Buster Williams

Charles Anthony Williams (Camden, New Jersey, 17 aprile 1942) è un bassista e compositore statunitense tra i più rinomati del panorama jazz americano.

Buster Williams
Williams al Victoria durante l'Oslo Jazzfestival del 2016
Nazionalità	Stati Uniti
Genere	Jazz Fusion
Periodo di attività musicale	1959 – in attività
Strumento	Contrabbasso
Gruppi	Sphere Herbie Hancock Sextet The Great Jazz Trio
Sito ufficiale

Discografia

Come leader

• 1975 - Pinnacle (Muse)
• 1976 - Crystal Reflections (Muse)
• 1978 - Tokudo (Denon)
• 1978 - Heartbeat (Muse)
• 1980 - Dreams Come True (Buddah)
• 1986 - Two as One (Red) con Kenny Barron
• 1989 - Something More (In+Out)
• 1998 - Somewhere Along the Way (TCB)
• 1999 - Lost in a Memory (TCB)
• 2001 - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1999 (TCB)
• 2001 - Houdini (Sirocco Jazz Ltd.)
• 2002 - Joined at the Hip (TCB)
• 2004 - Griot Libertè (HighNote)
• 2006 - 65 Roses (BluePort Jazz)
• 2008 - Buster Williams Live Volume 1 (Buster Williams)

come Sideman

con Geri Allen

• 1998 - The Gathering (Verve)
• 2006 - Jazzpar Concerts 2003 (Stunt, 2006)

con Franco Ambrosetti

• 1984 Wings (Enja)

con Gene Ammons

• 1968 - Dig Him! (Argo, 1961) con Sonny Stitt, pubblicato anche come We'll Be Together Again (Prestige, 1968)
• Boss Tenors (Verve, 1961) con Sonny Stitt
• 1969 - The Boss Is Back! (Prestige)
• 1969 - Brother Jug! (Prestige)

con Roy Ayers

• 1967 - Virgo Vibes (Atlantic)
• 1969 - Daddy Bug (Atlantic)

con Chet Baker

• 1979 - Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid (Sandra Music Productions, 1979) con Wolfgang Lackerschmid
• 1982 - Peace (Enja)

con Bill Barron

• 1982 - Jazz Caper (Muse, 1978)

con Kenny Barron

• 1978 - Innocence (Wolf)
• 1982 - Golden Lotus (Muse)
• 1982 - Imo Live (Whynot)
• 1983 - Green Chimneys (Criss Cross Jazz)
• 1986 - Two as One (Red)

con Gary Bartz

• 1994 - Episode One: Children of Harlem (Challenge)

con Sathima Bea Benjamin

• 1985 - Windsong (Ekapa)
• 1987 - Love Light (Enja)
• 1989 - Southern Touch (Enja)
• 1996 - SongSpirit (Ekapa)

con Cindy Blackman

• 1987 - Arcane (Muse)

con Art Blakey

• 1982 - Art Blakey and the All Star Messengers (Jazz Line)
• The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (In+Out, 1989)

con Hamiet Bluiett

• Dangerously Suite (Soul Note, 1981)

con Bob Brookmeyer, Tom Harrell e Benny Aronov

• Shadow Box (Candid, 1978)

con Donald Brown

• Sources of Inspiration (Muse, 1989)

con Ted Brown

• In Good Company (Criss Cross, 1985) con Jimmy Raney

con Betty Carter

• The Betty Carter Album (Bet-Car, 1976)

con Ron Carter

• Piccolo (Milestone, 1977)
• Peg Leg (Milestone, 1978)
• Pick 'Em (Milestone, 1978 [1980])

con Cyrus Chestnut

• Natural Essence (HighNote, 2016)
• There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit (HighNote, 2017)

con Junior Cook

• Somethin's Cookin' (Muse, 1981)

con Norman Connors

• Dark of Light (Buddah, 1973)
• Love From The Sun (Buddah, 1973)

con Larry Coryell

• Equipoise (Muse, 1985)
• Toku Do (Muse, 1987)
• Air Dancing (Jazzpoint, 1988)
• Shining Hour (Muse, 1989)
• New High (HighNote, 2000)
• Cedars of Avalon (HighNote, 2002)

con Stanley Cowell

• We Three (DIW, 1987)

con Albert Dailey

• That Old Feeling (SteepleChase, 1978)

con Miles Davis

• Sorcerer (Columbia, 1967)

con Walter Davis, Jr.

• Illumination (Denon, 1977)

con Cornell Dupree

• Saturday Night Fever (Versatile, 1977)

con Teddy Edwards

• Midnight Creeper (HighNote, 1997)

con Joe Farrell

• Outback (CTI, 1971)

con Sonny Fortune

• Waves of Dreams (Horizon, 1976)
• Four in One (Blue Note, 1994)

con Frank Foster

• Manhattan Fever (Blue Note, 1968)

con Carlos Garnett

• Black Love (Muse, 1974)

con Stan Getz and Jimmie Rowles

• The Peacocks (Columbia, 1975)

con Benny Golson

• Voices All (East World, 1982) con The Jazztet
• Terminal 1 (Concord Jazz, 2004)
• New Time, New 'Tet (Concord Jazz, 2009)
• Horizon Ahead (HighNote, 2016)

con Dexter Gordon

• The Tower of Power! (Prestige, 1969)
• More Power! (Prestige, 1969)
• Tangerine (Prestige, 1972)
• Generation (Prestige, 1972)

con Benny Green

• 1989 - In This Direction (Criss Cross)

con Grant Green

• 1978 - Easy (Versatile)

con Charles Greenlee

• 1977 - I Know About the Life – (Baystate)

con Herbie Hancock

• 1969 - The Prisoner (Blue Note)
• 1969 - Fat Albert Rotunda (Warner Bros.)
• 1969 - Mwandishi (Warner Bros.)
• 1972 - Crossings (Warner Bros.)
• 1973 - Sextant (Columbia)
• 1977 - VSOP (Columbia)

con Billy Hart

• 1977 - Enchance (Horizon)
• 1988 - Rah (Gramavision)

con Albert Heath

• Kawaida (O'Be, 1970)

con Eddie Henderson

• Realization (Capricorn, 1973)
• Inside Out (Capricorn, 1974)
• Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)

con Buck Hill

• This Is Buck Hill (SteepleChase, 1978)
• Scope (SteepleChase, 1979)

con Shirley Horn

• A Lazy Afternoon (SteepleChase, 1979)
• You Won't Forget Me (Verve, 1991)

con Bobby Hutcherson

• Farewell Keystone (Theresa, 1982)
• In the Vanguard (Landmark, 1987)

con Abdullah Ibrahim

• African River (Enja, 1989)
• No Fear, No Die (TipToe, 1990)

con Illinois Jacquet

• The Blues; That's Me! (Prestige, 1969)

con The Jazz Crusaders

• Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz, 1967)
• Lighthouse '68 (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
• The Festival Album (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
• Powerhouse (Pacific Jazz, 1969)
• Lighthouse '69 (Pacific Jazz, 1969)
• Give Peace a Chance (Liberty, 1970)

con Etta Jones

• Ms. Jones to You (Muse, 1976)

con Hank Jones

• Love for Sale (East Wind, 1976) come The Great Jazz Trio

con Rahsaan Roland Kirk

• The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (Warner Bros., 1975)

con Eric Kloss

• Essence (Muse, 1973)

con Lee Konitz

• Yes, Yes, Nonet (SteepleChase, 1979)

con Steve Kuhn

• Porgy (Evidence, 1988)
• Love Walked In (Venus, 2003)
• Plays Standards (Venus, 2007)

con Harold Land

• The Peace-Maker (Cadet, 1967)
• A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)
• Damisi (Mainstream, 1972)

con Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons

• 1968 - Firebirds (Contemporary)

con Harold Mabern

• 1969 - Workin' & Wailin' (Prestige)
• 1970 - Greasy Kid Stuff! (Prestige)

con Bennie Maupin

• 1974 - The Jewel in the Lotus (ECM)

con Ken McIntyre

• 1976 - Open Horizon (SteepleChase)

con René McLean

• 1975 - Watch Out (SteepleChase)

con Charles McPherson

• 1969 - McPherson's Mood (Prestige)

con Meeco

• 2010 - Perfume e Caricias (Connector)
• 2012 - Beauty of the Night (Connector)

con Ralph Moore

• 1987 - 623 C Street (Criss Cross)

con Frank Morgan

• 1986 - Lament (Contemporary)
• 1987 - Bebop Lives! (Contemporary)
• 1989 - Mood Indigo (Antilles)

con Sam Morrison

• Dune (Inner City, 1976)

con Alphonse Mouzon

• 1972 - The Essence of Mystery (Blue Note)

con David "Fathead" Newman

• 1981 - Resurgence! (Muse)
• 2003 - The Gift (HighNote)

con Cecil Payne

• 1976 - Bird Gets the Worm (Muse)

con Houston Person

• 1979 - The Big Horn (Muse, 1976)
• 1980 - Very PERSONal (Muse)
• 1987 - The Talk of the Town (Muse)

con Emily Remler

• East To Wes (Concord,1988)

con i Roots

• Saying Something (In+Out, 1995)

con Red Rodney

• Red, White and Blues (Muse, 1978)

con Wallace Roney

• No Room for Argument (Stretch, 2000)
• A Place in Time (HighNote, 2016)

con Charlie Rouse

• The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society (Enja, 1981 [1985]) con Benny Bailey

con Jimmy Rowles

• Paws That Refresh (Choice, 1980)
• The Chess Players (Candid, 2010) registrato nel 1976

con Hilton Ruiz

• Piano Man (SteepleChase, 1975)
• Excition (SteepleChase, 1977)
• Steppin' Into Beauty (SteepleChase, 1977 [1982])

con Jonathan Schwartz

• Sings Arthur Schwartz (Muse, 1977)

con Woody Shaw

• The Moontrane (Muse, 1974)
• Woody III (Columbia, 1979)
• Setting Standards (Muse, 1983)

con Sphere

• 1982 - Four in One (Elektra/Musician)
• 1983 - Flight Path (Elektra/Musician)
• 1985 - Sphere On Tour (Red)
• 1986 - Pumpkin's Delight (Red, 1993)
• 1987 - Four for All (Verve)
• 1988 - Bird Songs (Verve)
• 1997 - Sphere (Verve)

con Charles Sullivan

• 1976 - Re-Entry (WhyNot)

con Buddy Terry

• 1971 - Awareness (Mainstream)
• 1972 - Pure Dynamite (Mainstream)

con The Timeless All Stars

• 1982 - It's Timeless (Timeless)
• 1983 - Timeless Heart (Timeless)
• 1986 - Essence (Delos)
• 1991 - Time For The Timeless All Stars (Early Bird)

con Steve Turre

• 1988 - Fire and Ice (Stash)
• 1991 - Right There (Antilles)
• 1999 - Lotus Flower (Verve)
• 2001 - TNT (Trombone-N-Tenor) (Telarc)
• 2004 - The Spirits Up Above (HighNote)

con Stanley Turrentine

• 1969 - Another Story (Blue Note)
• 1976 - The Man con the Sad Face (Fantasy)

con McCoy Tyner

• Asante (Blue Note, 1970)
• Sama Layuca (Milestone, 1974)

con Michał Urbaniak

• Music for Violin and Jazz Quartet (Jam, 1980)
• Jazz Legends (Ubx, 1998)

con Sarah Vaughan

• 1963 - Sassy Swings the Tivoli (Mercury) come "Charles Williams"

con Roseanna Vitro

• 1990 - Listen Here (Texas Rose)

con Cedar Walton

• Among Friends (Evidence, 1990) registrato live a Keystone Korner nel 1982
• Voices Deep Within (HighNote, 2009)

con Mary Lou Williams

• Free Spirits (SteepleChase, 1975)
• My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me (Pablo, 1977)

con Nancy Wilson

• Hollywood - My Way (Capitol, 1963)
• The Nancy Wilson Show! (Capitol, 1965)
• Lush Life (Capitol, 1967)
• Welcome to My Love (Capitol, 1968)
• Hurt So Bad (Capitol, 1969)

con Denny Zeitlin

• As Long As There's Music (Venus, 1997)
• Slickrock (MAXJAZZ, 2004)
• Trio in Concert (Sunnyside, 2009)
• Stairway to the Stars (Sunnyside, 2014) registrato al Jazz Bakery nel 2001

con Altri

• 1979 - Look to the Sky – John McNeil and Tom Harrell (SteepleChase)
• 1980 - I'm Coming Home Again – Carmen McRae (Buddah)
• 1980 - Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit – Chico Freeman (Contemporary)
• 1980 - 360° Experience - A Well-Kept Secret – Beaver Harris (Shemp)
• 1980 - This One's For Pearle – Jim Schapperoew (Kerralee)
• 1981 - The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society – Charlie Rouse (Enja)
• 1981 - Outpost – Freddie Hubbard (Enja)
• 1981 - Faun – John McNeil (SteepleChase)
• 1982 - The Bash – Bruce Forman (Muse)
• 1982 - The Arioso Touch – James Williams (Concord Jazz,)
• 1982 - Page-Ing Nathen – Nathen Page (Hugo's Music)
• 1983 - Wings – Franco Ambrosetti (Enja) pubblicato anche come Gin and Pentatonic
• 1985 - In Good Company – Ted Brown (Criss Cross Jazz)
• 1985 - Opening Night – Kevin Eubanks (GRP)
• 1985 - Listen Here – Roseanna Vitro (Skyline)
• 1986 - Go for Watcha' Know – Jimmy Smith (Blue Note)
• 1986 - Renaissance – Branford Marsalis (Columbia)
• 1987 - Bridgework – Billy Higgins (Contemporary)
• 1988 - Collaboration – Helen Merrill and Gil Evans (EmArcy)
• 1988 - Arcane – Cindy Blackman (Muse)
• 1988 - East to Wes – Emily Remler (Concord Jazz)
• 1989 - Swiss Encounter – James Morrison e Adam Makowicz (EastWest)
• 1989 - Third Phase – Kenny Drew (Jazz City)
• 1989 - Sources of Inspiration – Donald Brown (Muse)
• 1992 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Warner Bros.)
• 1992 - Suit of Armor – Rebecca Coupe Franks (Justice)
• 1992 - Nnenna Freelon – Nnenna Freelon (Columbia)
• 1993 - Without Words – Renee Rosnes (Blue Note)
• 1993 - Mother Nature's Son – Jon Lucien (Mercury)
• 1994 - Harlem Sunset – Chip White (Postcards)
• 1994 - Acoustic Masters I – Charles Lloyd (Atlantic)
• 1994 - Free Wheelin': The Music of Lee Morgan – Claudio Roditi (Reservoir)
• 1994 - Four in One – Sonny Fortune (Blue Note)
• 1994 - Episode One Children of Harlem – Gary Bartz (Challenge)
• 1994 - Be Yourself – Winard Harper (Epicure)
• 1995 - Out of the Blue – Carl Saunders (SNL)
• 1996 - Weaver of Dreams – Ben Riley (Joken)
• 1997 - It's Crazy, But I'm in Love – Freddy Cole (After 9)
• 1997 - Midnight Creeper – Teddy Edwards (HighNote)
• 1997 - Quest – Piotr Wojtasik (Power Bros)
• 1997 - Up-Front – Carlos McKinney (Sirocco, 1997)
• 1998 - Soulmates – Joan Hickey (Chicago Lakeside Jazz)
• 1999 - Skim Coat – Billy Childs (Metropolitan,)
• 1992 - Lunar Eclypse – Gil Evans (Robi Droli, live 1981)
• 2000 - No Room For Argument – Wallace Roney (Concord Jazz)
• 2000 - The Turbanator – Dr. Lonnie Smith (32 Jazz) registrato nel 1991
• 2004 - con Malice Toward None – Tom McIntosh (IPO)
• 2005 - Native Lands – Will Calhoun (Half Note)
• 2006 - Wild Women Never Get the Blues... Well, Not Anymore! – Marguerite Mariama (From The Inside Out)
• 2006 - The Big Push – Larry Willis (HighNote)
• 2006 - Zodiac Suite: Revisited – The Mary Lou Williams Collective (Mary)
• 2006 - On the Wings of an Eagle – John Hicks (Chesky)
• 2007 - New Momentum – Robert Irving III (Sonic Portraits)
• 2007 - Twin Peaks: Season Two Music and More – Angelo Badalamenti e David Lynch (David Lynch Music Co.)
• 2008 - Black Nile – Cyrus Chestnut (Grave News)
• 2008 - A Time in New York – Tiger Onitsuka (Savoy)
• 2008 - Hancock Island: The Music of Herbie Hancock – Lenny White, George Colligan, Steve Wilson (Chesky)
• 2011 - Sunwatcher – Jeff Lederer (Jazzheads, Inc.)
• 2012 - Encounters – Jaiman Crunk (Origin, 2012)
• 2015 - Search for Peace – Heads of State (Smoke Sessions)
• 2016 - Groundwork – Willie Jones, III (Wj3)

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