Billy Butler Discography
1968 (age 43)
Billy Butler Quintet
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 | Prestige PRST 7622 | |
| Cherry | - | |
| Work Song | - | |
| The Soul Roll | - | |
| She Is My Inspiration | - | |
| Bass-ic Blues | - |
* Prestige PRST 7622 This Is Billy Butler! 1969
= Prestige PRCD-24197-2 Billy Butler - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1998
1969
Billy Butler
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 | Prestige PRST 7734 | |
| Golden Earrings | - | |
| The Thumb | - | |
| Honky Tonk | - | |
| B&B Calypso | - | |
| Seven Come Eleven | - | |
| Autumn Nocturne / You Go To My Head | - |
* Prestige PRST 7734 Billy Butler - Guitar Soul! 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-334 - 1988
= Prestige PRCD-24260-2 Billy Butler - Night Life 2001
1970
Billy Butler
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 | Prestige PRST 7797 | |
| The Butler Did It | - | |
| C Jam Blues | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 7797 Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24260-2 Billy Butler - Night Life 2001
Billy Butler
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 | Prestige PRST 7797 | |
| Girl Talk | - | |
| Dancing On The Ceiling | - | |
| Hold It! | - | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | - | |
| In A Mellotone | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 7797 Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24260-2 Billy Butler - Night Life 2001
Billy Butler
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 | Prestige PRST 7854 |
| 2. | Wave | - |
| 3. | Watch What Happens | - |
| 4. | Peacock Alley | - |
| 5. | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
| 6. | In A Mellotone | - |
* Prestige PRST 7854 Billy Butler - Night Life 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24197-2 Billy Butler - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1998
1973
Billy Butler And The Kilmarnock Strings
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 | Kilmarnock KIL-72009 | |
| 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 | - |
* Kilmarnock KIL-72009 Billy Butler Plays Via Galactica 1973
1974
Billy Butler - Al Casey Trio
Billy Butler, Al Casey, guitar; Jackie Williams, drums.
NYC, July 12, 1974
| Three Little Words | Jazz Odyssey (F) JO 012 | |
| Tea For Two | - | |
| Who | - | |
| Ghost Of A Chance | - | |
| Take The "A" Train | - | |
| Al And Billy Blues | - | |
| Mack The Knife | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - |
* Jazz Odyssey (F) JO 012 Billy Butler, Al Casey, Jackie Williams - Guitar Odyssey 1974
1976 (age 51)
Billy Butler Quartet
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 | Black And Blue (F) 33.104 | |
| Jelly Jelly | - | |
| Lullabies In Rhythm | - | |
| Straighten Up And Fly Right | - | |
| You Go To My Head | - | |
| Indiana | - | |
| Blues For Marian | - | |
| Cherry | Black And Blue (F) BB 937.2 | |
| Ghost Of A Chance | - | |
| In The Evening | - | |
| Satin Doll | - | |
| April In Paris | - |
* Black And Blue (F) 33.104 Billy Butler - Don't Be That Way 1976
= Black And Blue (F) BB 937.2 Billy Butler - Don't Be That Way - The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions 2001