Buddy Williams (jazz drummer)

Not to be confused with the Australian country musician Buddy Williams (country musician).

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

Discography

As sideman

With Nat Adderley

• Don't Look Back (SteepleChase, 1976)
• Hummin' (Little David, 1976)

With Andy Bey

• Experience and Judgment (Atlantic, 1974)

With Carla Bley

• Fleur Carnivore (Watt, 1989)

With Doug Carn

• Revelation (Black Jazz, 1973)

With George Freeman

• Man & Woman (Groove Merchant, 1974)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Closer to the Source (Atlantic, 1984)

With Dave Grusin

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

With Jaroslav Jakubovic

• Checkin' In (Columbia, 1978)

With Howard Johnson and Gravity

• Testimony (Tuscarora, 2017)

With Hugh Masekela

• Main Event Live (A&M, 1978)

With Lee Ritenour

• Rio (1979)

With David Sanborn

• Straight to the Heart (Warner Bros. Records, 1984)

With Sonny Sharrock & Linda Sharrock

• Paradise (ATCO Records, 1975)

With Valerie Simpson

• Valerie Simpson (Tamla, 1972)

With Lonnie Liston Smith

• Dreams of Tomorrow (Doctor Jazz, 1983)

With Bob Stewart

• Goin' Home (JMT, 1989)

With McCoy Tyner

• Looking Out (Columbia, 1982)

With Luther Vandross

• Never Too Much (Epic, 1981)

With Cedar Walton

• Animation (Columbia, 1978)
• Soundscapes (Columbia, 1980)

External links

• Discogs
• Official website