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 |