Billy Butler Catalog
1968 (age 43)
This Is Billy Butler! Prestige PRST 7622 1969
Houston Person, tenor sax; Ernie Hayes, piano, organ; Billy Butler, guitar, bass guitar; Bob Bushnell, electric bass; Rudy Collins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1968
| The Twang Thang | |
| Cherry | |
| Work Song | |
| The Soul Roll | |
| She Is My Inspiration | |
| Bass-ic Blues |
** part of Legends Of Acid Jazz, Prestige PRCD-24197-2 in 1998.
1969
Billy Butler - Guitar Soul! Prestige PRST 7734 1970
Seldon Powell, electric tenor sax, flute; Sonny Phillips, organ; Billy Butler, guitar, bass guitar, classic guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Specs Powell, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1969
| Blow For The Crossing | |
| Golden Earrings | |
| The Thumb | |
| Honky Tonk | |
| B&B Calypso | |
| Seven Come Eleven | |
| Autumn Nocturne / You Go To My Head |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-334 in 1988.
** part of Night Life, Prestige PRCD-24260-2 in 2001.
1970
Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Prestige PRST 7797 1970
Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Sonny Phillips, organ, electric piano; Everett Barksdale, Bill Suyker, guitar; Billy Butler, guitar, bass guitar; Chuck Rainey, Fender bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 27, 1970
| Evening Dreams | |
| The Butler Did It |
Houston Person, tenor sax; Ernie Hayes, organ, electric piano; Billy Butler, guitar, bass guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 29, 1970
| Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | |
| Girl Talk | |
| Dancing On The Ceiling | |
| Hold It! | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown |
** part of Night Life, Prestige PRCD-24260-2 in 2001.
Billy Butler - Night Life Prestige PRST 7854 1971
Jesse Powell, tenor sax; Houston Person, tenor sax #3,6; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ #1,2,4-6, electric piano #3; Billy Butler, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1970
| 1. | Nightlife |
| 2. | Wave |
| 3. | Watch What Happens |
| 4. | Peacock Alley |
| 5. | Prelude To A Kiss |
| 6. | In A Mellotone |
** part of Legends Of Acid Jazz, Prestige PRCD-24197-2 in 1998.
1973
Billy Butler Plays Via Galactica Kilmarnock KIL-72009 1973
Billy Butler, solo guitar; Galt MacDermot, piano; George Davis, guitar; Wilbur Bascomb, bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; and The Kilmarnock Strings.
released 1973
| I Believe In Butterflies | |
| Via Galactica | |
| Home | |
| 400 Girls Ago | |
| Hush | |
| Life Wins | |
| All My Good Mornings | |
| New Jerusalem | |
| Helen Of Troy | |
| Dance The Dark Away | |
| Other Side Of The Sky | |
| Up |
1974
Billy Butler, Al Casey, Jackie Williams - Guitar Odyssey Jazz Odyssey (F) JO 012 1974
Billy Butler, Al Casey, guitar; Jackie Williams, drums.
NYC, July 12, 1974
| Three Little Words | |
| Tea For Two | |
| Who | |
| Ghost Of A Chance | |
| Take The "A" Train | |
| Al And Billy Blues | |
| Mack The Knife | |
| St. Louis Blues |
1976 (age 51)
Billy Butler - Don't Be That Way Black And Blue (F) 33.104 1976
Wild Bill Davis, organ; Billy Butler, guitar; Oliver Jackson, drums; + special guest: Eddie Lockjaw Davis, tenor sax.
Paris, France, February 1, 1976
| Don't Be That Way | |
| Jelly Jelly | |
| Lullabies In Rhythm | |
| Straighten Up And Fly Right | |
| You Go To My Head | |
| Indiana | |
| Blues For Marian |
** also released on Don't Be That Way - The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions, Black And Blue (F) BB 937.2 in 2001.
Billy Butler - Don't Be That Way - The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions Black And Blue (F) BB 937.2 2001
same session.
Paris, France, February 1, 1976
| Cherry | |
| Ghost Of A Chance | |
| In The Evening | |
| Satin Doll | |
| April In Paris |
** originally released on Don't Be That Way, Black And Blue (F) 33.104 in 1976 + 5 bonus tracks.