was the arranger and conductor for [[Lu Elliott]]'s ''[[Sings Way Out From Down Under]]'' 1967 ABC album.<ref>Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Lu-Elliott-Sings-Way-Out-From-Down-Under/release/7940158 Lu Elliott – Sings Way Out From Down Under]</ref>


===The Impressions era===
===The Impressions era===
In the early 1960s, Pate was hired by [[OKeh Records]] producer/A&R director [[Carl Davis (record producer)|Carl Davis]] to write arrangements for the label. Davis had had previous hits with artists such as [[Walter Jackson (singer)|Walter Jackson]], [[Major Lance]], [[Ted Taylor (musician)|Ted Taylor]] and The Opals.
In the early 1960s, Pate was hired by [[Okeh Records]] producer/A&R director [[Carl Davis (record producer)|Carl Davis]] to write arrangements for the label. Davis had had previous hits with artists such as [[Walter Jackson (singer)|Walter Jackson]], [[Major Lance]], [[Ted Taylor (singer)|Ted Taylor]] and The Opals.


Pate, [[Curtis Mayfield]] and [[The Impressions]] first teamed in January 1963 recording the ballad "Sad Sad Girl and Boy," which mid-charted in ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' magazine's charts. The following single, "It's All Right," stayed at number one R&B for two weeks and hit number four pop in fall 1963; it was followed by "Talking about My Baby," "I'm So Proud," and "Keep on Pushing". The ''[[Keep on Pushing]]'' LP peaked at number eight pop in fall 1964. Pate produced and recorded most of their hits at [[Universal Recording Corporation]] in Chicago.<ref name="allmusic"/>
Pate, [[Curtis Mayfield]] and [[The Impressions]] first teamed in January 1963 recording the ballad "Sad Sad Girl and Boy," which mid-charted in ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' magazine's charts. The following single, "It's All Right," stayed at number one R&B for two weeks and hit number four pop in fall 1963; it was followed by "Talking about My Baby," "[[I'm So Proud (song)|I'm So Proud]]," and "[[Keep On Pushing (song)|Keep On Pushing]]". The ''Keep On Pushing'' LP peaked at number eight pop in fall 1964. Pate produced and recorded most of their hits at [[Universal Recording Corporation]] in Chicago.<ref name="allmusic"/>


Their success led the group's label, [[ABC Records|ABC-Paramount]], to open a Chicago office on 14th and Michigan and appoint Pate as A&R director in 1964. One of the acts he signed, [[the Marvelows]], had a number seven R&B hit with "I Do". "I Do" was followed by another hit with "In the Morning."
Their success led the group's label, [[ABC Records|ABC-Paramount]], to open a Chicago office on 14th and Michigan and appoint Pate as A&R director in 1964. One of the acts he signed, [[the Marvelows]], had a number seven R&B hit with "I Do". "I Do" was followed by another hit with "In the Morning."
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Other acts signed to ABC-Paramount through the Chicago branch were the Trends, the Kittens, and former [[Vee-Jay Records]] star [[Betty Everett]]. He also did the arrangements for [[Major Lance]]'s ''Monkey Time''.<ref>{{cite news|author = Dave Hoekstra|title = Chicago's dreamgirls|work= Chicago Sun Times|date = December 19, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = Richard Williams|title = Obituary: Major Lance|work= The Independent|date = September 13, 1994}}</ref>
Other acts signed to ABC-Paramount through the Chicago branch were the Trends, the Kittens, and former [[Vee-Jay Records]] star [[Betty Everett]]. He also did the arrangements for [[Major Lance]]'s ''Monkey Time''.<ref>{{cite news|author = Dave Hoekstra|title = Chicago's dreamgirls|work= Chicago Sun Times|date = December 19, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = Richard Williams|title = Obituary: Major Lance|work= The Independent|date = September 13, 1994}}</ref>


In 1968, Pate began doing arrangements for Curtis Mayfield's [[Curtom Records|Curtom]] label. Leaving in 1972, he worked on numerous recordings including the horn arrangements for the ''[[Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live]]'' (1976), produced and arranged several albums for [[Peabo Bryson]] on [[Capitol Records]], including Gold Award album ''CrossWinds'' in 1978,<ref name="Johnny Pate">Johnny Pate</ref> and the 1978 album ''Words and Music'' by [[Lonette McKee]] on [[Warner Bros. Records]]. Pate also scored soundtracks for films including ''[[Shaft in Africa]]'' (1973), ''[[Bucktown (film)|Bucktown]]'' (1975), ''[[Satan's Triangle]]'' (1975), ''[[Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde]]'' (1976), ''[[Sudden Death (1977 film)|Sudden Death]]'' (1977) and ''[[Every Girl Should Have One]]'' (1978).
In 1968, Pate began doing arrangements for Curtis Mayfield's [[Curtom Records|Curtom]] label. Leaving in 1972, he worked on numerous recordings including the horn arrangements for the ''[[Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live]]'' (1976), produced and arranged several albums for [[Peabo Bryson]] on [[Capitol Records]], including Gold Award album ''CrossWinds'' in 1978,<ref name="Johnny Pate">Johnny Pate</ref> and the 1978 album ''Words and Music'' by [[Lonette McKee]] on [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]]. Pate also scored soundtracks for films including ''[[Shaft in Africa]]'' (1973), ''[[Bucktown (film)|Bucktown]]'' (1975), ''[[Satan's Triangle]]'' (1975), ''[[Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde]]'' (1976), ''[[Sudden Death (1977 film)|Sudden Death]]'' (1977) and ''[[Every Girl Should Have One]]'' (1978).


Pate also did the arrangements for [[Bee Gees]]' 1973 album ''[[Life in a Tin Can]]''.
Pate also did the arrangements for [[Bee Gees]]' 1973 album ''[[Life in a Tin Can]]''.


In 2006, [[TNC Records]] released an 80th birthday [[tribute album]]. His song "Shaft in Africa", was [[sampling (music)|sampled]] by producer [[Just Blaze]], for the [[Jay-Z]] single "[[Show Me What You Got]]". It was later sampled by producer [[K-Def]] for [[Sean Combs|Diddy]]'s "We Gon' Make It", featuring [[Jack Knight (songwriter)|Jack Knight]].
In 2006, [[TNC Records]] released an 80th birthday [[tribute album]]. His song "Shaft in Africa", was [[sampling (music)|sampled]] by producer [[K-Def]], for the [[Sean Combs|Diddy]]'s "We Gon' Make It", featuring [[Jack Knight (songwriter)|Jack Knight]]. It was later sampled by producer [[Just Blaze]] for [[Jay-Z]] single "[[Show Me What You Got]]".


===Affiliations and organizations===
===Affiliations and organizations===
In the late 1960s, Pate served as a national trustee on the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and he was very instrumental in bringing [[Grammy Award|The Grammy Awards]] to television.<ref name="Johnny Pate"/>
In the late 1960s, Pate served as a national trustee on the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and he was very instrumental in bringing the [[Grammy Awards]] to television.<ref name="Johnny Pate"/>

== Personal life ==
Pate [[Centenarian|turned 100]] on December 5, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FSM Board: Happy 100th birthday to Johnny Pate! |url=https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=152794&forumID=1&archive=0 |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.filmscoremonthly.com}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''Set A Pattern'' (1968)
* ''Set A Pattern'' (1968)
* ''Outrageous'' (1970)
* ''Outrageous'' (1970)
* ''Brother On The Run (The Original Soundtrack)'' (1973)
* ''Superfly'' Conductor (1972)<ref name="Johnny Pate"/>
* ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973)
* ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973)
* ''Hit-Run'' (1973)
* ''Bucktown'' (1975)
* ''Bucktown'' (1975)

'''With [[Bill Doggett]]'''
===With [[Bill Doggett]]===
*''[[Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet]]'' (King, 1957)
*''[[Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet]]'' (King, 1957)

'''With [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]]'''
===With [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]]===
* ''[[Last Train from Overbrook]]'' (Argo, 1958)
* ''[[Last Train from Overbrook]]'' (Argo, 1958)

===With [[Curtis Mayfield]]===
*''[[Super Fly (soundtrack)|Super Fly]]'' (Curtom, 1972)


==References==
==References==
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Johnny Pate
Birth nameJohn William Pate
Born (1923-12-05) December 5, 1923 (age 100)
Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, producer/arranger, composer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar
Years active1950s–1980s
Labels
Formerly ofJohnny Pate Trio
Johnny Pate Quintet[1]
Websitewww.patesplace.net

John William Pate (born December 5, 1923) is an American former musician, a jazz bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues.[1][2]

He learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up the bass guitar. He learned arranging while serving in the United States Army.[1]

Career

The jazz era: Early works

Following stints with Coleridge Davis and Stuff Smith in the 1940s,[1] in 1951, Pate was recording on Chess Records with Eddie South and his Orchestra, credited on bass and arrangements. This was also the first of a series of Chess recordings on which Pate collaborated with saxophonist Eddie Johnson.[3] In the 1950s, he was also a resident arranger for Red Saunders' house band at the Club DeLisa.

Recording

Johnny Pate's trio recorded for a number of Chicago labels, including Gig and Talisman. For the Cincinnati-based Federal Records, the Johnny Pate Quintet had a hit with "Swinging Shepherd Blues", which reached No. 17 on the Billboard R&B chart in spring 1958.[1]

One of the last albums on which Pate played bass was James Moody's 1958 album Last Train from Overbrook, on the Chess subsidiary, Argo Records.[4]

Record Production

Pate, as a record producer, produced and did the arrangements for B. B. King's album Live at the Regal in November 1964.[5] Pate was also the arranger and conductor for Wes Montgomery's album Movin' Wes, released in 1965 and re-released in 1981.[6] He was the arranger and conductor for Lu Elliott's Sings Way Out From Down Under 1967 ABC album.[7]

The Impressions era

In the early 1960s, Pate was hired by Okeh Records producer/A&R director Carl Davis to write arrangements for the label. Davis had had previous hits with artists such as Walter Jackson, Major Lance, Ted Taylor and The Opals.

Pate, Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions first teamed in January 1963 recording the ballad "Sad Sad Girl and Boy," which mid-charted in Cashbox magazine's charts. The following single, "It's All Right," stayed at number one R&B for two weeks and hit number four pop in fall 1963; it was followed by "Talking about My Baby," "I'm So Proud," and "Keep On Pushing". The Keep On Pushing LP peaked at number eight pop in fall 1964. Pate produced and recorded most of their hits at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago.[1]

Their success led the group's label, ABC-Paramount, to open a Chicago office on 14th and Michigan and appoint Pate as A&R director in 1964. One of the acts he signed, the Marvelows, had a number seven R&B hit with "I Do". "I Do" was followed by another hit with "In the Morning."

Other acts signed to ABC-Paramount through the Chicago branch were the Trends, the Kittens, and former Vee-Jay Records star Betty Everett. He also did the arrangements for Major Lance's Monkey Time.[8][9]

In 1968, Pate began doing arrangements for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label. Leaving in 1972, he worked on numerous recordings including the horn arrangements for the Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live (1976), produced and arranged several albums for Peabo Bryson on Capitol Records, including Gold Award album CrossWinds in 1978,[10] and the 1978 album Words and Music by Lonette McKee on Warner Bros. Records. Pate also scored soundtracks for films including Shaft in Africa (1973), Bucktown (1975), Satan's Triangle (1975), Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976), Sudden Death (1977) and Every Girl Should Have One (1978).

Pate also did the arrangements for Bee Gees' 1973 album Life in a Tin Can.

In 2006, TNC Records released an 80th birthday tribute album. His song "Shaft in Africa", was sampled by producer K-Def, for the Diddy's "We Gon' Make It", featuring Jack Knight. It was later sampled by producer Just Blaze for Jay-Z single "Show Me What You Got".

Affiliations and organizations

In the late 1960s, Pate served as a national trustee on the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and he was very instrumental in bringing the Grammy Awards to television.[10]

Personal life

Pate turned 100 on December 5, 2023.[11]

Discography

As leader

  • Johnny Pate Trio (1956)
  • Subtle Sounds (1956)
  • Johnnie Pate at the Blue Note (1957)
  • Jazz Goes Ivy League (1958)
  • Swingin' Flute (1958)
  • A Date With Johnnie Pate (1959)
  • Set A Pattern (1968)
  • Outrageous (1970)
  • Brother On The Run (The Original Soundtrack) (1973)
  • Shaft in Africa (1973)
  • Hit-Run (1973)
  • Bucktown (1975)

With Bill Doggett

With James Moody

With Curtis Mayfield

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Johnny Pate at Allmusic
  2. ^ Geoffrey Himes (August 13, 1993). "Mr. Smith Comes To Rhythm 'n' Blues". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Campbell, Robert L.; Armin Büttner, and Yves François Smierciak, "Eddie Johnson discography".
  4. ^ Pate's Place — Johnny Pate's official website.
  5. ^ Mike Devlin (August 25, 2008). "All hail the reigning King of Blues; Classics of B.B. King, 83, stand up through the decades". The Star Phoenix.
  6. ^ Mark Miller (October 10, 1981). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE JAZZ Movin' Wes Wes Montgomery". The Globe and Mail.
  7. ^ Discogs Lu Elliott – Sings Way Out From Down Under
  8. ^ Dave Hoekstra (December 19, 2006). "Chicago's dreamgirls". Chicago Sun Times.
  9. ^ Richard Williams (September 13, 1994). "Obituary: Major Lance". The Independent.
  10. ^ a b Johnny Pate
  11. ^ "FSM Board: Happy 100th birthday to Johnny Pate!". www.filmscoremonthly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

External links

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