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Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Monty Budwig (bass)

BANDS:
  • Mike Barone Orchestra
  • Benny Goodman Group
  • Woody Herman Orchestra
  • The Lighthouse All-Stars
  • Shelly Manne Group
  • Warne Marsh Group
  • Oliver Nelson Group
  • Red Norvo Group
  • Shorty Rogers Group
  • Bud Shank Orchestra
  • Supersax
BIOGRAPHY:

Monte Rex Budwig, known as Monty Budwig, was born on December 26th, 1929 in Pender, Nebraska (USA). Son of musicians, he worked with Barney Kessel, Zoot Sims, Red Norvo Trio (for 1 year).

He then joined Woody Herman Orchestra for a long period, followed by a collaboration with Shelly Manne and Benny Goodman Quartet.

After that, he started playing lots of sessions for vocalists like Carmen McRae or Sarah Vaughan. He also appears in albums by Tal Farlow, Lennie Niehaus, pianist Bill Evans, Art Pepper...

SHELLY MANNE GROUP

This is the Shelly Manne Group around September 1959:

SHELLY MANNE GROUP #?
1969
Monty Budwig †
bass
Victor Feldman
piano
Joe Gordon †
trumpet
Richie Kamuca †
sax
Shelly Manne †
drums

This is the Shelly Manne Group circa 1962:

SHELLY MANNE GROUP #?
1962
Irene Kral †
vocals
Monty Budwig †
bass
Russ Freeman †
piano
Conte Candoli †
trumpet
Richie Kamuca †
sax
Shelly Manne †
drums

THE LIGHTHOUSE ALL-STARS

This was other of the multiple lineups of The Lighthouse All-Stars, but I can´t place it in time (can someone help?):

THE LIGHTHOUSE ALL-STARS #?
?
Monty Budwig †
bass
Pete Jolly †
piano
Shorty Rogers †
trumpet
Bill Perkins †
sax
Bob Cooper †
sax
Bud Shank †
sax, flute
Larance Marable
drums

OLIVER NELSON GROUP

This is the musicians list for Oliver Nelson Group in June 1967:

OLIVER NELSON GROUP #?
Jun 67
Oliver Nelson
arranger
Monty Budwig †
bass
Frank Strazzeri
piano
Conte Candoli †
trumpet
Buddy Childers †
trumpet
Freddie Hill
trumpet
Jack Nimitz †
sax
Bill Perkins †
sax
Tom Scott
sax
Frank Strozier
sax
Gabe Baltazar
sax
Louise Blackburn
trombone
Bobby Bryant
trombone
Billy Byers †
trombone
Ernie Tack
trombone
Peter Myers
trombone
Ed Thigpen †
drums

This is a slightly different lineup for Oliver Nelson Group again in June 1967, with the addition of guitarist Mel Brown:

OLIVER NELSON GROUP #?
Jun 67
Oliver Nelson
arranger
Mel Brown †
guitar
Monty Budwig †
bass
Frank Strazzeri
piano
Conte Candoli †
trumpet
Buddy Childers †
trumpet
Freddie Hill
trumpet
Jack Nimitz †
sax
Bill Perkins †
sax
Tom Scott
sax
Frank Strozier
sax
Gabe Baltazar
sax
Louise Blackburn
trombone
Bobby Bryant
trombone
Billy Byers †
trombone
Ernie Tack
trombone
Peter Myers
trombone
Ed Thigpen †
drums

WARNE MARSH GROUP

This was the Warne Marsh Group around February 1977:

WARNE MARSH GROUP #?
1977
Monty Budwig †
bass
Lou Levy
piano
Warne Marsh †
sax
Art Pepper
sax
Nick Ceroli †
drums

CONCORD JAZZ ALL STARS

They toured Japan during 1978, under the monicker Concord Super Band:

CONCORD JAZZ ALL STARS #?
1978
Cal Collins †
guitar
Monty Budwig †
bass
Ross Tompkins †
piano
Warren Vache
cornet, flugelhorn
Scott Hamilton
sax
Jake Hanna †
drums

They released the double live album In Tokyo.
BUD SHANK GROUP

This was Bud Shank Group around May 1985:

BUD SHANK ORCHESTRA #?
1985
Monty Budwig †
bass
George Cables
piano
Shorty Rogers †
trumpet
Bud Shank †
flute, sax
Sherman Ferguson †
drums

SHORTY ROGERS GROUP

This is the Shorty Rogers Group around July 1985:

SHORTY ROGERS GROUP #?
1985
June Christy †
vocals
Monty Budwig †
bass
Pete Jolly †
piano
Shorty Rogers †
trumpet
Bud Shank †
flute, sax
Bob Cooper †
sax
Bill Perkins †
sax
Larry Bunker †
percussion

SUPERSAX

This is the personnel for Supersax around November 1986:

SUPERSAX #?
1986
Monty Budwig †
bass
Conte Candoli †
trumpet
Med Flory
sax
Jay Migliori †
sax
Jack Nimitz †
sax
Lanny Morgan
sax
Ray Reed
sax
Larance Marable
drums
Gene Merlino
backing vocals
John Bahler
backing vocals
Donna Davidson
backing vocals
Melissa Mackay
backing vocals

Monty died on March 9th, 1992.
DISCOGRAPHY: (49 albums known to me - Status: In progress)

ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (17 credits)
  • Blues groove - Woody Herman ( - )

    • Members: Dick Collins, Chuck Flores (RIP: Monty Budwig, Ralph Burns, Vince Guaraldi, Woody Herman, Richie Kamuca, Nat Pierce, Cy Touff)
    • Guests: Wayne Andre, Burt Collins, John Coppola, Victor Feldman (RIP: Manny Albam)
  • At The Black Hawk 3 - Shelly Manne & His Men ( - )

    • Members: Victor Feldman (RIP: Monty Budwig, Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Shelly Manne)
  • Gemini three - Shelly Manne / Pete Jolly ( - )

  • California concert - Bud Shank / Shorty Rogers ( - )

  • Barney Kessel vol 2: Kessel plays standards - Barney Kessel (1954)

    • Members: (RIP: Monty Budwig, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne)
    • Guests: Claude Williamson (RIP: Bob Cooper, Hampton Hawes, Red Mitchell)
  • Kessel plays standards - Barney Kessel (1954)

    • Members: (RIP: Monty Budwig, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne)
    • Guests: Claude Williamson (RIP: Bob Cooper, Red Mitchell)
  • Some like it hot - Barney Kessel (1959)

    • Members: (RIP: Monty Budwig, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne)
    • Guests: Art Pepper (RIP: Joe Gordon, Jimmy Rowles)
  • Live from Los Angeles - Oliver Nelson´s Big Band (1967)

    • Members: Gabe Baltazar, Bobby Bryant, Oliver Nelson, Tom Scott, Frank Strozier, Ernie Tack (RIP: Mel Brown, Monty Budwig, Billy Byers, Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Jack Nimitz, Bill Perkins, Ed Thigpen)
    • Producer: (RIP: Bob Thiele)
  • Poor butterfly - Barney Kessel - Herb Ellis (1976)

  • Soaring - Barney Kessel (1977)

  • Cincinnati to LA - Cal Collins (1978)

  • In San Francisco - Cal Collins (1978)

  • In Tokyo - Concord Super Band (1978)

    • Members: (RIP: Monty Budwig, Cal Collins, Jake Hanna, Ross Tompkins)
    • Comments: 2LP live from their 1978 Japanese tour.
  • LA Supersax and LA voices - Supersax (1983)

    • Members: John Bahler, John Dentz, Med Flory, Lou Levy, Melissa MacKay, Gene Merlino, Lanny Morgan, Ray Reed (RIP: Monty Budwig, Conte Candoli, Jay Migliori, Jack Nimitz)
  • Supersax and LA voices vol 2 - Supersax (1984)

    • Members: John Bahler, John Dentz, Med Flory, Lou Levy, Melissa MacKay, Gene Merlino, Lanny Morgan, Ray Reed (RIP: Monty Budwig, Conte Candoli, Jay Migliori, Jack Nimitz)
  • America the beautiful - Shorty Rogers - Bud Shank Lighthouse All Stars (08/1991)

  • Eight brothers - Shorty Rogers - Bud Shank Lighthouse All Stars (1993)

COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (2 credits)
  • Benny Goodman volume 4: big band recordings - Benny Goodman (1991)

    • Members: (RIP: Monty Budwig, John Bunch, Russ Freeman, Benny Goodman, Hank Jones, Joe Newman, Zoot Sims)
    • Guests: Wayne Andre, Al Block, Kenny Burrell, Buster Cooper, Mel Davis, Victor Feldman, John Frosk, Herb Geller, Herbie Steward, Tony Terran, Ray Triscari, Phil Woods, Jimmy Zito (RIP: Pepper Adams, Billy Butterfield, Buck Clayton, Teddy Edwards, Roland Hanna, Milt Hinton, Budd Johnson, Pete Jolly, Taft Jordan, Jimmy Knepper, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Maxwell, Tommy Newsom)
  • Swing swing swing - Benny Goodman (1993)

    • Members: Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Jack Sheldon (RIP: Billy Bauer, Monty Budwig, John Bunch, Russ Freeman, Benny Goodman, Bill Harris, Hank Jones, Joe Newman, Red Norvo, Flip Phillips, Zoot Sims, Teddy Wilson, Jimmy Wyble)
    • Guests: Wayne Andre, Benny Aronov, Al Block, Kenny Burrell, Buster Cooper, Mel Davis, George Duvivier, John Eckert, Victor Feldman, John Frosk, Herb Geller, Joe Mosello, Ted Nash, Seldon Powell, Herbie Steward, Steve Swallow, Tony Terran, Ray Triscari, Chuck Wilson, Phil Woods, Jimmy Zito (RIP: Pepper Adams, Louie Bellson, Ruby Braff, Bobby Donaldson, Teddy Edwards, Bobby Hackett, Roland Hanna, Milt Hinton, Billy Hodges, Budd Johnson, Pete Jolly, Taft Jordan, Jimmy Knepper, Don Lamond, Bernie Leighton, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Maxwell, Dave McKenna, Tommy Newsom, Paul Quinichette, Jimmy Rushing, Arvell Shaw, Buddy Tate, Martha Tilton, Attila Zoller)
ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (3 credits)
  • 2 - Scott Hamilton ( - )

  • Kansas city express - Jake Hanna (04/1976)

  • The Best thing for you - June Christy (1986)

    • Members: (RIP: June Christy)
    • Guests: Laurindo Almeida, Harry Betts, Frank Carlson, Vincent DeRosa, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bob Gioga, Bill Holman, Paul Horn, Harry Klee, Ed Leddy, Joe Mondragon, Ted Nash, George Roberts, Ken Shroyer, Alvin Stoller, Ray Triscari, Claude Williamson, Jimmy Zito (RIP: Harry Babasin, Milt Bernhart, Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers, Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist, Maynard Ferguson, Russ Freeman, Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Gordon, Conrad Gozzo, John Graas, Shelly Manne, Howard Roberts, Shorty Rogers, Frank Rosolino, Bud Shank, Si Zentner)
COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (2 credits)
  • Leonard Feather presents: best from the West - volume 2 - VVAA (1954)

    • Guests: Buddy Collette, Curtis Counce, Bob Enevoldsen, Herb Geller, Joe Mondragon (RIP: Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Conte Candoli, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Lorraine Geller, Jimmy Giuffre, John Graas, Stan Levey, Charlie Mariano, Marty Paich, Howard Roberts, Gerald Wiggins)
  • Leonard Feather presents: best from the West - volume 1 - VVAA (1954)

    • Guests: Buddy Collette, Curtis Counce, Bob Enevoldsen, Herb Geller, Joe Mondragon (RIP: Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Conte Candoli, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Lorraine Geller, Jimmy Giuffre, John Graas, Stan Levey, Charlie Mariano, Marty Paich, Howard Roberts, Gerald Wiggins)
SESSIONS (18 credits)
  • Nonpareil - Al Cohn ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Al Cohn)
    • Guests: Lou Levy (RIP: Monty Budwig, Jake Hanna)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 1 bonus track.
  • A Boy named Charlie Brown - Vince Guaraldi Trio ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Vince Guaraldi)
    • Guests: (RIP: Monty Budwig)
  • Stan Levey Quintet - Stan Levey ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Richie Kamuca, Stan Levey)
    • Guests: Lou Levy (RIP: Monty Budwig, Conte Candoli)
    • Technical: Bones Howe
  • It`s all right with me - Cathy Hayes (1959)

  • Summer night - Mike Wofford (1967)

  • Everything´s coming up Rosie - Rosemary Clooney (1977)

    • Members: (RIP: Rosemary Clooney)
    • Guests: (RIP: Bill Berry, Monty Budwig, Jake Hanna, Nat Pierce)
    • Comments: Recorded in 1977.
  • The Artful Dodger - Victor Feldman (1977)

    • Members: Victor Feldman (RIP: Chuck Domanico)
    • Guests: Jack Sheldon (RIP: Monty Budwig)
  • Finesse - Toshiko Akiyoshi (1978)

  • Here´s to my lady - Rosemary Clooney (1978)

    • Members: (RIP: Rosemary Clooney)
    • Guests: (RIP: Monty Budwig, Cal Collins, Jake Hanna, Nat Pierce)
    • Comments: The album was reissued on CD under a different title, Tribute to Billie Holiday.
  • Rosie sings Bing - Rosemary Clooney (1978)

  • Soft & mellow - Herb Ellis (1978)

  • First chair - Marshall Royal (12/1978)

  • The Jane Jarvis LA Quartet - Jane Jarvis (1988)

  • Midnight sun - Herb Alpert (1992)

    • Members: Herb Alpert
    • Guests: Larry Carlton, Frank Collett, Eduardo Del Barrio, Jeff Hamilton, Harvey Mason, John Pisano (RIP: Monty Budwig, Stan Getz)
  • Reminiscin - Spike Robinson (1992)

  • Sure thing - Mike Wofford Groups (1992)

  • 50th anniversary celebration: back to Balboa - Kenton Alumni Band (04/1995)

    • Members: Laurindo Almeida, Don Bagley, Gabe Baltazar, Eddie Bert, Jack Costanzo, Rolf Ericson, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bob Gioga, Bill Holman, Gene Howard, Steve Huffsteter, Lee Konitz, Larry McGuire, Jerry McKenzie, Lennie Niehaus, George Roberts, Pete Rugolo, Howard Rumsey, Carl Saunders, Ken Shroyer, Jiggs Whigham (RIP: Milt Bernhart, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers, Chris Connor, Bob Cooper, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Hank Levy, Jack Nimitz, Anita O´Day, Bill Perkins, Shorty Rogers, Bill Russo, Bud Shank)
    • Guests: Pete Beltran, Bill Berg, Wayne Bergeron, Alan Broadbent, Buster Cooper, Peter Donald, Bob Efford, Bob Enevoldsen, Chuck Findley, John Gross, Charlie Haden, Ray Hermann, Dan Hersch, Danny House, Paul Humphrey, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Christian Jacob, Craig Johnson, Bruce Lett, Charles Loper, Bob Magnusson, Larance Marable, Stan Mark, Andy Martin, Bobby Militello, Lanny Morgan, Dick Nash, Ralph Penland, Ray Reed, Ron Stout, Bob Summers, Dave Tull, Matt Wallace, Mike Wofford (RIP: Manny Albam, Gordon Brisker, Monty Budwig, Sherman Ferguson, Bob Florence, George Gaffney, Pete Jolly, Harold Land, Jay Migliori, Marty Paich, Tom Talbert)
    • Technical: Andy Duncan
  • The Hollywood All-Star sessions - Art Pepper (2001)

    • Members: Art Pepper
    • Guests: John Dentz, Tony Dumas, John Heard, Lee Konitz, Michael Lang, Milcho Leviev, Lou Levy, Bob Magnusson, Roy McCurdy, Jack Sheldon, Bill Watrous (RIP: Monty Budwig, Bob Cooper, Chuck Domanico, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne, Sonny Stitt)
COMPILATIONS (SESSIONS) (7 credits)
  • The Pacific Jazz years - Chet Baker ( - )

    • Members: Bob Brookmeyer (RIP: Chet Baker)
    • Guests: Jimmy Bond, James Buffington, Curtis Counce, Herb Geller, Chico Hamilton, Jimmy Heath, Bill Holman, Johnny Mandel, Larance Marable, Joe Mondragon, Art Pepper, Carson Smith, Bob Whitlock, Claude Williamson (RIP: Pepper Adams, Milt Bernhart, Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Bob Burgess, Conte Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Russ Freeman, Stan Getz, Bob Gordon, Pete Jolly, Richie Kamuca, Stan Levey, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Charlie Mariano, Pierre Michelot, Red Mitchell, Gerry Mulligan, Bill Perkins, Frank Rosolino, Bud Shank, Bobby Timmons, Phil Urso, Leroy Vinnegar)
    • Producer: Michael Cuscuna
  • Lennie Niehaus vol 3: the Octet part 2 - Lennie Niehaus (1991)

    • Members: Lennie Niehaus
    • Guests: Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman (RIP: Monty Budwig, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne, Stu Williamson)
  • Complete Capitol recordings - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra (1995)

    • Members: (RIP: Paul Whiteman)
    • Guests: Eddie Bert, Bob Brookmeyer, Curtis Counce, Jim Hall, Bill Holman, Lou Levy, Larance Marable, Art Pepper, Pete Rugolo, Frank Strozier, Ray Wetzel (RIP: Monty Budwig, Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman, Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Gordon, Pete Jolly, Carmell Jones, Harold Land, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Ralph Pena, Shorty Rogers, Eddie Safranski, Leroy Vinnegar)
  • Guitar virtuoso - Joe Pass (1997)

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Pass)
    • Guests: Oscar Castro-Neves, Paulinho Da Costa, Don Grusin, Tootie Heath, Jim Hughart, Plas Johnson, Harold Jones, John Pisano (RIP: Louie Bellson, Ray Brown, Monty Budwig, Bobby Durham, Duke Ellington, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Roland Hanna, Shelly Manne, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Rowles, Andy Simpkins, Zoot Sims, Claudio Slon, Sarah Vaughan, Gerald Wiggins)
    • Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz)
    • Technical: Mike Moran
  • Jazz profile - Art Pepper (1997)

    • Members: Art Pepper
    • Guests: Chico Alvarez, Joe Azarello, Don Bagley, Harry Betts, Bart Caldarell, Curtis Counce, Dave Culp, Ken Faulk, Bob Fitzpatrick, Chuck Flores, Bob Gioga, Bill Holman, Pat LaBarbera, John Laws, Larance Marable, Don Menza, Walt Namuth, Al Porcino, Bill Prince, Jack Sheldon, Rick Stepton, Jim Trimble, Bart Varsalona (RIP: Chet Baker, Milt Bernhart, Monty Budwig, Red Callender, Buddy Childers, Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist, Maynard Ferguson, Russ Freeman, Jimmy Giuffre, John Graas, Hampton Hawes, Stan Kenton, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Bill Perkins, Buddy Rich, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Rowles, Bill Russo, Bud Shank, Phil Urso, Leroy Vinnegar, Stu Williamson)
    • Producer: (RIP: Jack Nitzsche)
  • Out of this world - Rosemary Clooney (2005)

    • Members: John Oddo (RIP: Rosemary Clooney)
    • Guests: John Adams, Clarence Banks, Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Chuck Berghofer, Mike Brignola, Dennis Budimir, Billy Byrne, Darius Campo, John Chiodini, Pete Christlieb, Gene Cipriano, John Clayton, Assa Drori, John Fedchock, Endre Granat, Larry Hall, Jeff Hamilton, Dan Higgins, Kenny Hing, Bill Hughes, Gus Johnson, Joe LaBarbera, Mark Lewis, Charles Loper, Warren Luening, Will Matthews, Paul Mazzio, Butch Miles, Michael Moore, Bob Ojeda, Joe Porcaro, George Roberts, Bob Sanov, Jack Sheldon, Gene Smith, Frank Tiberi, Mark Vinci, Scott Wagstaff, Brad Warnaar, Chauncey Welsch, John Williams (RIP: Monty Budwig, Cal Collins, Bob Cooper, Jake Hanna, Woody Herman, Bob Maize, Peter Matz, Lew McCreary, Dave McKenna, Grover Mitchell, Tommy Newsom, Nat Pierce, Emily Remler, Nelson Riddle, Cal Tjader)
    • Technical: Michael McDonald, Allen Sides
  • The Definitive Vince Guaraldi - Vince Guaraldi (11/2009)

    • Members: (RIP: Vince Guaraldi)
    • Guests: Chuck Bennett, Jerry Dodgion, Tom Harrell (RIP: Monty Budwig)
RELATED MUSICIANS:

Monty Budwig mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Jake Hanna (16)
Shelly Manne (15)
Conte Candoli (13)
Pete Jolly (10)
Bob Cooper (9)
Cal Collins (8)
Nat Pierce (8)
Bud Shank (8)
Bill Perkins (7)
Shorty Rogers (7)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 27/January/2010 - Last modified on: 19/May/2010. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
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