R.I.P. jazz bass legend and DC native Butch Warren, age 74. Butch played and recorded with a long long list of jazz greats, like Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Thelonius Monk, and so many more. He appears on quite a few landmark jazz recording. His big sound and tight swing groove made him an in demand player for many years, until mental illness took a toll on his life wnd career. Butch had been back playing in DC in recent years, and was recently the subject of a feature story in the Washington Post Sunday Arts section. Thanks for the great sound and great swing Butch; hope you enjoy grooving with all the other greats in Heaven!!
Butch Warren
Butch Warren né le 9 août 1939 à Washington D.C., aux États-Unis, est un jazzman contrebassiste de hard bop.
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- 1959: Vertigo – Jackie McLean
- 1961: Leapin’ and Lopin’ – Sonny Clark
- 1961: Free Form – Donald Byrd
- 1962: Takin’ Off – Herbie Hancock
- 1962: Go – Dexter Gordon
- 1962: Jubilee Shout!!! – Stanley Turrentine
- 1962: A Swingin’ Affair – Dexter Gordon
- 1962: Feelin’ the Spirit – Grant Green
- 1963: No Room for Squares – Hank Mobley
- 1963: A New Perspective – Donald Byrd
- 1963: Page One – Joe Henderson
- 1963: The Turnaround – Hank Mobley
- 1963: Miles & Monk at Newport – Thelonious Monk
- 1963: Una Mas – Kenny Dorham
- 1963: Straight No Filter – Hank Mobley
- 1964: It’s Monk’s Time – Thelonious Monk
- 1967: Hipnosis – Jackie McLean
