Buddy Williams (jazz drummer) explained

Ira "Buddy" Williams (born December 17, 1952, in New York City)[1] is an American jazz drummer. He has played with Grover Washington, Cedar Walton, David Sanborn, Kirk Whalum, Joe Sample, The Manhattan Transfer and others.[2] [3] [4] [5] Willams is a past member of the Saturday Night Live Band.[6]

Discography

As sideman

With Nat Adderley

With Andy Bey

With Carla Bley

With Doug Carn

With George Freeman

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Dave Grusin

With Jaroslav Jakubovic

With Howard Johnson and Gravity

With Hugh Masekela

With Lee Ritenour

With David Sanborn

With Sonny Sharrock & Linda Sharrock

With Valerie Simpson

With Lonnie Liston Smith

With Bob Stewart

With McCoy Tyner

With Luther Vandross

With Cedar Walton

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rick Mattingly, "Buddy Williams". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld, 2004.
  2. Web site: Buddy Williams: Credits, Bio, News & More Broadway World . 2022-11-14 . www.broadwayworld.com . en.
  3. Web site: Buddy Williams — Going For The Feeling . 2022-11-14 . Modern Drummer Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: 14 Nov 2022 . Buddy Williams . 14 Nov 2022 . Playbill.
  5. Web site: Buddy Williams Yamaha Artists . 2022-11-14 . www.yamaha.com.
  6. News: Zuanich . Barbara . 4 Feb 1980 . Behind the Scenes, Saturday Night's Live Band . 8 . . 14 Nov 2022.