Buster Williams (US jazz bassist)

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member of:The 360 Degree Music Experience
Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band (double bass)
Denny Zeitlin Trio (double bass)
The Herbie Hancock Quartet
Harold Land Quintet (double bass)
Ken McIntyre Quartet (bass)
Ralph Moore Quartet (double bass)
Sphere (Thelonious Monk tribute band) (double bass)
The Herbie Hancock Sextet
original member of:Buster Williams Trio (double bass)
Heads of State (US jazz quartet) (double bass)
The Mary Lou Williams Collective (bass)
Buster Williams Quartet (double bass [b], lead vocals [voc])
Buster Williams Quintet
The Great Jazz Trio (in 1976: bass)
has personal publisher:Tayamisha Music Co. (publisher for Buster Williams)
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659287/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/74212 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/artist/320106 [info]
biographies (as Charles Anthony Williams):http://jazzofilo.blogspot.com/2010/02/charles-anthony-williams-jr-nickname.html [info]
official homepages:http://www.busterwilliams.com/ [info]
discography pages:http://www.busterwilliams.com/discography.html [info]
other databases:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80093136 [info]
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13901173v [info]
https://d-nb.info/gnd/134557417 [info]
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80093136 [info]
Myspace:https://myspace.com/busterwilliamsquartet [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pSoLnWrkv4lvm0CBl526G [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000943189 [info]
VIAF ID:119691195 [info]
Wikidata:Q1017782 [info]
Songkick:https://www.songkick.com/artists/21546 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
arranged
A Different PlaceBuster Williams Quartet4:21
Ambiance and PieBuster Williams Quartet5:06
ChristinaBuster Williams Quartet9:55
DejaBuster Williams Quartet7:54
I Thought About YouBuster Williams Quartet7:04
Lost in a MemoryBuster Williams Quartet9:05
Skim CoatBuster Williams Quartet5:29
Tunnel WindBuster Williams Quartet6:27
Why Should I Pretend?Buster Williams Quartet4:16
instruments
1961-08-26A MessCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt3:19
1961-08-26A Pair of Red BootsCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons, Sonny Stitt5:04
1961-08-26A Pair of Red PantsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt4:40
1961-08-26Autumn LeavesCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt4:10
1961-08-26But Not for MeCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt4:17
1961-08-26Headin' WestCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons, Sonny Stitt2:34
1961-08-26My Foolish HeartCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt5:12
1961-08-26New Blues Up and DownCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt3:55
1961-08-26Red Sails in the SunsetCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt4:21
1961-08-26Time on My HandsCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt3:53
1961-08-26Water JugbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt2:40
1961-08-26We'll Be Together AgainCharles WilliamsbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt4:33
1961-08-27Autumn LeavesbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt6:33
1961-08-27Blues Up and DownbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt8:48
1961-08-27Counter ClockwisebassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt9:38
1961-08-27The One Before ThisbassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt7:12
1961-08-27There Is No Greater LovebassGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt6:30
1963-07-18I Cried for YouCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan2:19
1963-07-18I Feel PrettyCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan2:34
1963-07-18Lover Mandouble bassSarah Vaughan5:57
1963-07-18Lover ManCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan5:57
1963-07-18MistyCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan5:56
1963-07-18Polka Dots and MoonbeamsCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan4:27
1963-07-18Sassy’s BluesCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan5:40
1963-07-18Sassy’s Bluesdouble bassSarah Vaughan5:38
1963-07-18Sometimes I’m HappyCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan4:08
1963-07-18Sometimes I’m Happydouble bassSarah Vaughan2:04
1963-07-18TenderlyCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan2:33
1963-07-18What Is This Thing Called LoveCharles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan2:01
1963-07-18Won’t You Come Home, Bill Bailey?Charles Williamsdouble bassSarah Vaughan3:15
1963-07Honeysuckle Rosedouble bassSarah Vaughan3:42
1963-07I’ll be Seeing Youdouble bassSarah Vaughan5:23
1963-07Just One of Those Thingsdouble bassSarah Vaughan2:51
1963-07On Green Dolphin Streetdouble bassSarah Vaughan3:00
1963-07Time After Timedouble bassSarah Vaughan5:01
1963-07What is this Thing Called Lovedouble bassSarah Vaughan2:09
1966-08-10Most Unsoulful WomanCharles 'Buster' WilliamsbassJack Wilson6:48
1966-08-10The SphinxCharles 'Buster' WilliamsbassJack Wilson5:05
1967-01-18Glow Flower (mono)bassRoy Ayers7:49
1967-01-18Glow Flowerdouble bass [bass]Roy Ayers7:49
1967-01-18Mine Royddouble bass [bass]Roy Ayers5:10
1967-01-18Number Sevendouble bass [bass]Roy Ayers7:45
1967-01-18Virgo Vibes (mono)bassRoy Ayers12:50
1967-01-18Virgo Vibesdouble bass [bass]Roy Ayers12:49
1967-05-09Limbo (alternate take)double bassMiles Davis5:28
1967-05-15Air Wavesdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders9:24
1967-05-15Blue Mondaydouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders8:48
1967-05-15Ice Waterdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders6:45
1967-05-15Night Themedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders7:31
1967-05-15Uh Huhdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders6:21
1967-05-15Watts Happeningdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders5:15
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Cathy the Cookerdouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders6:22
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Eleanor Rigbydouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders7:45
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Impressionsdouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders6:25
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Native Dancerdouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders9:10
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Never Had It So Gooddouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders7:24
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Oogo-Boo-Ga-Loodouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders6:56
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Shadowsdouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders4:04
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13The Emperordouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders9:03
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Third Principledouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders8:45
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Tough Talkdouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders8:01
1967-12-11Time Tabledouble bassHarold Land4:10
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-2640 Lovedouble bassHarold Land Quintet4:52
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26Angel Dancedouble bassHarold Land Quintet3:41
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26Imaginedouble bassHarold Land Quintet3:27
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26One for Ninidouble bassHarold Land Quintet4:58
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26Stylin'double bassHarold Land Quintet3:37
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26The Aquariandouble bassHarold Land Quintet5:33
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26The Peace-Makerdouble bassHarold Land Quintet5:11
1967-12-11 – 1968-02-26Timetabledouble bassHarold Land Quintet4:12
1968-07-09Cookie Mandouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders4:08
1968-07-09Cookie Mandouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders5:41
1968-07-09Love Is Bluedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders4:41
1968-07-09Love Is Blue (L'amour est bleu)double bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders3:24
1968-07-09Promises, Promisesdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders5:21
1968-07-09Promises, Promisesdouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders3:53
1968-07-10Fire Waterdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders6:23
1968-07-10Fire Waterdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders6:27
1968-07-10Hey Judedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders3:20
1968-07-10Love and Peacedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders2:30
1968-07-10Love and Peacedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders3:24
1968-07-11Fancy Dancedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders3:21
1968-07-11Fancy Dancedouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders4:28
1968-07-11Sting Raydouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders2:33
1968-07-11Sting Raydouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders3:41
1968-07-11Upstairsdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders3:15
1968-07-11Upstairsdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders2:24
1969-01-31Fly by Nightdouble bassFrank Foster6:42
1969-01-31Hip Shakin'double bassFrank Foster7:27
1969-01-31Slug's Bagdouble bassFrank Foster7:07
1969-01-31The House That Love Builtdouble bassFrank Foster3:29
1969-01-31What's New From the Monster Milldouble bassFrank Foster9:25
1969-03-03Get Itdouble bassStanley Turrentine8:00
1969-03-03Get Itdouble bass [bass]Stanley Turrentine7:52
1969-03-03Quittin' Timedouble bass [bass]Stanley Turrentine6:55
1969-03-03Quittin' Timedouble bassStanley Turrentine7:05
1969-03-03Six and Fourdouble bassStanley Turrentine11:20
1969-03-03Six and Fourdouble bass [bass]Stanley Turrentine11:23
1969-03-03Stella by Starlightdouble bass [bass]Stanley Turrentine5:36
1969-03-03Stella by Starlightdouble bassStanley Turrentine5:45
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produced
After the Ninth WaveBuster Williams3:00
Air DancingBuster Williams7:11
ChristinaBuster Williams8:24
Concierto de AranjuezBuster Williams5:15
DeceptaconBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen4:40
DecepticonBuster Williams8:27
DejaBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen5:20
Ev'ry Time We Say Good-ByeBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen5:30
Every Time We Say GoodbyeBuster Williams6:29
Fortune DanceBuster Williams8:45
HeroesBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen6:12
I Didn't Know What Time It WasBuster Williams14:29
Joined at the HipBuster Williams8:39
Love DanceBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen7:20
NomadsBuster Williams8:38
Related to OneBuster Williams5:45
Skim CoatBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen6:45
Something MoreBuster Williams4:39
Sophisticated LadyBuster Williams7:02
Surrey With the Fringe on TopBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen4:08
The Triumphant Dance of the ButterflyBuster Williams7:48
The Wind of an Immortal SoulBuster Williams9:28
The Winds of ChangeBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen6:16
You Don't Know What Love IsBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen6:26
vocals
1975-08-06 – 1975-08-14PinnacleBuster Williams4:47
composed
GroundworkWillie Jones III
instruments
1967-05-15Uh Huhdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders
1967-05-15Uh Huhdouble bassThe Jazz Crusaders
1967-11-10 – 1967-11-13Lighthouse '68bassThe Jazz Crusaders
1969-07Lighthouse '69bassThe Jazz Crusaders
1978-09 – 1978-10Dreams Come Truedouble bassBuster Williams
1978-09 – 1978-10Dreams Come Truebass [Piccolo]Buster Williams
1988-12Porgydouble bassSteve Kuhn
Ballads for TwobassChet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid
CrossingsbassHerbie Hancock
Crossingselectric bass guitarHerbie Hancock
CrossingspercussionHerbie Hancock
Four in OnebassSphere
Give Peace a Chancedouble bass [bass]The Jazz Crusaders
GroundworkbassWillie Jones III
Harlem SunsetbassChip White
PeacebassChet Baker
Setting StandardsbassWoody Shaw
Suit Of Armordouble bass [bass]Rebecca Coupe Franks
The Essence of Mysteryelectric bass guitarAlphonse Mouzon
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Director approved artwork with die-cut outer jacket, 180g)acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]Angelo Badalamenti
composed
Air Dancing
Ariana Anai
Audacity
Briana
Christina
Decepticon
Dual Force
Fire waterCharles A. Williams
Fortune Dance
Native Dancer
ShadowsCharles Buster Williams
Snaps
Something More
Song of the Outcasts
The Emperor
Toku-Do
Triumph
Where Giants Dwell
wrote
Winnie Mandela - Beloved Heroine