Ain't Misbehavin' - Billy Butterfield -1978
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2011
- Ain't misbehavin' Butterfield Billy 1978
Billy Butterfield is featured in one of Peter Appleyard's TV shows in 1978 together with the Toronto band of Jim McHarg.
Billy Butterfield, a versatile pre-bop trumpeter with a beautiful tone, Billy Butterfield could play pretty ballads and heated Dixieland with equal skill. After early experience in the mid-'30s with the bands of Austin Wylie and Andy Anderson, Butterfield became famous while playing with Bob Crosby's Orchestra (1937-1940), taking the main solo on the original version of "What's New," and making numerous records with both the big band and the Bobcats. In 1940, he was with Artie Shaw, participating in the famed Gramercy Five sessions and taking a classic solo on Shaw's rendition of "Star Dust"; in addition, Butterfield can be seen and heard playing "Concerto for Clarinet" with Shaw in the film Second Chorus. After stints with Benny Goodman (1941) and Les Brown, Butterfield spent time in the military, and then led a lyrical (but commercially unsuccessful) big band (1945-1947). He worked mostly in the studios during the 1950s and '60s, occasionally emerging for Dixieland dates with Eddie Condon, and was a key member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band (1968-1972). In later years, he continued popping up in Dixieland settings both for records and concerts.
I had the pleasure of meeting Billy Butterfield at the City Club (jazz dinner club), in Palm Beach in the mid-eighties. We often went to the club to see & listen to some great jazz groups. Billy was there in the audience seated with his wife. My friend & I (both local trumpet players) seemed to be the only ones who recognized him. He was very gracious, and actually invited us to be seated at his table. Sadly, he passed a couple years after that.
I just bought a billy butterfield album on 78s so im gonna be listening to them
Billy Butterfield. The most underrated trumpet player of the 20th century.
I agree. First heard him on a jazz demo recording of Willow Weep for me in 1962. Got to meet him in 1970 when he played at Gig’s Place in Harbor Springs. He was a master.
So many great artists have been fame-and- renown short circuited; Billy Butterfield is among them.
He has been such an impressive and lyrical trumpeter.
I grew up in Manhasset, NY and Billy was a long time family friend and neighbor...he and my dad worked together in the studios of NYC. As a matter of fact, Billy is in the trumpet section of a tribute video that I just uploaded to my father..."Isn't It Romantic" by Chris Griffin. I used to visit with Billy when he moved to Newport News, VA. He and I would take our trumpets deep into the woods where we would practice and commune with nature...special times. He also gave me some of his own big band arrangements to perform with the Navy band that I was with. My dad was in the trumpet section of a featured recording of Billy, "Prayer For Trumpet" (Not "Trumpeter's Prayer" which Conrad Gozzo recorded.) Billy never got a copy of this so I gave him our only copy. (Would love to hear this again) He was a wonderful player. Billy and my dad had similar trumpet sounds, as can be discerned from the above mentioned "Isn't It Romantic." My dad shared with me some amusing stories about Billy...some I can share...others?
chris griffin your Dad was great too.I think he knew my grandfather Bunny Berigan. I loved Billy Butterfield too.
Hi Paul: I remember BB when he came to the Roslyn HS for an assembly. Knew he was a special player but not the full extent as a 14 YO. Knew your father too when I taught at Pee Wee Irwin's music school in Teaneck, NJ. (Warren Vache was also around then too.) We talked via Internet more recently about your real estate problems. Feel free to contact me again if you like, maybe on FB.
Yeah, Billy, a real legend.
Grandioso!
He sounds like Louis Armstrong 🤓🎺👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✨
one butterfield to another lol!
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I agree with Michael Sammin. BB was second only to The Maestro Harry James.
A nice if uncredited bio. Who wrote it, LOL?