Monty Budwig

Monty Budwig
Birth name	Monty Rex Budwig
Born	(1926-12-26)December 26, 1926 Pender, Nebraska, USA
Died
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Double bassist
Instruments	Double bass

Monty Rex Budwig (December 26, 1926 – March 9, 1992) was a West Coast jazz double bassist. He was born in Pender, Nebraska. He began playing bass during high school, continuing in the military band while he was enlisted in the Air Force.

In 1954 he moved to Los Angeles and went onto record and perform with many notable jazz musicians (Carmen McRae, Barney Kessel, Woody Herman, Red Norvo, Scott Hamilton, and Shelly Manne).

He is probably best known for his playing with Vince Guaraldi, but there has been some controversy as to whether or not he was the bassist heard on the Charlie Brown Christmas Album. He released one recording as a leader (Dig on the Concord label).

Discography

With Toshiko Akiyoshi

• Finesse (Concord, 1978)

With Chet Baker and Bud Shank

• Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (World Pacific, 1956)

With Gary Burton

• 3 in Jazz (RCA, 1963)

With Frank Butler

• The Stepper (Xanadu, 1977)
• Wheelin' and Dealin' (Xanadu, 1978)

With Betty Carter

• 'Round Midnight (Atco, 1963)

With June Christy

• Do-Re-Mi (Capitol, 1961) - with Bob Cooper

With Rosemary Clooney

• Everything's Coming Up Rosie (Concord, 1977)
• Rosie Sings Bing (Concord, 1978)
• Here's to My Lady (Concord, 1978)

With Sonny Criss

• I'll Catch the Sun! (Prestige, 1969)

With Herb Ellis

• Soft & Mellow (Concord, 1979)

With Bill Evans

• Empathy (Verve, 1962) - with Shelly Manne

With Vince Guaraldi

• Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (Fantasy, 1962)
• From All Sides (Fantasy, 1964) - with Bola Sete
• A Charlie Brown Christmas (Fantasy, 1965)

With Barney Kessel

• Kessel Plays Standards (Contemporary, 1954)
• Some Like It Hot (Contemporary, 1959)

With Shelly Manne

• Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (Contemporary, 1957)
• The Gambit (Contemporary, 1958)
• Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (Contemporary, 1959)
• Son of Gunn!! (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 1 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 2 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 3 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 4 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 5 (Contemporary, 1959 [1991])
• My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Contemporary, 1962)
• My Fair Lady with the Un-original Cast (Capitol, 1964)
• Manne–That's Gershwin! (Capitol, 1965)
• Boss Sounds! (Atlantic, 1966)
• Jazz Gunn (Atlantic, 1967)
• Perk Up (Concord Jazz, 1967 [1976])

With Charles McPherson

• Free Bop! (Xanadu, 1978)

With Bola Sete

• The Incomparable Bola Sete (Fantasy, 1964)

With Bud Shank

• California Concert (Contemporary, 1985) with Shorty Rogers

With Sarah Vaughan

• Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet (Mainstram, 1974)

References

Allmusic Bio