Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
This Is Billy Butler!
| Recorded | Dec 16, 1968 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRST 7622 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 471598 |
The record
Recorded in December of 1968, this Prestige date leans on Ernie Hayes working organ and piano while Houston Person's tenor adds weight to Butler's clean, blues-soaked lines. Bushnell and Collins hold the pocket tight, the kind of jukebox-ready groove this label specialized in.
Session personnel
- Rudy Collins — drums
- Bob Bushnell — electric bass
- Billy Butler — guitar
- Ernie Hayes — piano, organ
- Houston Person — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1969 | Prestige · PRST 7622 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| — | Prestige · PR 7622 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1974 | Prestige · PR 7622 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1993 | Prestige |
| — | Prestige · PR 7622 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Rudy Collins also plays on
Bob Bushnell also plays on
Billy Butler also plays on
Ernie Hayes also plays on