# Buster Williams

Charles Anthony Williams (Camden, New Jersey, 17 aprile 1942) è un bassista e compositore statunitense tra i più rinomati del panorama jazz americano.

## Discografia
### Come leader

* 1975 - Pinnacle (Muse)
* 1976 - Crystal Reflections (Muse)
* 1978 - Tokudo (Denon)
* 1978 - Heartbeat (Muse)
* 1980 - Dreams Come True (Buddah)
* 1986 - Two as One (Red) con Kenny Barron
* 1989 - Something More (In+Out)
* 1998 - Somewhere Along the Way (TCB)
* 1999 - Lost in a Memory (TCB)
* 2001 - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1999 (TCB)
* 2001 - Houdini (Sirocco Jazz Ltd.)
* 2002 - Joined at the Hip (TCB)
* 2004 - Griot Libertè (HighNote)
* 2006 - 65 Roses (BluePort Jazz)
* 2008 - Buster Williams Live Volume 1 (Buster Williams)

### come Sideman

con Geri Allen
* 1998 - The Gathering (Verve)
* 2006 - Jazzpar Concerts 2003 (Stunt, 2006)
con Franco Ambrosetti
* 1984 Wings (Enja)
con Gene Ammons
* 1968 - Dig Him! (Argo, 1961) con Sonny Stitt, pubblicato anche come We'll Be Together Again (Prestige, 1968)
* Boss Tenors (Verve, 1961) con Sonny Stitt
* 1969 - The Boss Is Back! (Prestige)
* 1969 - Brother Jug! (Prestige)
con Roy Ayers
* 1967 - Virgo Vibes (Atlantic)
* 1969 - Daddy Bug (Atlantic)

#### con Chet Baker

* 1979 - Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid (Sandra Music Productions, 1979) con Wolfgang Lackerschmid
* 1982 - Peace (Enja)
con Bill Barron
* 1982 - Jazz Caper (Muse, 1978)
con Kenny Barron
* 1978 - Innocence (Wolf)
* 1982 - Golden Lotus (Muse)
* 1982 - Imo Live (Whynot)
* 1983 - Green Chimneys (Criss Cross Jazz)
* 1986 - Two as One (Red)
con Gary Bartz
* 1994 - Episode One: Children of Harlem (Challenge)
con Sathima Bea Benjamin
* 1985 - Windsong (Ekapa)
* 1987 - Love Light (Enja)
* 1989 - Southern Touch (Enja)
* 1996 - SongSpirit (Ekapa)
con Cindy Blackman
* 1987 - Arcane (Muse)
con Art Blakey
* 1982 - Art Blakey and the All Star Messengers (Jazz Line)
* The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (In+Out, 1989)
con Hamiet Bluiett
* Dangerously Suite (Soul Note, 1981)
    con Bob Brookmeyer, Tom Harrell e Benny Aronov
* Shadow Box (Candid, 1978)
con Donald Brown
* Sources of Inspiration (Muse, 1989)
con Ted Brown
* In Good Company (Criss Cross, 1985) con Jimmy Raney

#### con Betty Carter

* The Betty Carter Album (Bet-Car, 1976)
con Ron Carter
* Piccolo (Milestone, 1977)
* Peg Leg (Milestone, 1978)
* Pick 'Em (Milestone, 1978 [1980])
con Cyrus Chestnut
* Natural Essence (HighNote, 2016)
* There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit (HighNote, 2017)
con Junior Cook
* Somethin's Cookin' (Muse, 1981)

#### con Norman Connors

* Dark of Light (Buddah, 1973)
* Love From The Sun (Buddah, 1973)
con Larry Coryell
* Equipoise (Muse, 1985)
* Toku Do (Muse, 1987)
* Air Dancing (Jazzpoint, 1988)
* Shining Hour (Muse, 1989)
* New High (HighNote, 2000)
* Cedars of Avalon (HighNote, 2002)
con Stanley Cowell
* We Three (DIW, 1987)

#### con Albert Dailey

* That Old Feeling (SteepleChase, 1978)

#### con Miles Davis

* Sorcerer (Columbia, 1967)

#### con Walter Davis, Jr.

* Illumination (Denon, 1977)

#### con Cornell Dupree

* Saturday Night Fever (Versatile, 1977)
con Teddy Edwards
* Midnight Creeper (HighNote, 1997)

#### con Joe Farrell

* Outback (CTI, 1971)
con Sonny Fortune
* Waves of Dreams (Horizon, 1976)
* Four in One (Blue Note, 1994)

#### con Frank Foster

* Manhattan Fever (Blue Note, 1968)
con Carlos Garnett
* Black Love (Muse, 1974)
con Stan Getz and Jimmie Rowles
* The Peacocks (Columbia, 1975)
con Benny Golson
* Voices All (East World, 1982) con The Jazztet
* Terminal 1 (Concord Jazz, 2004)
* New Time, New 'Tet (Concord Jazz, 2009)
* Horizon Ahead (HighNote, 2016)
con Dexter Gordon
* The Tower of Power! (Prestige, 1969)
* More Power! (Prestige, 1969)
* Tangerine (Prestige, 1972)
* Generation (Prestige, 1972)

#### con Benny Green

* 1989 - In This Direction (Criss Cross)

#### con Grant Green

* 1978 - Easy (Versatile)

#### con Charles Greenlee

* 1977 - I Know About the Life – (Baystate)
con Herbie Hancock
* 1969 - The Prisoner (Blue Note)
* 1969 - Fat Albert Rotunda (Warner Bros.)
* 1969 - Mwandishi (Warner Bros.)
* 1972 - Crossings (Warner Bros.)
* 1973 - Sextant (Columbia)
* 1977 - VSOP (Columbia)
con Billy Hart
* 1977 - Enchance (Horizon)
* 1988 - Rah (Gramavision)

#### con Albert Heath

* Kawaida (O'Be, 1970)
con Eddie Henderson
* Realization (Capricorn, 1973)
* Inside Out (Capricorn, 1974)
* Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)
con Buck Hill
* This Is Buck Hill (SteepleChase, 1978)
* Scope (SteepleChase, 1979)
con Shirley Horn
* A Lazy Afternoon (SteepleChase, 1979)
* You Won't Forget Me (Verve, 1991)
con Bobby Hutcherson
* Farewell Keystone (Theresa, 1982)
* In the Vanguard (Landmark, 1987)
con Abdullah Ibrahim
* African River (Enja, 1989)
* No Fear, No Die (TipToe, 1990)
    con Illinois Jacquet
* The Blues; That's Me! (Prestige, 1969)
con The Jazz Crusaders
* Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz, 1967)
* Lighthouse '68 (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
* The Festival Album (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
* Powerhouse (Pacific Jazz, 1969)
* Lighthouse '69 (Pacific Jazz, 1969)
* Give Peace a Chance (Liberty, 1970)
con Etta Jones
* Ms. Jones to You (Muse, 1976)
con Hank Jones
* Love for Sale (East Wind, 1976) come The Great Jazz Trio

#### con Rahsaan Roland Kirk

* The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (Warner Bros., 1975)

#### con Eric Kloss

* Essence (Muse, 1973)

#### con Lee Konitz

* Yes, Yes, Nonet (SteepleChase, 1979)
con Steve Kuhn
* Porgy (Evidence, 1988)
* Love Walked In (Venus, 2003)
* Plays Standards (Venus, 2007)
con Harold Land
* The Peace-Maker (Cadet, 1967)
* A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)
* Damisi (Mainstream, 1972)

#### con Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons

* 1968 - Firebirds (Contemporary)
con Harold Mabern
* 1969 - Workin' & Wailin' (Prestige)
* 1970 - Greasy Kid Stuff! (Prestige)

#### con Bennie Maupin

* 1974 - The Jewel in the Lotus (ECM)
con Ken McIntyre
* 1976 - Open Horizon (SteepleChase)

#### con René McLean

* 1975 - Watch Out (SteepleChase)

#### con Charles McPherson

* 1969 - McPherson's Mood (Prestige)
con Meeco
* 2010 - Perfume e Caricias (Connector)
* 2012 - Beauty of the Night (Connector)
con Ralph Moore
* 1987 - 623 C Street (Criss Cross)
con Frank Morgan
* 1986 - Lament (Contemporary)
* 1987 - Bebop Lives! (Contemporary)
* 1989 - Mood Indigo (Antilles)

#### con Sam Morrison

* Dune (Inner City, 1976)

#### con Alphonse Mouzon

* 1972 - The Essence of Mystery (Blue Note)
con David "Fathead" Newman
* 1981 - Resurgence! (Muse)
* 2003 - The Gift (HighNote)

#### con Cecil Payne

* 1976 - Bird Gets the Worm (Muse)
con Houston Person
* 1979 - The Big Horn (Muse, 1976)
* 1980 - Very PERSONal (Muse)
* 1987 - The Talk of the Town (Muse)
con Emily Remler
* East To Wes (Concord,1988)
con i Roots
* Saying Something (In+Out, 1995)
con Red Rodney
* Red, White and Blues (Muse, 1978)
con Wallace Roney
* No Room for Argument (Stretch, 2000)
* A Place in Time (HighNote, 2016)
con Charlie Rouse
* The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society (Enja, 1981 [1985]) con Benny Bailey
con Jimmy Rowles
* Paws That Refresh (Choice, 1980)
* The Chess Players (Candid, 2010) registrato nel 1976
con Hilton Ruiz
* Piano Man (SteepleChase, 1975)
* Excition (SteepleChase, 1977)
* Steppin' Into Beauty (SteepleChase, 1977 [1982])

#### con Jonathan Schwartz

* Sings Arthur Schwartz (Muse, 1977)
con Woody Shaw
* The Moontrane (Muse, 1974)
* Woody III (Columbia, 1979)
* Setting Standards (Muse, 1983)
con Sphere
* 1982 - Four in One (Elektra/Musician)
* 1983 - Flight Path (Elektra/Musician)
* 1985 - Sphere On Tour (Red)
* 1986 - Pumpkin's Delight (Red, 1993)
* 1987 - Four for All (Verve)
* 1988 - Bird Songs (Verve)
* 1997 - Sphere (Verve)

#### con Charles Sullivan

* 1976 - Re-Entry (WhyNot)
con Buddy Terry
* 1971 - Awareness (Mainstream)
* 1972 - Pure Dynamite (Mainstream)
con The Timeless All Stars
* 1982 - It's Timeless (Timeless)
* 1983 - Timeless Heart (Timeless)
* 1986 - Essence (Delos)
* 1991 - Time For The Timeless All Stars (Early Bird)
con Steve Turre
* 1988 - Fire and Ice (Stash)
* 1991 - Right There (Antilles)
* 1999 - Lotus Flower (Verve)
* 2001 - TNT (Trombone-N-Tenor) (Telarc)
* 2004 - The Spirits Up Above (HighNote)
con Stanley Turrentine
* 1969 - Another Story (Blue Note)
* 1976 - The Man con the Sad Face (Fantasy)
con McCoy Tyner
* Asante (Blue Note, 1970)
* Sama Layuca (Milestone, 1974)
con Michał Urbaniak
* Music for Violin and Jazz Quartet (Jam, 1980)
* Jazz Legends (Ubx, 1998)
con Sarah Vaughan
* 1963 - Sassy Swings the Tivoli (Mercury) come "Charles Williams"
con Roseanna Vitro
* 1990 - Listen Here (Texas Rose)
con Cedar Walton
* Among Friends (Evidence, 1990) registrato live a Keystone Korner nel 1982
* Voices Deep Within (HighNote, 2009)
con Mary Lou Williams
* Free Spirits (SteepleChase, 1975)
* My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me (Pablo, 1977)
con Nancy Wilson
* Hollywood - My Way (Capitol, 1963)
* The Nancy Wilson Show! (Capitol, 1965)
* Lush Life (Capitol, 1967)
* Welcome to My Love (Capitol, 1968)
* Hurt So Bad (Capitol, 1969)
con Denny Zeitlin
* As Long As There's Music (Venus, 1997)
* Slickrock (MAXJAZZ, 2004)
* Trio in Concert (Sunnyside, 2009)
* Stairway to the Stars (Sunnyside, 2014) registrato al Jazz Bakery nel 2001
con Altri
* 1979 - Look to the Sky – John McNeil and Tom Harrell (SteepleChase)
* 1980 - I'm Coming Home Again – Carmen McRae (Buddah)
* 1980 - Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit – Chico Freeman (Contemporary)
* 1980 - 360° Experience - A Well-Kept Secret – Beaver Harris (Shemp)
* 1980 - This One's For Pearle – Jim Schapperoew (Kerralee)
* 1981 - The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society – Charlie Rouse (Enja)
* 1981 - Outpost – Freddie Hubbard (Enja)
* 1981 - Faun – John McNeil (SteepleChase)
* 1982 - The Bash – Bruce Forman (Muse)
* 1982 - The Arioso Touch – James Williams (Concord Jazz,)
* 1982 - Page-Ing Nathen – Nathen Page (Hugo's Music)
* 1983 - Wings – Franco Ambrosetti (Enja) pubblicato anche come Gin and Pentatonic
* 1985 - In Good Company – Ted Brown (Criss Cross Jazz)
* 1985 - Opening Night – Kevin Eubanks (GRP)
* 1985 - Listen Here – Roseanna Vitro (Skyline)
* 1986 - Go for Watcha' Know – Jimmy Smith (Blue Note)
* 1986 - Renaissance – Branford Marsalis (Columbia)
* 1987 - Bridgework – Billy Higgins (Contemporary)
* 1988 - Collaboration – Helen Merrill and Gil Evans (EmArcy)
* 1988 - Arcane – Cindy Blackman (Muse)
* 1988 - East to Wes – Emily Remler (Concord Jazz)
* 1989 - Swiss Encounter – James Morrison e Adam Makowicz (EastWest)
* 1989 - Third Phase – Kenny Drew (Jazz City)
* 1989 - Sources of Inspiration – Donald Brown (Muse)
* 1992 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Warner Bros.)
* 1992 - Suit of Armor – Rebecca Coupe Franks (Justice)
* 1992 - Nnenna Freelon – Nnenna Freelon (Columbia)
* 1993 - Without Words – Renee Rosnes (Blue Note)
* 1993 - Mother Nature's Son – Jon Lucien (Mercury)
* 1994 - Harlem Sunset – Chip White (Postcards)
* 1994 - Acoustic Masters I – Charles Lloyd (Atlantic)
* 1994 - Free Wheelin': The Music of Lee Morgan – Claudio Roditi (Reservoir)
* 1994 - Four in One – Sonny Fortune (Blue Note)
* 1994 - Episode One Children of Harlem – Gary Bartz (Challenge)
* 1994 - Be Yourself – Winard Harper (Epicure)
* 1995 - Out of the Blue – Carl Saunders (SNL)
* 1996 - Weaver of Dreams – Ben Riley (Joken)
* 1997 - It's Crazy, But I'm in Love – Freddy Cole (After 9)
* 1997 - Midnight Creeper – Teddy Edwards (HighNote)
* 1997 - Quest – Piotr Wojtasik (Power Bros)
* 1997 - Up-Front – Carlos McKinney (Sirocco, 1997)
* 1998 - Soulmates – Joan Hickey (Chicago Lakeside Jazz)
* 1999 - Skim Coat – Billy Childs (Metropolitan,)
* 1992 - Lunar Eclypse – Gil Evans (Robi Droli, live 1981)
* 2000 - No Room For Argument – Wallace Roney (Concord Jazz)
* 2000 - The Turbanator – Dr. Lonnie Smith (32 Jazz) registrato nel 1991
* 2004 - con Malice Toward None – Tom McIntosh (IPO)
* 2005 - Native Lands – Will Calhoun (Half Note)
* 2006 - Wild Women Never Get the Blues... Well, Not Anymore! – Marguerite Mariama (From The Inside Out)
* 2006 - The Big Push – Larry Willis (HighNote)
* 2006 - Zodiac Suite: Revisited – The Mary Lou Williams Collective (Mary)
* 2006 - On the Wings of an Eagle – John Hicks (Chesky)
* 2007 - New Momentum – Robert Irving III (Sonic Portraits)
* 2007 - Twin Peaks: Season Two Music and More – Angelo Badalamenti e David Lynch (David Lynch Music Co.)
* 2008 - Black Nile – Cyrus Chestnut (Grave News)
* 2008 - A Time in New York – Tiger Onitsuka (Savoy)
* 2008 - Hancock Island: The Music of Herbie Hancock – Lenny White, George Colligan, Steve Wilson (Chesky)
* 2011 - Sunwatcher – Jeff Lederer (Jazzheads, Inc.)
* 2012 - Encounters – Jaiman Crunk (Origin, 2012)
* 2015 - Search for Peace – Heads of State (Smoke Sessions)
* 2016 - Groundwork – Willie Jones, III (Wj3)