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Bob Butta

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NEW FAB TRIO RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE! Get your copy at one of our shows or from CD Baby:

Bob Butta has worked with: Gary Bartz, Sonny Fortune, Sonny Stitt, Curtis Fuller, Clifford Jordan, Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Freddie Hubbard, Arnie Lawrence, Junior Cook, Bill Hardman, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Henderson, Carter Jefferson, Woody Shaw, Eddie Daniels, Buster Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Leibman, Jimmy Snidero, Buddy Tate, Mark Murphy, Badal Roy, Keeter Betts, Bootsy Barnes, Jimmy Cobb, Butch Warren, Steve Novosel, Lennie Cuje, Frank Morgan, Billy Hart, Terrence Blanchard, Ralph Moore, Brian Lynch, Nathan Page, Wallace Roney, Bob Mintzer, Roy Hargrove, Grover Washington, Emily Remler, Louie Bellson, Ritchie Cole, Joe Ford, Ron McClure, Dennis Diblasio, Buddy Defranco, Terry Gibbs, Bill Stewart, James moody, Marshall Allen, Harold White, O'donel Levy, David "Fathead" Newman, Paul Carr, Allen Houser, Charlie Young, Amy Shook, Frank Russo, Felicia Carter, Nassar Abadey, James King, Tom Baldwin, Drew Gress, Ellery Eskiline...to name a few.

DISCOGRAPHY:

recorded w/ Gary Bartz "Reflections Of Monk, The Final Frontier"
recorded w/ Gary Bartz & Leon Thomas "The Sun Song" (both records include Eddie Henderson)
recorded w/ Paul Carr "PC Ten",
recorded w/ Paul Carr "Just Noodlin' " (unreleased)
recorded w/ Ron Holloway "Slanted"
recorded w/ Bob Butta, Jeff Andrews "Inside-Out Projection"
recorded w/ Buck Hill "Buck & Bob"
recorded w/ O'donel Levy "Time Has Changed" "od on OD"
recorded w/ Paul Langosh, Mike Smith 'Bob Butta Trio' "Windows"
recorded w/ Karen Goldberg "Dreams on a String"
recorded w/ Scott Cunningham "Blues Take You Over"
recorded w/ Brenda Alford "Brenda Alford Live At Morgan State"
recorded w/ Byron Morris 'Unity'
recorded w/ Lennie Robinson
recorded w/ Richard Roeder, Drew Gress (unreleased)
recorded w/ David Bond "The Spirit Speaks"
recorded w/ Allen Houser "live at One Step Down,
recorded w/ Allen Houser "Stolen Moments",
recorded w/ Allen Houser "KarenJi",
recorded w/ Gary Bartz Woody Shaw "Live at The OneStepDown" (shareware) recorded w/ Frank Russo Amy Shook "Introducing The Fab Trio"
The FAB Trio's debut CD on Summit records featuring Bob Butta on piano, Amy Shook on bass, and Frank Russo on drums has been released! It features a couple of jazz standards, with the majority of the songs being original compositions by Bob Butta or Amy Shook. It is available at their shows for $15, available from CD Baby, and is available on Amazon, at Borders, and Barnes and Noble.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/08/2006
Band Members: THE FAB TRIO: Bob Butta-piano, Amy Shook-bass, Frank Russo-drums

Watch The FAB Trio perform at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Requires Real Player ):

THE FAB TRIO Live at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage


Influences: Bud Powell, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans (same birthday august 16th), SonnyClark, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Cedar Walton, (the amazing) Thelonius Monk, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, O'donel Levy, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins, Gary Bartz, Sonny Fortune, Junior Cook, Phineas Newborn Jr., Albert (Sam) Dailey, Jessica Williams, Red Garland, Oscar Peterson.
Sounds Like: Bud Powell, McCoy Tyner, Thelonius Monk, etc...but mostly like BOB BUTTA

Record Label: Corbett Records ; R&L Records
Type of Label: Indie

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