A tasty soul-jazz and blues guitarist, Billy
Butler adroitly mixed a Charlie Christian approach with '50s R&B
grooves and backbeats. He coaxed a warm, fat tone from his hollow-bodied
electric guitar, and provided deceptively simple solos and fills that
became staples of the R&B guitar vocabulary. Bill Doggett's "Honky
Tonk," featuring Butler, is perhaps the prototype R&B guitar
instrumental. "Ram-Bunk-Shush" and "Big Boy" are other highlights of his
tenure with Doggett. He began playing with doo wop/R&B group the
Harlemaires in the late '40s, then led combos until 1952, when he joined
Doc Bagby's trio. Butler co-wrote "Honky Tonk" while playing with
Doggett from 1954 to 1961. He also recorded with King Curtis, Dinah
Washington, Panama Francis, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Smith, and David
"Fathead" Newman in the '60s. Butler worked in Broadway pit bands
beginning in the late '60s, but found time for recording sessions with
Houston Person and Norris Turney in the late '60s and '70s. He led his
own band and recorded for Prestige in the late '60s and early '70s.
Butler also recorded with Al Casey and Jackie Williams. He toured Europe
frequently in the '70s and '80s, doing sessions there and in America.
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Un sabroso guitarrista de soul-jazz y
blues, Billy Butler mezcló hábilmente un enfoque de Charlie Christian
con ritmos de R&B de los años 50. Consiguió un tono cálido y gordo
de su guitarra eléctrica de cuerpo hueco, y proporcionó solos y rellenos
engañosamente simples que se convirtieron en elementos básicos del
vocabulario de la guitarra R&B. "Honky Tonk" de Bill Doggett, con
Butler, es quizás el prototipo de instrumento de guitarra R&B.
"Ram-Bunk-Shush" y "Big Boy" son otros aspectos destacados de su trabajo
con Doggett. Empezó a tocar con el grupo de doo wop/R&B los
Harlemaires a finales de los 40, luego dirigió combos hasta 1952, cuando
se unió al trío de Doc Bagby. Butler co-escribió "Honky Tonk" mientras
tocaba con Doggett de 1954 a 1961. También grabó con King Curtis, Dinah
Washington, Panama Francis, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Smith y David "Fathead"
Newman en los años 60. Butler trabajó en las bandas de Broadway a
finales de los 60, pero encontró tiempo para grabar sesiones con Houston
Person y Norris Turney a finales de los 60 y 70. Dirigió su propia
banda y grabó para Prestige a finales de los 60 y principios de los 70.
Butler también grabó con Al Casey y Jackie Williams. Hizo frecuentes
giras por Europa en los 70 y 80, haciendo sesiones allí y en América.
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Tracks:
A1. Blow For The Blessing {Billy Butler, Charles Black} (9:28)
A2. Golden Earrings {Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young} (4:04)
A3. The Thumb {Wes Montgomery} (4:18)
B1. Honky Tonk {Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Clifford Scott, Shep Shepherd} (5:46)
B2. B & B Calypso {Bob Bushnell} (3:03)
B3. Seven Come Eleven {Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian} (5:43)
B4. Autumn Nocturne; You Go To My Head {Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon; J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie} (3:28)
Credits
Drums – Specs Powell
Electric Bass – Bob Bushnell
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar – Billy Butler
Organ – Sonny Phillips
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Seldon Powell
Notes
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1969.
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Recording Supervisor, Producer – Bob Porter
Label: Prestige – PR 7734, Prestige – PRST 7734
Released: 1969
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz
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