Hardbopjazz Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Happy Birthday Buster Williams. He is also a great bass player. Edited November 23, 2017 by Hardbopjazz Quote
JSngry Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 Roy Haynes might take issue with this designation, but yeah, you go Buster! Quote
JSngry Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 Roy was official, though! Made the 1960 Esquire Best-Dressed Man in America list! http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/george-frazier-best-dressed-american-men-1960/ ROY HAYNES — The thiry-five-year-old jazz percussionist belongs on any best-dressed list if only because of his taste in selecting clothes that flatter his short stature (five feet, three and a half inches). His suits are custom made (around $125 each) by the Andover Shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Buster looks sharp, though. I envy anybody who can pull of a yellow accent like that. I think there was a Von Freeman Steeplechase album where he was wearing a yellow tie, and I was seriously like, "oh hell yeah von, POP that yellow!" I can do it, my skin tone is too light for that palate to be happy. I wonder if Buster and Roscoe swap tips on where to go for the good ties? Quote
rostasi Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 I thought you were talking about Han! Quote
Cyril Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 6:06 PM, rostasi said: I thought you were talking about Han! Expand Quote
LWayne Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 What about Ron Carter? Surely a contender for best-dressed! Quote
paul secor Posted April 18, 2017 Report Posted April 18, 2017 At least no one mentioned Wynton. Quote
Cyril Posted April 18, 2017 Report Posted April 18, 2017 Yesterday I was thinking at Carter and Wynton. I go for Ron Carter.... Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted April 18, 2017 Author Report Posted April 18, 2017 Seeing all these musicians live many times, Buster gets my vote. Quote
BillF Posted April 18, 2017 Report Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/18/2017 at 6:37 PM, Cyril said: Ron Carter gets mine ! Expand Quote
Dmitry Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 Buster Williams looks like a corporate lawyer comparing to Archie Shepp. Shepp's got style. Quote
Gheorghe Posted April 20, 2017 Report Posted April 20, 2017 If it´s Buster William´s day, I´d prefer to discuss him. He´s one of my favourites, period. And I love his sound, his drive behind the band and his tricky solos. One of the most interesting listening experiences I had with Buster was one occasion when he played the second, the regular bass in Ron Carter´s group. You know, Ron on piccolo bass, Kenny Barron on piano, Buster Williams on double bass and Ben Riley. And with all respect I have for Mr. Carter and I´ll never say else than he´s one of the greatests bassists after Paul Chambers, that piccolo stuff was something that got a bit too much routine. And there was Buster Williams and at one point he had his bass solo and everybody agreed that this was the stuff of the evening. And Buster together with Al Foster (one of my favourites), a dream team. I think if one can have the luck to play with Buster an Al behind him, it must be heaven on earth. I can´t praise him enogh, he is a master ! Quote
soulpope Posted April 20, 2017 Report Posted April 20, 2017 On 4/20/2017 at 4:44 AM, Gheorghe said: If it´s Buster William´s day, I´d prefer to discuss him. Buster together with Al Foster (one of my favourites), a dream team. I think if one can have the luck to play with Buster an Al behind him, it must be heaven on earth. I can´t praise him enogh, he is a master ! Expand AMEN .... Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Posted April 20, 2017 Buster is a wonderful composer. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 JR Montrose told me he and Roy Haynes used to shop in the "boys" sections of NY department stores. Quote
gmonahan Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Roy, hands down, but Buster looks mighty fine. gregmo Quote
sidewinder Posted October 22, 2017 Report Posted October 22, 2017 Dannie Richmond had a strong claim, back in the day. Quote
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