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 ) 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 ) 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 ) 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)
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