This Is Billy Butler!

This Is Billy Butler!
Studio album by Billy Butler
Released	1969
Recorded	December 16, 1968
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:03
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Porter
Billy Butler chronology

Last updated February 28, 2019

This Is Billy Butler! is the debut album by guitarist Billy Butler which was recorded in 1968 and released by Prestige Records.^[1]

William Butler Jr. was an American soul jazz guitarist.

Prestige Records American jazz record label

Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under subsidiaries. In 1971, the company was sold to Fantasy, which was later absorbed by Concord.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "It took the Philadelphian 43 years to record as a leader, and this excellent LP proved that he was certainly up to the task".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Twang Thang" (Billy Butler/Ernie Hayes)	5:15
2.	"Cherry" (Don Redman)	6:42
3.	"Work Song" (Nat Adderley)	5:51
4.	"The Soul Roll" (Butler)	4:42
5.	"She Is My Inspiration" (Connie Wharton/Edward Wharton)	5:11
6.	"Bass-ic Blues" (Butler)	5:22

Personnel

Billy Butler – guitar, bass guitar
Houston Person – tenor saxophone
Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
Bob Bushnell – bass guitar
Rudy Collins – drums

Houston Person is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the Eubie Blake Jazz Award in 1982.

Robert C. Bushnell is an American bass player and guitarist who has appeared on dozens of albums and singles as a studio musician, including, Bobby Lewis's hit "Tossin' and Turnin'" (1961), "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (1963), "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters (1964) and the remixed hit version of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" (1965).

Rudy Collins was an American jazz drummer born in New York City.

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References

↑ Prestige Records discography accessed March 7, 2013
1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013

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[1] Prestige Records discography accessed March 7, 2013

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013