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

  • Revelation (Black Jazz, 1973)

With George Freeman

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Dave Grusin

  • Dave Grusin & The GRP All-Stars - Live in Japan (Arista Records, 1981)

With Jaroslav Jakubovic

  • Checkin' In (Columbia, 1978)

With Lee Ritenour

With David Sanborn

With Sonny Sharrock & Linda Sharrock

  • Paradise (ATCO Records, 1975)

With Valerie Simpson

  • Valerie Simpson (Tamla, 1972)

With Lonnie Liston Smith

With Bob Stewart

With McCoy Tyner

With Cedar Walton

With Hugh Masekela

With Luther Vandross

References

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