Frank Tate (musician)

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Frank Eastman Tate (born July 18, 1943) is an American jazz double bassist who plays a five-string bass. He was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Arlington, Virginia, where he learned trumpet before switching to bass at age 23. From 1972 to 1975 he was the house bassist at Blues Alley. He moved to New York City in 1975 and played with Bobby Hackett, Dave McKenna, Red Balaban, and Marian McPartland. He joined Zoot Sims's band in 1980 and stayed until 1983. He led a band at the Queen's University Festival in Ireland in 1983 with Al Cohn, John Bunch, Billy Hart, and Spanky Davis, and returned in 1985 with Scott Hamilton, Dave McKenna, and Davis. In the 1980s he also played with Pearl Bailey, Ruby Braff, and the Alden-Barrett Quintet.