Buster Williams Catalog

1975 (age 33)

Buster Williams - Pinnacle   Muse MR 5080   1975

Woody Shaw, trumpet #3,5; Earl Turbinton, bass clarinet #1,3, soprano sax #3-5; Sonny Fortune, soprano sax #1,3, alto flute #3,4, flute #5; Onaje Allan Gumbs, acoustic, electric piano, Moog synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble; Buster Williams, acoustic bass, Fender bass #1, vocal #3; Billy Hart, drums; Guilherme Franco, percussion; Suzanne Klewan, Marcus, vocal #2,3; Buster Williams, composer, arranger #1-4; Onaje Allan Gumbs, composer, arranger #5.

Blue Rock Studio, NYC, August 6, 7, 11 and 14, 1975

1.The Hump
2.Noble Ego
3.Pinnacle
4.Tayamisha
5.Batuki

** also released on 32 Jazz 32147 in 1998.

1976

Buster Williams - Crystal Reflections   Muse MR 5101   1976

Roy Ayers, vibes; Kenny Barron, acoustic, electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; with Jimmy Rowles, acoustic piano #4; Nobu Urushiyama, percussion #1; Suzanne Klewan, voice #1.

Generation Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, 1976

1.Prism
2.Enchanted Flower
3.I Love You
4.I Dream Too Much
5.Vibrations
6.My Funny Valentine

** also released on Muse MCD 5430 in 1991; 32 Jazz 32087 in 1998.

Buster Williams - Crystal Reflections   Muse MCD 5430   1991

Roy Ayers, vibes; Kenny Barron, acoustic, electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; with Jimmy Rowles, acoustic piano.

Generation Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, 1976

I Dream Too Much (alternate take)

** originally released on Muse MR 5101 in 1976 + 1 bonus track.

1978

Buster Williams Trio - Tokudo   Denon (J) YX-7531-ND   1978

Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Nippon Columbia's Studio, Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 1978

Tokudo
This Time The Dream's On Me
Fuego
This Is The End Of A Beautiful Friendship
Someday My Prince Will Come

** also released on Denon (J) DC-8549 in 1989.

Buster Williams - Heartbeat   Muse MR 5171   1979

same personnel.

Generation Sound Studios, NYC, March 28, 30, and April 3, 1978

I Fall In Love Too Easily

same session.

Toku-Do

Gayle Dixon, violin; Pat Dixon, cello; Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Buster Williams, string arranger.

Shadows

Gayle Dixon, violin; Pat Dixon, cello; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Suzanne Klewan, vocal; Buster Williams, string arranger.

Pygmy Lullabye

Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Ruby P'Gonia

Buster Williams, solo bass.

Veronica

Buster Williams - Dreams Come True   Buddah BDS 5728   1980

Eddie Henderson, trumpet, flugelhorn; Hubert Laws, flute; Hank Crawford, alto sax; Kenny Barron, acoustic piano; Onaje, electric piano, arranger, conductor; Buster Williams, acoustic bass, piccolo bass; Billy Hart, Ben Riley, drums; Nobu, percussion; with John Blake, Lloyd Carter, Valerie Collymore, Akua Dixon, Gayle Dixon, Eddie Drennon, Carl Ector, Clarissa Howell, Ulysses Kirksey, Ronald Lipscomb, Melvyn Roundtree, George Taylor, strings; Terri Gonzalez, Curtis Rance King Jr., Darryl S. Tookes, vocal.

Columbia Studios, NYC, September-October, 1978

When The Sky Is Clear
Betcha By Golly, Wow!
Ain't Misbehavin'
Seascape
So Falls The Past
Dreams Come True

1989 (age 47)

Buster Williams - Something More   IN+OUT Records (G) 7004-1   1989

Shunzo Ohno, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor, soprano sax; Herbie Hancock, piano, keyboards; Buster Williams, bass, piccolo bass; Al Foster, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8 and 9, 1989

Air Dancing
Christina
Fortune Dance
Something More
Decepticon
Sophisticated Lady

** also released on IN+OUT Records (G) IOR CD 7004-2 in 1989.

Buster Williams - Something More   IN+OUT Records (G) IOR CD 7004-2   1989

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8 and 9, 1989

I Didn't Know What Time It Was

** originally released on IN+OUT Records (G) 7004-1 in 1989 + 1 bonus track.

1996 (age 54)

Buster Williams Quintet - Somewhere Along The Way   TCB (Swi) TCB 97602   1997

Gary Bartz, alto, soprano sax; Stefon Harris, vibes; Carlos McKinney, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Lenny White, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 11 and 12, 1996

Pop Dog
All Of You
Somewhere Along The Way
Epistrophy
Song For Sensei
Sommertime
Song For Thaddeus
Where's That Rainbow

1998

Buster Williams Quartet - Lost In A Memory   TCB (Swi) TCB 99252   1999

Stefon Harris, vibes; Geri Allen, piano; Buster Williams, bass, vocal; Lenny White, drums.

IIwII Studio, Weehawken, NJ, January 14 and 15, 1998

A Different Place
Lost In A Memory
Deja
I Thought About You
Why Should I Pretend
Skim Coat
Ambiance And Pie
Christina
Tunnel Wind

Buster Williams Quartet - Joined At The Hip   TCB (Swi) TCB 21202

Steve Wilson, alto sax; Carlos McKinney, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ali Muhammad Jackson Jr., drums.

Byton Studios, Hilversum, Holland, May 4 and 5, 1998

Yardbird Suite
Joined At The Hip
Scrapple From The Apple
Magic Samba
What Is This Thing Called Love
Leo
Moose The Mooche
Francis Dances
Relaxin'at Camarillo

1999

Buster Williams Quartet - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1999   TCB (Swi) TCB 20152   2001

Steve Nelson, vibes; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Carl Allen, drums.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Miles Davis Hall, Montreux, Switzerland, July 4, 1999

Tokudo
The More I See You
Announcement
You And The Night And The Music
Christine
Rhythm-a-ning

2000

Buster Williams Trio - Houdini   Sirocco Jazz Limited (E) SJL 1014   2001

Geri Allen, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Lenny White, drums.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March, 2000

Houdini, Pt. 1
The Sorcerer
Bellodgia Diva
If I Should Lose You
Ouija Board
Little Girl Blue
Fall
Striver's Jewels
Houdini, Pt. 2

2004 (age 62)

Buster Williams - Griot Liberte   HighNote HCD 7123   2004

Stefon Harris, vibes, marimba; George Colligan, piano; Buster Williams, bass, piccolo bass; Lenny White, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 5, 2004

Nomads
Related To One
The Triumphant Dance Of The Butterfly
The Wind Of An Immortal Soul
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Joined At The Hip
Concierto De Aranjuez
After The Ninth Wave

2006

The Buster Williams Trio - Live - 65 Roses   BluePort Jazz BP-J016   2008

Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Lenny White, drums.

Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA, September 9, 2006

We See
Concierto De Aranjuez
Song For Abdullah
Related To One
Nikara's Song
Surrey With The Fringe On Top

2008

Buster Williams - Live Volume 1   Buster Williams Productions 634479799853   2008

Stefon Harris, vibes; Patrice Rushen, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Lenny White, drums.

released 2008

Deja
After The Ninth Wave
Song For Sensei
Christina
The Wind Of An Immortal Soul
Where's That Rainbow

2010

Buster Williams - Ain't Misbehavin'   Vanilla OMP itunes.apple.com/en/album/aint-misbehavin/id406619506   1999

Buster Williams, bass; and others.

released November 29, 2010

Ain't Misbehavin'
When The Sky Is Clear
Dreams Come True
So Falls The Past
Betcha By Golly Wow
Seascape